Dd is 15 . She pitches and plays middle infield . Looking at getting her a new glove and was thinking a 12 " A2000 . Is this a good choice or what would be the general consensus?
Thanks Terry Howard
Dd is 15 . She pitches and plays middle infield . Looking at getting her a new glove and was thinking a 12 " A2000 . Is this a good choice or what would be the general consensus?
Thanks Terry Howard
It is a great glove but can be a little bit tough to break in. I might get crucified by some for saying this but as opposed to bats (where I think you generally get better performance for your dollars) gloves don't make a difference in making your kid a better fielder. The difference in price is generally durability. Your kid will catch the ball just as well with a $69 Mizuno as she will with a $259 A2000. Both of my DDs got gloves for under $100 when they were 12U and used them through travel and HS and only upgraded when they got to college. DD1's cheap Mizuno was pretty beat up by the time she got to college. DD2's clearance Nokona was still in great shape when she got to college but they made her get a Wilson glove. If she was a catcher I might have a different opinion.
It is a great glove but can be a little bit tough to break in. I might get crucified by some for saying this but as opposed to bats (where I think you generally get better performance for your dollars) gloves don't make a difference in making your kid a better fielder. The difference in price is generally durability. Your kid will catch the ball just as well with a $69 Mizuno as she will with a $259 A2000. Both of my DDs got gloves for under $100 when they were 12U and used them through travel and HS and only upgraded when they got to college. DD1's cheap Mizuno was pretty beat up by the time she got to college. DD2's clearance Nokona was still in great shape when she got to college but they made her get a Wilson glove. If she was a catcher I might have a different opinion.
I believe this 100%. Its not the tool, its the carpenter.
It is a great glove but can be a little bit tough to break in. I might get crucified by some for saying this but as opposed to bats (where I think you generally get better performance for your dollars) gloves don't make a difference in making your kid a better fielder. The difference in price is generally durability. Your kid will catch the ball just as well with a $69 Mizuno as she will with a $259 A2000. Both of my DDs got gloves for under $100 when they were 12U and used them through travel and HS and only upgraded when they got to college. DD1's cheap Mizuno was pretty beat up by the time she got to college. DD2's clearance Nokona was still in great shape when she got to college but they made her get a Wilson glove. If she was a catcher I might have a different opinion.
I agree with this, generally speaking, but will emphasize the durability part of the equation. When both gloves are freshly broken-in, and still have plenty of structure, there probably isn't much performance difference between $69 glove and a $259 glove. The price difference is in the quality of materials and construction that allows the $259 glove to still perform over years of service at a light level of demand. I'm not sure how your DD1's Miz managed to get through so many years of TB. I've seen lots of those gloves in action. In my experience, they should be replaced at least once a year due to structural breakdown in the fingers, which typically leads to dropped/missed balls.