Nokona glove

[Changeupmom]

My dd is requesting one for graduation, the kangaroo leather. Not in stores. Anyone have opinion or experience with one?

 

[James Smith]

Everything I have heard is that is a nice glove and will last her forever if she takes care of it.

 

[CPSBDad]

The kangaroo leather ( Buckaroo ) is a great glove. Lighter than most gloves and easily broken in, yet sturdy. DD has had one ( 12.5 ) for three years and recently was sent to Nokona for new laces. DD loves the glove and won't consider any other.

We bought her glove here:

Search For "Nokona Buckaroo" Resulted In 13 Gloves - JustBallGloves.com

DD has the black version.

 

[YOCOACH]

DD has one and it's an outstanding glove as far as I'm concerned. It's going on year four and still looks great. If you go this route though, I would strongly recommend your DD wear a glove such as the XproteX Reaktr inside to help soak up the sweat from her palm. If it gets into the leather, it can get bacteria growing and it will really stink after a while.

 

[JBrooks]

My DD has one and she loves it. Should last a long time.

 

[SoAZDad]

My DD has an old Mizuno 12" she uses for 3B. She has a 12" Nokona Buckaroo for pitching and she loves it. Really good glove. She got a Nokona 12" X2 Elite for Christmas for 3B when she wants to retire the Mizuno. I got the Nokonas from Longstreth around Christmas time when they have 10% off and free shipping. The X2 Elite came to the doorstep for $292, a smoking deal.

 

[BaldNBeautiful]

I bought one for DD1 in 7th grade (a catcher's mitt) and she wore it in literally hundreds of games. Finally the back stretched out so much she could not keep it on her hand anymore as a HS junior and we replaced it with another Nokona. It was worth every penny.

 

[Greenmonsters]

Just in case you aren't deadset on the Nokona, the Vinci JCV-VM catchers mitt is a better glove IMO (no thumb sting). I know several players that have gone from the Nokona to Vinci but not the other way. PM CaseDawg for more info and a significant discount on the MSRP.

ETA - My apologies - I'm not even sure if the OP was about a catcher's mitt! BnB's post mentioned catcher's mitts and I ran with it. Just to clarify, I have experience w/ the Vinci mitt, but not their other gloves; however, if they are anything like the catcher mitt, they are winners and CaseDawg is good to deal with.

 

[JAD]

Great glove! Is your DD playing in college? Some schools have sponsorships and require players to use a particular brand of glove. Something to consider before you spend $$$ on a new glove (or bat).

 

[Changeupmom]

Good point because she is playing in college next year. I heard something about cleats, bats, but not gloves. Have to check it out.