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Reading the glove-sizing posts got me thinking I should post this question (originally tacked on the end of another thread).
My 9yo is starting the 2nd season using her sister's old 11" glove (louisville slugger, FP). Last season I thought it was just a little bigger than she was used to and she would get used to it over time.
The glove looks big on her and when she catches, the ball doesn't stay in the glove so she has developed a lacrosse-like catching method where she turns the glove as she catches. She also uses two hands, but it's like the glove is made of stone and if that bare hand isn't there to grab it in time, the ball pops out. She usually employs a combination of the lacrosse method and two hands.
I mention that this is her sister's old glove so you know it is broken in and I wasn't sure if it was maybe too floppy. Her sister loved it but it became too small and she moved on to a bigger glove. When 9y.o. is trying to catch with it, it looks too stiff.
She's a good athlete and I know she can catch. I've seen other girls surprised by a hit, stick their glove out and the ball goes in and stays in. This could not happen with her. She always gets her glove on the ball, but holding on to it is the problem.
(Now that I've written all this, I will double check the thumb and pinky loops.)
Any idears what may be causing this problem? Glove too old or too broken-in for a larger hand?
Thanks!
My 9yo is starting the 2nd season using her sister's old 11" glove (louisville slugger, FP). Last season I thought it was just a little bigger than she was used to and she would get used to it over time.
The glove looks big on her and when she catches, the ball doesn't stay in the glove so she has developed a lacrosse-like catching method where she turns the glove as she catches. She also uses two hands, but it's like the glove is made of stone and if that bare hand isn't there to grab it in time, the ball pops out. She usually employs a combination of the lacrosse method and two hands.
I mention that this is her sister's old glove so you know it is broken in and I wasn't sure if it was maybe too floppy. Her sister loved it but it became too small and she moved on to a bigger glove. When 9y.o. is trying to catch with it, it looks too stiff.
She's a good athlete and I know she can catch. I've seen other girls surprised by a hit, stick their glove out and the ball goes in and stays in. This could not happen with her. She always gets her glove on the ball, but holding on to it is the problem.
(Now that I've written all this, I will double check the thumb and pinky loops.)
Any idears what may be causing this problem? Glove too old or too broken-in for a larger hand?
Thanks!