Rawlings Primo Series: PRMCM Catcher's Mitt
Features
100% wool padding for extra cushion
Direct Embroidery
Distinctive Oxblood Color
European Full-Grain Leather - Born in Tuscany region of Italy
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Italian calf lining for top of the line feel
Conventional Open Back
32.50 Inch Circumference
Reinforced Closed Web
Description
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 13 Customer Reviews
zd29
Pros: great leather like all primos, snug fit on your hand, not as heavy as i expected, looks and feels great
Cons: no finger pad
NCxV
Pros: Most amazing glove I have ever put on my hand. Looks and just feels amazing. Im 5' 6" 145 lbs and play catcher for my USSSA team and I broke this thing in in about 2 weeks.
Cons: No finger pad like the Pro Preffered Series.
Austin
Pros: This is the greatest piece of leather I have ever put on my hand. I honestly used it the 2nd day I got it...in a game. I had 0 dropped pitches.
Cons: Compared to the gloves I have used in the past, I see no cons.
Big Nick
Pros: This glove is AMAZING! I've had it for about 4 months and I'm just starting to break it in.
Cons: No finger pad.
gloveking
Pros: Quality, it is heavier than a Pro Preferred, very durable, quick break in period
Cons: none
pudge jr.
Pros: pretty good glove. The leather is luxurious, but it takes alot of time to break in.
Cons: all star is way better and is 100$ less. get the all star cm3000BT pro catchers mitt its the best catchers glove you can buy.
Scotty
Pros: easy break-in, catches like a dream
Cons: none
TPaige
Pros: Smells nice, looks amazing, best quality leather you will ever find. Handmade by only the best glove stichers. every glove is different and unique. (warning, do not use oil at first because it comes with natural oils in the leather.)
Cons: takes forever to break in. Slightly heavier than last years properfered catchers mitt but you really dont notice at all. you can only customize up to 15 letters.
Steve
Pros: Return policy, look
Cons: laces break, takes a while to break in, not any better (or maybe worse than) any glove above $220. Also jams everybody's thumb when you use it.
24
Pros: Good glove, lots of padding
Cons: Superr heavy, The pocket laces on mine broke about 9 months in, and you really have to concentrate on catching it in the pocket or it pops out, long break in
N
Pros: Durable, great color, comfortable, great pop, good leather.
Cons: Small, very hard to fully break-in, heavy.
Brownie
Pros: nice glove, comfortable, very durable leather
Cons: kind of heavy, the leather stiffens up when you dont use it for a day, hard to form a good pocket, hard to break in
trey
Pros: By far the best mitt I have used. Catching for guys who throw in the high 80's and low 90's it's hard to find a glove that won't blow out on you in a season, I've had my primo for 3. It stays firm and the padding doesn't wear down like on gold gloves
Cons: The weight is significantly higher than most mitts and can take some getting used to.
Questions and Answers
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Hey I'm deciding between buying a Rawlings primo catchers mitt or a Rawlings pro preferred catchers mitt. Is one a lot better than the other? I'm in a really competitive high school varsity league and just need to know which glove will do me better. Thank you Jackson
need softball catchers mitt for grandaughter .Is it available in different size or is 32.5 ok for H.S. bigbob
I don't know if I should get the primo or the pro preferred...I am in little league. Little league catcher
how heavy is this glove? richardjclee
Why is this glove cheaper than the same one on Rawlings official website? Gage
Is this glove better than the All Star Pro Elite? junk
What's the average time you would say it would take to properly break this glove in? Spencer
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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