Rawlings Gold Glove Series: RGG1200
Features
12.00 Inch Pattern
Open Back
Ultra-Premium Luxury Palm Liner
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Two-Piece Closed Web
Opti-Core Technology - Added Layers of Pre-Curved Padding Beneath the Palm to Greater Absorb Impact
Gold Trim and Gold Stitching
European Leather - Famous for Supple Feel and Durable Finish
Professional Patterns
Pitcher / Utility Model
Break-In: 80% Player, 20% Factory
Features Individual Serial Number - Signifies the Glove Maker, Date Created, and Glove's Production Number
Hand-Sewn Welting
* Gold Glove Series Design - Meticulously Cut, Assembled and Sewn, Start to Finish, By One Craftsman *
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 4 Customer Reviews
Pros: Rawlings Awesome colours European leather Open back
Cons: Price
Pros: Sharp Glove Finger Padding Quality Leather and stitching Hand Heel Pad Glove Leather allows more custom break in to your liking. Ball pops in the gloves "Crack"
Cons: Only con would be the amount of break in required. Make sure you get this glove ahead of time to allow significant time to take it through a good break in period. But the quality of this glove deserves that personal attention you have to give to it to get it ready for game play. This is my first new glove in 20 years since my glove purchase for college baseball. I would not hesitate to buy and take another one of these out of the box. Amazing glove, So far I have put 15 minutes a night into breaking it in, and well worth the time invested. 2 weeks. 2-3 hours of time and it is probably 50% completed. Give the glove time prior to game use, and you wont be disappointed.
Pros: Quality of the leather & craftsmanship is second to none. Looks & feels amazing. I'm using glove oil, wooden mallet & the large ball & band to break it in & in 9 days I have it feeling like my A2K did after 6 months. If I didn't know better, I would think this glove was made specifically for my hand. I am a pitcher & middle-infielder but this glove will only be used on the mound.
Cons: None at all!
Pros: This glove is extremely nice looks and the build quality is supreme. It isn't very heavy and good as a pitching glove. The glove also has good quality laces and the logo's are extremely nice.
Cons: Although the glove looks good and feels good, I must admit that the leather just isn't up to par with looks. Being that I do own a Mizuno Pro-Limited gmp100bk, the leather just does not compare at all. The leather on this glove is very light and supple, but has a very thin layer and is EXTREMELY soft. The very first day I got it, I was able to squeeze it no problem and it did not take me long to break in. The Pro-Limited that I have had for about a year now is still just as stiff as this glove brand new. Being that I played on travel teams and high school and used the glove all year long and it is just as stiff as the rawling, I do not feel this gloves leather is quite as good. I was quite disappointed in this glove due to the leather quality draw back. Although it looks good, I wouldn't get another one for this price. Instead I would get another Mizuno Pro-limited or possibly a Nike.
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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.
Glove Properties
Deals | Closeout Gloves Bundle and Save |
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Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | Pitcher Third Base |
Size | 12.00 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Two Piece Closed |
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