And she has no trouble with the size and weight of the GXS?
Should I buy her a catcher's mitt?
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And she has no trouble with the size and weight of the GXS?
- Jan 20, 2011
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DD plays both catcher and 1B and she definitely can tell the difference between her two mitts. Doesn't feel any sting with the catcher mitt and her thumb is better protected.
There are a fair number of girls that used a FB mitt when they first started out catching, not the best tool for the job IMHO.
I haven't a clue what kind of "scooping" he expects her to do behind the plate, it's a red flag to me.
- Feb 24, 2012
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None at all, sticks and frames with wrist very well. It has been a great glove for her since 9yo year. I saw a couple other girls using same glove when we were at ASA/USA last Summer.
Just to follow up ... I purchased the Mizuno GXS92 for her. Nice quality mitt and pretty soft right out of the box!
Went right out for a catch with DD and she had no trouble catching the ball without any break in. That said, her thumb was sore after about 5 minutes of squeezing pitches. I'm guessing that once it's broken in more, that issue will resolve itself.
For comparison, this 34" mitt is just slightly larger than the 12.5" fielders glove she has been using for both catching and the field. I just started the break in with some Nokona conditioner. It's already softened and flattened a little bit. I'm debating going the steaming route, although having not done it before. (I have used the Hot Glove treatment on gloves in the past, so I don't know why I'm worrying about it too much.)
I'm very hopeful that this will be a great mitt for her. So thanks to everyone for the suggestions!
Went right out for a catch with DD and she had no trouble catching the ball without any break in. That said, her thumb was sore after about 5 minutes of squeezing pitches. I'm guessing that once it's broken in more, that issue will resolve itself.
For comparison, this 34" mitt is just slightly larger than the 12.5" fielders glove she has been using for both catching and the field. I just started the break in with some Nokona conditioner. It's already softened and flattened a little bit. I'm debating going the steaming route, although having not done it before. (I have used the Hot Glove treatment on gloves in the past, so I don't know why I'm worrying about it too much.)
I'm very hopeful that this will be a great mitt for her. So thanks to everyone for the suggestions!
Just FYI: make sure she squeezes the mitt closed before tightening the wrist strap. Fighting the strap to close on the ball is not fun.
Also good to have her try to shake the ball out of the mitt so she gets an idea how much/little pressure she needs to secure the ball.
Also good to have her try to shake the ball out of the mitt so she gets an idea how much/little pressure she needs to secure the ball.
Nice tips, thanks!
Scooping baddddddddd... VERY BAD!
^^^ agreed^^^
Catchers should block... not scoop!!! Giant red flag!
Catchers should block... not scoop!!! Giant red flag!
I agree with you guys. I coach my teams' catchers to strictly block. That said, this guy is the middle school coach in our town ... so, while I ignored his advice about the first baseman's mitt, I'm going to keep my mouth closed about it. Attempting to leave a good impression 
