Rawlings GG Gamer Series: G601B
Features
12.75 Inch Model
Deer Tanned Cowhide Lining
Free Shipping
Full Grain Inner Linings
Glove Forming / Break in: 90% Factory / 10% Player
Index Finger Pad for Comfort and Protection
Pro Grade Laces
Pro Soft Leather
Professional Pattern
Trapeze Web
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 3 Customer Reviews
John Doe
Pros: Soft and comfortable
Cons: Horrible pocket. When I got it there was almost a preformed pocket on the palm. I don't know if I broke it in wrong (I don't think I did because I followed the break-in process right) or I just got one that was messed up but either way I'm very disappointed in this glove.
goldglove 27
Pros: love this glove have had one since 2008
Cons: none
Coach
Pros: Soft leather easy break in trapeze webbing This glove is great ready to go as soon as you buy it an truely a properly formed glove My whole team is using it
Cons: None
Questions and Answers
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How does this glove compare to the Mizuno 12.75" MVP Prime Series? Jon
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I am an incoming Freshman. I'll be playing varsity, starting in center field. I need an outfielder's glove just for one year. Would you recommend this glove? Are there any other gloves you would recommend in the same price range? ...
I am left handed and going to be playing right field and pitching a little. I was wondering which glove would fit me best. This or the Mizuno MVP Prime? I like the looks of the Mizuno a little better but hear this one has a little better comfort. Any help? cwfrennch
About the Brand
Rawlings is a major manufacturer of competitive team sports equipment and apparel for baseball, basketball, and football, as well as licensed MLB, NFL, and NCAA retail products. Rawlings is a major supplier to professional, collegiate, interscholastic, and amateur organizations worldwide, including the Official Baseball Supplier to Major League Baseball.
The first real innovation in glove making occurred in 1912 when Rawlings Sporting Goods Company introduced the "Sure Catch" glove, which was "endorsed by leading players all over the country." The Sure Catch was a one-piece glove with sewn-in finger channels and looked better suited for a duck's foot than a man's hand. Catchers' mitts used at the time were large and bulky with a single leather thong passing for a web.
In 1920, Bill Doak, a journeyman pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, approached Rawlings with an idea for improving the baseball glove from a mere protective device to a genuine aid in fielding. The "Bill Doak" model was so revolutionary that it stayed in Rawlings' line until 1953. Its key feature was a multi-thong web laced into the first finger and thumb, which created for the first time in baseball's young life, a natural pocket.
In 1925, Rawlings unveiled a three-fingered fielder's glove, and ten years later improved the Bill Doak model with a two-piece leather web. At the same time, the "T" web became a rage for first basemen's mitts. The pocket underwent a pronounced change in 1941 when the Trapper Mitt, also known as the Claw, appeared. The "Deep Well" pocket was so unique that Rawlings quickly patented it. The design was improved in 1950 by adding a leather piece across the top. Another significant creation occurred in 1948 with the three-fingered Playmaker. A five-fingered fielder's model, with all fingers laced together, provided greater pocket control.
The six-fingered Trap-Eze evolved in the 1960's. In more recent years, Rawlings produced the Fastback design, which gives a glove a snugger fit, greater extension, and overall control. The Holdster is a slot through which a finger can be extended for additional protection from impacts on the pocket. Then, there is the Edge-U-Cated Heel with its extended U-shaped lacing and the Pro H Web and much-copied Basket Web.
Some of Rawlings's more recent glove innovations also include the unique Spin-Stopper design which reduces ball spin when the ball hits the glove, and the Cantilever glove design feature that provides a cushioned area between the hand and the glove's palm area. In all, Rawlings has produced and patented more functionally innovative glove features and designs than that of any other glove manufacturer. The result is that the modern baseball glove is much larger, more comfortable, better padded, and made to last far longer than its ancestors. It is not uncommon to see today's Major League players wearing the same Rawlings glove they wore during their college playing days. In fact, Rawlings is the #1 glove in the major leagues. Rawlings maintains about 65 models of baseball and softball mitts and gloves in its line. The prototypes of virtually all of them have been field-tested by professionals before entering a sporting goods dealer's inventory.
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