- Oct 10, 2011
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DD loves her Wilson 12" A2K and won't touch any other glove. It was a pain breaking in but it really is a great glove. She likes the fit of it better than anything she's ever tried, and she's tried a lot of them.
any luck or reviews on the Akadema (AJB74)
My dd had a glove at 11 that worked great, until it was accidentally lost.
At this age, I might buy a nice $100 or less glove and wait until she is a little older before you plunk down $300. Especially if you think its going to last forever. Otherwise you will be making some sort of compromise on fit. It will either be too big now, or too small later.
And even once she was bigger, at age 14 I bought her "forever glove" it is a mizuno. Can't remember the model but it cost me $100. I had it relaced once. She just played her 5th year with that glove and its in great shape.
We pay $400 a year for a bat that may or may not break in the warrenty period but can't get $200 for a good glove that sees a lot more use than a bat?
Not calling you out per se, but I don't completely follow the logic.
You're paying too much for bats.
I can't follow the logic of plunking down $300 for a piece of equipment that doesn't actually improve the players defense. As for $400 bats you are talking to the wrong guy. I never paid more then $70 for a bat. The last 5 years my dd used team bats and did just fine with them. This is a simple game made more complicated then it needs to be. I truly believe that many of us build in a set of excuses for our kid to use. My glove isn't any good that's why I can't field, I need a better glove. I'm not hitting well because I don't have the newest bat... Or even worse the kid who has 3 $300 bats who still blame the bats.We pay $400 a year for a bat that may or may not break in the warrenty period but can't get $200 for a good glove that sees a lot more use than a bat?
Not calling you out per se, but I don't completely follow the logic.