- Jul 19, 2020
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I wouldn’t recommend a girl using a baseball glove. You are correct in glove size but the finger stalls are way different.
If you know how to play IF 3/4 of the balls you handle you don’t even needThe frustrating part, is not even all fastpitch gloves are similar in size. There are "high end" fp gloves that I wouldn't dream of buying my daughter because there is zero pocket. Softball is not baseball....not even close. Why the concept of a smaller glove must mean my player is "better" is pretty ridiculous.
I have a mizuno that I love, I don’t see the need spending 200+ dollars on a glove, my mizuno is 70 dollars and it works great for me and it is good quality!!Reading through the "Help DD needs a new glove" posts, I've been surprised by references to gloves made for baseball popping up. Most of those I've seen are at least 12"+ gloves. At what point is a baseball glove a good softball glove? My daughter mainly uses a catcher's mitt, so that's easy, but I've seen baseball gloves being suggested for both fielders gloves and 1st base mitts. Is there no difference between a baseball and a softball glove once you get to a certain size?
If you know how to play IF 3/4 of the balls you handle you don’t even need
a pocket if you actually know how to field a GB. OF different story obviously.
My 12 YO (mainly MI) uses a 12” Rawlings Pro 206
Line drives,pop ups, forehands, and back hands make up what percent? I assumed 25 percent. Any relays and double play turns should be deflected. Go take a look at P5 college IF and what most use.Glove to hand transfer is cleaner with a smaller glove.but not every ball handled by an infielder is a ground ball.