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Youth catchers mitt help

Posted on 1/13/14 at 3:21 pm
Posted by GeauxWolfpack
Member since Sep 2010
487 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 3:21 pm
Can some recommend a decent catchers mitt for a 10 yo?

And I looked at a size chart and it said 29-30, does that sound about right?

Tks.
Posted by baseballcatch77
Dallas
Member since Oct 2013
748 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 3:32 pm to
Id look at All Star (Many Models) and Akadema Preying Mantis.
I am grown and use a 33.5 so that sounds correct just eyeballing.

ETA: err on the side of too large if its close.
This post was edited on 1/13/14 at 3:34 pm
Posted by theBeard
Member since Jul 2011
6739 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 3:42 pm to
baseball express has a Rawlings Youth Player Preferred 31.5" Catcher's Mitt for $49.99
Posted by lsumeyers
Leesville
Member since Jun 2005
1415 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 4:20 pm to
The Wilson A1000 is a good starter mitt around 99 bucks.
Posted by NativeFork
Phoenix, AZ
Member since Jan 2014
263 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 4:27 pm to
Wilson
Posted by Tiger in NY
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
30359 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 4:32 pm to
For a 10 year old, save money. At about 13, you'll be getting him a $200 mitt probably (A2000 or something)
Posted by oVo
Member since Dec 2013
11798 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 5:43 pm to
I was always a fan of Mizuno mitts and gloves
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
60257 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 5:53 pm to
A2000
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
14942 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 6:20 pm to
Though I don't have direct experience with their mitts, I can't recommend Kelley USA gloves enough. I still own a Century Series 6-finger one (from the old CF days, now used for some slow pitch). A teammate also had an 11.5" I-web from the ProLine series that was a really sweet MI glove. Looks like the smallest mitt they make is a 32.5", though, so it may be a tad big for your little leaguer.

Other than that, I mostly caught with a hand-me-down Mizuno from my big brother (didn't start catching 'til 12 or so). I did have some problems with a recurring jammed thumb/popped vessel when catching off-speed stuff from a particular lefty, but I never had another mitt to compare it to to see if it was actually bad/inadequate padding or just simply user error. It was probably just user error. I wasn't a great catcher.
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
23028 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 6:45 pm to
Just break it in nicely and it hardly matters the brand.

I'm a fan of getting gloves at the store rather than online. Nice selection at Academy if you have them there.
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
15756 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 6:51 pm to
A1000, A2000, or anything Nokona and you can't go wrong once it's broken in.

Good luck with your boy.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21912 posts
Posted on 1/13/14 at 7:21 pm to
I'd go Mizuno...... they make some super sweet gloves.

Here's one my son got for Christmas, its an IF glove.






Also don't look past the Eastons with the KIP leather. Both Mizuno and Easton have some great value in gloves to be had if you do some searching.
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