Catcher's Thumb

[seedamin]

This is DD's first bout with this ailment. Been getting progressively worse over the past few outings. Bought an EvoShield thumb guard and we played catch for a while today without any discomfort. I wish I had one of those when I was a kid, I just had to suck it up for the rest of the season unless we had a long stretch between games.

 

[Jr10234]

what type of mitt does she use? My DD and three other catchers experienced sprains and ligament damage with the Mizuno. Playing catch may not cause discomfort as much as a 50+mph pitch, depending on her age, of course.

 

[seedamin]

what type of mitt does she use? My DD and three other catchers experienced sprains and ligament damage with the Mizuno. Playing catch may not cause discomfort as much as a 50+mph pitch, depending on her age, of course.

Yep, she uses a Mizuno GXS92 at 12u and our primary pitcher throws in the 50s. I was trying to throw is hard to her last night but my old arm probably doesn't throw in the 50s. We will have to see how it goes in the tournament this weekend.

 

[flipper14]

Yep, she uses a Mizuno GXS92 at 12u and our primary pitcher throws in the 50s. I was trying to throw is hard to her last night but my old arm probably doesn't throw in the 50s. We will have to see how it goes in the tournament this weekend.

The thing that is so frustrating about catcher's thumb is that it can feel fine and then you can catch a foul tip off of the thumb or just catch a ball wrong and you are right back to where you started. I can still hit my thumb on the steering wheel in my car and get that same thumb pain. It doesn't last nearly as long and doesn't swell but it brings back bad memories and I haven't played in 25 years.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

The Evo Shield fixed my thumb problem. It is a great product. You just never know when you are going to get hit just right and then, bruise that thumb.

 

[MsDinosaur]

The Evo Shield sounded like a great product but DD wasn't able to get her glove on over it while it was setting. With only limited time once the pack was opened, we just went ahead and got it set for her thumb. She wasn't ever able to get her mitt to go on her hand in a way she liked with the thing in place. I think she ended up throwing it away. There's a few more bucks down the drain... :-(

I'm guessing that her hand/finger sizes might be near the upper size for the women's narrow finger stalls found in most fastpitch gloves and mitts and that with the thumb guard in place, she was just too darned big for her mitt. Dunno.