Rawlings Heart of the Hide Dual Core Series: PRO601DCC
Features
12.75 Inch Pattern
Dual Core Technology
Fastback Opening
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Game Ready Feel
USA Horween Leather
Preferred By Outfielders
TT Pro Lace
Softer Feel
Trapeze Web
Wool Padding For Extra Cushion
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
DiMag
Pros: This glove is intended for outfield use, feels great on the hand and is easy to use. It practically catches the ball by itself. It has a broken in feel and can be used in a game straight off the rack. I would say it feels about 60 to 70% broken in when bought. The leather is very supple and the lacing is strong and of the highest quality. With care this glove should last many years.
Cons: The price of this glove is over $200, pricing it off the market for some. I do not suggest spending that amount unless you are a serious player and intend to use the glove regularly. If you want an open back glove, this is not it. This glove has Rawlings Fastback or closed back design with a hole to poke your index finger through for those who prefer wearing/using a glove that way.
Alex
Pros: Best glove I have ever owned, I play Centerfield for my Highschool team, and I catches everything! And I'm not just saying that. It's great and looks great! Glad I'm a lefty so I don't have the whole team trying it on!
Cons: That I have waited this long to buy it!
julian
Pros: this is a great glove it breaks in quick and is easy to catch with
Cons: it is a little heavy
Bigb
Pros: This glove is amazing! If you break it in correctly, then you will not find a better glove and that's a promise.
Cons: This glove soaks in oil and glove conditioner ALOT so if you use those to break it in be careful because it will get heavy.
Justin
Pros: Almost game ready when I first got it, nice deep pocket for holding in pop flies, and very nice looking. Strong laces and very durable leather. The trapeze webbing makes it easy to see the ball in the outfield.
Cons: One of the heavier gloves I have owned because it is very oiled down in the factory.
Questions and Answers
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Besides the color what is the difference between this and the PROTB24B? Joe
Would this glove or the rawlings Revo 950 9sc127fd feel like the bigger glove for my son. he is a 6'3" freshman and still growingl growing. Mike
Would this be an ideal glove for womens fastpitch softball? I tried it on and liked the feel but according to this the mizuno GCF1301 is a better softball glove. I never tried the mizuno glove before. Do you have any recommendations? jess
will this glove be idea for average size 14 yr old growing every day but plays alot and is an outfielder tim
what is the difference between this and the pro preferred series? i know the leathers r different but which, in spite of break-in time, is going to retain the best feel and shape? which would you prefer? Thanx seaneeeg
I am 13 years old and 5'3". I play outfield regularly. Would 12.75" be the right fit for me? Acrobat
What happened to the Heart of the Hide 12.75 inch Baseball Glove PROTB24B model? Will it come back in stock soon? M&M
Is this glove ideal for a 5'4 14 year old? If not, what size should I get? blake
Would this be a good glove for a 15 year old who is in high school and plays outfield? chirstweed21
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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