Rawlings Heritage Pro 12.75" Baseball Glove: HPW303DSBFS
Features
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12.75 Inch Pattern
Break-In: 30% Player, 70% Factory
Colorway: Gray / White
Conventional Open Back
Outfield Glove
Padded Thumb Loop
Pro H-Web
Tennessee Tanning Rawhide Leather Laces - Adds Structure, Durability, & Strength
Double Tanned Leather Shell - Game Ready Feel With Exceptional Durability
Deertanned Plus Cowhide Palm Lining For Comfort & Pocket Retention
Thermoformed Wrist Strap Lining Ensures Perfect Fit & Removes Moisture
Split Leather Welting For Shape Retention
Finger Shift Design - Easier Closure & Less Impact To Your Hand
Moldable Padding Allows For Easy Break-In Process
Description
This Rawlings Heritage Pro Baseball Glove: HPW303DSBFS features a 12.75 inch pattern, a pro H-web, and a Finger Shift design for easier closure and less sting in the hands. If you are an elite outfielder then this is the glove for you. Order one 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 1 Customer Review
Rawlings Heritage Pro - Great Glove Scott Parent
Pros: The glove had a great feel right out of the box. I have had it about a month, and while I still feel like it has some breaking in to do, I was able to play catch with it right away. Gets better each time I use it. It is very comfortable with a good sized hand opening. Feels like a solid model. Glad that I hopped in to get it while it was on sale. Great all around glove.
Cons: None yet.
Questions and Answers
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Looking for an outfield glove for high school level baseball. A roughly $175-$225 price range would be ideal. How does this Rawlings compare to the Wilson A2000 YP66? Are there any other good options? Will
I'm looking for a Rawlings 12.75" outfield glove, but I don't know which to choose. What would you recommend? Mags
This glove's leather (except the webbing and laces) feels like a felt-like material. Is it okay to apply glove conditioner (Nokona) into the pocket and heel to ease initial break in? Or with a 70% factory break in already, is it recommended to break in through use only? Dave
Is this glove too big for a 12u age group? Trey
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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