Rawlings Gamer Pro Taper Series: G1225PT
Features
12.25 Inch Model
Deer Tanned Cowhide Lining
Closed Back
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Trapeze Web
Moldable Padding
Pro Lacing
Pro Soft Leather
PRO TAPER DESIGN - for the player with a smaller hand
Professional Patterns
Youth Model
Description
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Questions and Answers
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Is Rawlings planning on releasing this glove in a Heart of the Hide model? My son is 10 and plays OF in select ball. He currently uses a Rawlings PRO112PT Youth and likes that, but needs more length in the OF. Been looking at this glove, Mizuno GCP70F Youth, and Wilson A1KBB4OF1225. Billy
My son is 13, thin with small hands. He uses an A2000DP15 for his primary glove when he plays shortstop. He wants an outfield glove for the occasions he rotates there. Would this glove be a good size for him, or too small? I would like him to use it for at least a couple years. If not, do you have other suggestions? Ryan
My son is 10 and a little guy, but needs a bigger glove for outfield. I am wondering if the 12.25" is to big for his little hand? jon
Does the Pro Taper series have smaller finger stalls than the Pro Mesh series? bbdad
What is a good size for a high school outfielder? Most are 12.75 inches, that seem huge for my son. dirtbagger
My son plays outfield and is 11 years old. Glove coach suggests a 12 inch glove but I am afraid that would be to small. I hope to get at least 2 to 3 years out of the glove. Is this 12.25 a good option? Chris
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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