Rawlings Heart Of The Hide Dual Core Series: PROCM33DCM Catcher's Mitt
Features
33.00 Inch Pattern
Two-Piece Closed Web
Wool Blend Padding for Extra Cushion
Tennessee Tanning Pro Laces Add Exceptional Durability
Heart of the Hide Soft Leather - Rugged Durability without Traditional Break-In Requirement
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Dual Core Technology - Break-Point Layer with Position-Specific Breaks Enable Natural Closure
Break-In - 60% Factory, 40% Player
Pro Mesh Conventional Back - Reduces Weight to Improve Quickness Within the Strike Zone
PORON XRD Palm Pad - Drastically Reduces Impact of the Ball
Deer-Tanned Cowhide Lining for an Extremely Comfortable Fit
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
CA Coach
Pros: This glove has all the features I was looking for: 1. Heart of Hide leather 2. Dual Core 3. Mesh back 4. Closed web I've had it for two weeks and it is a GREAT catchers mitt. Break in was fast. I'm catching pitchers who are throwing 80-90+, with no sting, and the ball doesn't pop out of my glove (like my other catchers glove from another brand continues to do). Plus, the ball hitting the glove just right sounds like a whip cracking. What a beautiful sound! This is my first mesh glove, so it's probably lighter than other comparable gloves, but I don't notice it. I've always loved Rawlings mitts, and this glove reinforces my opinion. GREAT GLOVE!!
Cons: No cons.
NL Player
Pros: Great Glove, Breaks in fast, nice dual core and light mesh. I was thinking of an all star glove but this does the job even better because its way lighter.
Cons: none
craigflo
Pros: High-premium glove at a low-premium price. High-quality leather, top-quality laces, light. Feels like it was ergonomically designed to fit the human hand, not bulky and cumbersome. I bought two mitts and sent one back after bullpen catching sessions. Justballgloves's 100-day return policy makes for worry-free purchasing.
Cons: None
Baseball mom
Pros: My teenage son loves this glove. His hand was bruising and swelling during his high school season, but this glove has enough protection, that his hand is fine now. Breaks in quickly and is well worth the money.
Cons: None
jake330
Pros: light weight, high quality leather, good fit
Cons: I find this a difficult mitt to break-in and I believe the culprit is the dual core technology. Essentially, it's a second liner behind the face of the glove. What happens is when this glove closes, there's a slight ridge or slight bunch up of leather...doesn't sound like a big deal but it's making it hard to completely break it in.
Questions and Answers
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Would you recommend this glove or the Rawlings Pro Preferred Series? aponte
What is the comparison between this glove and the Wilson A2000? Brian
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
Glove Type | Baseball |
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Position | Catcher |
Series | Heart of the Hide |
Size | 33.00 |
Sub Type | Catchers |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Fully Closed Other |
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