Rawlings Heart of the Hide 12.75" Baseball Glove: PRO303-6CFS
Features
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12.75 Inch Pattern
Break-In: 60% Player, 40% Factory
Colorway: Natural / Black
Deep Pocket
Deertanned Cowhide Plus Palm Lining Provides Added Protection
Conventional Open Back
Heart of the Hide Traditional Leather Shell - Cut From Top 5% Of Rawlings' Hides
Outfield Glove
Padded Thumb Loop
Soft Full-Grain Finger Back Lining Provides Comfortable Feel
Tennessee Tanning Rawhide Leather Laces - Adds Structure, Durability, & Strength
Pro H-Web
Finger Shift Pattern
Description
This Rawlings Heart of the Hide Baseball Glove: PRO303-6CFS features a 12.75 inch pattern, a pro H-web, and is the perfect choice for an outfielder. Order a Rawlings Heart of the Hide today with free shipping and a 100 Day Money-Back Guarantee right here at JustBallGloves.com. We're here for you from Click to Catch!
Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 3 Customer Reviews
T.
Pros: excellent glove. its really nice!
Cons: none
Roy G.
Pros: Excellent quality and craftsmanship
Cons: no slot for the index finger
Hogan
Pros: Good leather just takes some time to break in
Cons:
Questions and Answers
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(1) Do you think I can use this glove or another 12.5" - 13" mitt as a utility glove for baseball and fastpitch? (2) As well, how are Heart of the Hides / Pro Preferreds / A2000s / A2Ks / Nokona Legend Pro and All-Star System 7 Compare? RC
Does this glove not have an index finger slot? If not, do you have two put two fingers in the pinky stall? Z
I just got this glove but now i have a blister on my left pinky from catching the ball. Any way to fix that? Zach
I was looking at this glove on the rawlings website and it looked like it had a drylex-ish wrist strap. Did I see that right or is it the regular Rawlings wool/fur wrist strap? Jack B.
Is this glove, or any other 12.75" for that matter, big enough to use for slow pitch softball? TRH
These are sold out about everywhere I've looked, does anyone know by chance when they are restocked? Colby
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
Color | Brown |
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Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | Outfield |
Series | Heart of the Hide |
Size | 12.75 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | H-Web |
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