Rawlings Heart of the Hide Dual Core Series: PRO204DC-9B
Features
11.50 Inch Pattern
Two-Piece Solid Web
Conventional Open Back with Index Finger Pad
Thermoformed Moisture Wicking Wrist Pad
Tennessee Tanning Pro Grade Lacing for Added Durability
Tanned Softer, Allowing for Less Break-In Time
Soft Leather Finger Back Linings
Rawlings Authentic Pro Patterns
Pitcher / Infield Model
Heart of the Hide Horween Leather
Dual Core Technology - Internal Layer with Position-Specific Break Points Enabling Natural Closure
Break-In - 75% Factory, 25% Player
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Description
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Reviews
Average Ratings Based on 5 Customer Reviews
Pros: Great craftsmanship. My son loves the way it feels and ease of breaking in.
Cons: None
Pros: I bought this glove for my 19 year old college freshman. His previous glove was a Nokona that lasted 5 seasons. This 11.5" glove is a good option for lefties (as there aren't near as many as for righties). The glove was mostly broken in, and only required a few modifications to shape it like he likes it. This is a very good glove for the money.
Cons: Maybe the web isn't as sexy as other models, but will likely last longer than I and H webs.
Pros: Very nice and looking good design.
Cons:
Pros: When HS ball started, we upgraded from the Gamer XLE 2-PIECE to the HOH Dual Core. This glove really doesn't need no break in period. Great price for a HOH 2-PIECE!
Cons: IMO, maybe a tad too soft leather, but Im not the player...... just the parent.
Pros: High Quality for the price. Able to use it right out of the box. Should last for years!
Cons: It is a little stiff at first but will break in by using it
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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 | Black |
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Deals | Closeout Gloves Bundle and Save |
Feel | Stiff |
Glove Type | Baseball |
Position | Infield Pitcher Second Base Short Stop Third Base |
Series | Heart of the Hide |
Size | 11.50 |
Sub Type | Fielders |
Vendor | Rawlings |
Web Type | Two Piece Closed |
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