Buying An Outfield Baseball Glove


by William Devore - Date: 2010-05-08 - Word Count: 453 Share This!

Before you decide on the journey to purchase your outfield baseball glove, consider some critical points

1. Do you have the position guaranteed? If the answer is no or you are not sure where you are going to be playing, you might want to purchase a shorter glove. One more adaptable may allow you to play both the infield and outfield.

2. Are you sure you want to limit your choice to just an outfield glove? Some mid field gloves are an open web design, allowing for easy closure, but an outfielders glove will have an open web design. You are also looking for a deeper pocket if your choice is strictly for the outfield. These gloves are usually longer, 12 1/2 to 13 inches, making them ideal for snagging high fly balls, but using them to play the infield is not advised because of the construction.

Recently I was at a little League baseball game while visiting my sister out of town. My nephew is new to baseball and the entire family is behind his efforts to succeed both on and off the field. I wish the coach shared in our efforts, but it was obvious he did not when I watched my nephew fumble grounder after grounder at shortstop.

The ones he did field cleanly ended with errant throws to first. These were hurried, off target throws, some in the dirt to first and some wild and over thrown. His defeat was obvious and the game was going to mark a huge disappointment in his short career.

I asked my sister about the glove he wore. The bright, blue Rawlings with black and yellow laces. Sure, it was hard to miss, but even more critical as the fact that it was an outfield glove. He chose the wrong glove for an infield position and apparently I was the only one who noticed this.

In the outfield, you want a long glove. These outstretched fingers enable you to get every inch of glove under a fly ball. A deep pocket assures that once you catch a ball, often running and off balance, you will keep the ball safely tucked inside the closed glove. These are outstanding advancements in baseball gloves, but with these innovations come the requirement for increased knowledge among players and their parents. You have to match the glove with the position and you have to make sure the glove fits the player.

Sure, there are numerous customizations to baseball gloves, but color and laces do not make for an efficient performance on the field and the wrong design will just lead to more grief off the field. Don't buy an outfield glove for an infielder and let the first baseman lay claim to their glove.

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