Rawlings Gamer Youth Pro Taper 32" Catcher's Mitt: GCM32PTB
Features
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32.00 Inch Pattern
Authentic Professional Pattern With Big League Style
Break-In: 20% Player, 80% Factory
Colorway: Black / Red
Conventional Open Back
Leather Reinforced Palm & Finger Back Linings For Impact Protection
Newly Developed Pro Soft Leather Shell For Soft Feel & Easy Break-In
One-Piece Closed Web
Pro Taper Pattern - Smaller Hand Opening & Lower Finger Stalls For A Youth Player
Tennessee Tanning Rawhide Leather Laces - Adds Structure, Durability, & Strength
Description
This Rawlings Gamer Youth Pro Taper Catcher's Mitt: GCM32PTB features a 32.00 inch pattern, a one-piece closed web, and is a great choice for that first-time catcher behind home plate. If you're a younger player or a parent shopping for your younger player, purchase a Rawlings Gamer Youth Pro Taper baseball first base mitt 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!
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How does this glove compare to the 32 inch All-Star Pro Elite (CM3000XSBT)? My son is 11 and we would like to invest in a top-end catchers mitt for him to use until he can handle an adult mitt. Adad
My son is 10 and plays Elite travel baseball. Can this glove handle the grind of tournament play or do I look at anothet series? Jimmy Ballgame
My boy is catching older kids now like 11 and 12 years now. He is 9 but his mitts now are youth and his hand burns every time he catches the harder throwing pitchers. What mitt do you guys recommended? Rawlings or All-star? Henry
My son is twelve and a half and has been using a Rawlings 29 inch catchers mitt for the last two years. It is now too small and he needs more padding. Would you suggest this mitt for him? JB
Do you recommend this for a smaller 11 year old, 2nd year catching? He has a Mizuno soft close now but pocket seems very small but his hand cant close a larger glove kids pitch 40-55 mph anthony k
9 year old son currently uses a Mizuno gxc112. I got the Akadema 32 inch but he says it's stiff and hurts his finger. How does this glove compare to the Akadema which got great reviews but he doesn't like? He catches about 50 games a year. Danimal
What does a 32" mean? Robert
We are looking for a new catcher"s mitt for a 9 yr. old who plays all year round. We are comparing between this GCM32PTB with the PROCM32BBG. I know there"s quite a price difference, but is the leather quality that much better? How much break-in is required when comparing these two mitts? surfah808
How well would this glove work for a 7 year old? He wears a size M batting glove. Fairly strong hands. BT
Would this glove be good for a 13 year old? Gavin
What is the difference between the GCM32PTB and the R9 Series quality wise? Which one will be better for a 11 yrs. old rep team player? Ben
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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