Rawlings Premium Pro Series: PPR1275
Features
Trap-Eze Web
12.75 Inch Pattern
Break-In: 75% Factory, 25% Player
Soft, Full-Grain Leather Shell
Modeled After Authentic Rawlings Pro Patterns
Fastback Design - Single Finger Opening with D-Ring Strap
Laceless Heel and Palm - Provides Better Feel for the Ball
Solid Core Technology + OPTI-FIT
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Outfield Model
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
BC
Pros: good value--order-fulfillment process is very easy
Cons: harder to break in than most gloves. Would have preferred an option to 'pre-break in'.
Shortstop38
Pros: Rawlings is the best glove available...I've always used the trapeze model 12 3/4 inch glove to play the infield in softball. The gloves are a little harder to break in, but once it's "there" the ball goes in the glove and doesn't come out!!! The older they get the better the glove becomes; I've got three of these gloves now (one is a Revo model) and the oldest is about 15 years old and still going. Great for shortstop as the ball goes into the pocket and you get a quick release to make the play. Used Rawlings almost exclusively through baseball to softball and they are still the best
Cons: Someday the glove will wear out and need to be retired :(
Mike
Pros: This is the most underrated glove in the industry. Rawlings designed this glove right from purpose to fit. The 6 finger though designed for outfield is great for infield. The leather is excellent and the fit on my hand (I have huge hands) is perfect and snug. The fastback finger hole is perfect. Break in is minimal and the glove has very little need for conditioners other than once a season light conditioner rub down. Keep it clean and it will last a lifetime. Perfect for older kids and high school and old dads like me. WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY.
Cons: Can't think of a single one!
Nice Glove Nate other
Pros: nice quality glove at a good price.
Cons: as others have said, this glove is going to require a little more elbow grease to break in.
playing catch Dan Parent
Pros: Dad here that just wants to play catch with my very young son. And introduce him to the game of baseball. I found this glove while researching other gloves. I wanted a cheap glove and found it for $54 on another web site. I could not pass up the opportunity.
Cons: Not sure yet. Does matter for the price I got it at.
Questions and Answers
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What is the difference between this glove and the G601B? Jose
Is this glove usable for ladies fastpitch OF and 2B? peter
Is this glove for outfield or infield? Can I use it for outfield? jcleau
Would this glove be good for an outfielder in a slow pitch softball league? Dan
Is there any way I can get this in a different color? aj
Would this glove work for a female outfielder? I am worried about it sliding off her hand. She is 19 and wears a large in batting gloves. gary
My son is an outfielder and is making the transition to a bigger glove. He is 14 and an incoming freshman but playing HS Summer Baseball. Is this a good glove for him? Ed
I really like this glove and the price. Right now I have a 12.00 inch glove and I'm 14. Is that a big transition? Going from 12.00"-12.75"? Joe
Can I use this as a slow pitch glove? cAl
Is this for fastpitch? MT
When a model has "gg" what does that stand for? What's the difference between "gg" models and "gold glove" models? bb3
I play mainly first base, but I'm starting to play left field. I used to play 3rd in little league so I bought an 11 3/4 A800 Wilson at 12 years old. Now I'm 16 and to this day it is still in good condition. But since I am starting to play outfield, I want a cheap glove that will be durable. Do trapeze webs rip easy? Which outfield glove can i get for less than $150 that will last years just like how my little league glove did? 33b
Which is higher quality? Rawlings "Gamer" models or Rawlings "GG" models? bbg
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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