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I am gonna be buying a new catchers mitt in the near future and was wondering if i could get some opinions on a few models,

Nokona pro line cm600sx
Nokona kimera cm600k
Nokona black shadow cm600b
Akadema apm42
Vinci custom pro fc11
Glovesmith select PHAT or cm2

any help you could give would be great.
 
Posts: 1 | Location: MI | Registered: August 07, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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My high school catcher son swears by his Akadema. His coach used it in practice and bought one for himself.
 
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http://www.baseballexp.com/Baseball-Gloves/Catchers-Mit...SEQ_32%7C0/index.pro

Boom tho! This will be a great mit once its broken in. Sweet design, and made by a great company. Made of Pro stock leather and steerhide so its mpretty much garenteeed to be extreamly durable. I dont know if its in ur price range. I think its pretty well priced.
 
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Here's a link to a previous discussion about various catcher's gloves and the type of leather used. http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8591034941/m/3211065851 My son feels the buckskin fielders gloves get floppy to quickly, however he has never owned a bucksin catchers glove...... The glove you need will need to match you're catching style and/or need. i.e. if you have slow pop times don't buy one with a big pocket!!
 
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My son had used the ProPreferred and liked it alot. Recently, he began breaking in and using an All-Star glove and notes it is the best one he has used at any position he has played.
Their gear is great too, light weight...especially the masks. Check out the All-Star. Varitek uses their stuff and has for years. (no, I don't work for them Cool
 
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My son uses an Akadema APM41 and likes it. We will be getting another in the next couple of months to start breaking it in as a backup.
 
Posts: 8 | Location: Tucson, AZ | Registered: March 17, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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If youve got money those a2k pudge mits are awsome
 
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The D-BAT catchers mitt is very popular in my neck of the woods. It was designed to be a pro quality mitt, so it is a little stiff to begin with, but the college and pro guys that use it like it that way. The palm has that memory foam stuff in it so it cushions well while still being flexible.

https://shopping.dbatinc.com/Catchers-Mitt---G127-P9C0.aspx
 
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My son swears by Wilson A2000. He catches about 75 games a season. He has 2 other new gloves that he won at tournaments and he won`t use them.
 
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I just got the Nokona CM600 Kimera mitt three days ago and so far I love it. Still very stiff of course, but I'm loving breaking it in. I was debating between this mitt and the Praying Mantis, but this mitt being made in Texas really swayed me. So far the only possible downside I see is the pocket may be a little shallow, but I think once it's broken in it will be fine, and then allow for a very quick transfer. That was one of the reasons I picked it up over the Mantis too - I've read some say that pocket on that is too big. But you have to love Nokona and their commitmment to the USA!

Hopefully I'll be able to share more specifics soon!
 
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I used the HOH which was very good, but got the All Star one and it is phenomenal. Any high end glove you buy though will serve very well. You'll find a pro wearing any of the high end ones.


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Wilson A2000.
 
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I just bought an A2000 for my son 3 weeks ago. It is his favorite catcher's mitt ever.

It is still a bit stiff, but he is already using it for Fall Ball.

The A2000 is a very popular, widely used model.
 
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A2000,Rawlings and Akadema all make fine catchers mitts. My son uses the 34" A2000 and likes it alot when catching pitchers he knows are wild...he likes the big pocket.
His overall favorite is a 32" Kelly Pro-Line with a shallow pocket. He also has a 33" Elevation series that lasted 3 years of real hard use. Elevation is tough breaking in but the Pro-Line series is even tougher.
Personally, I'm a Rawlings and A2000 guy.
 
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Rawlings Pro Preferred is a quality glove. Takes a bit longer to break in but the leather is excellent quality and it holds its pocket well. Many catchers mitts I have used in the past "break down" quickly and get very "floppy" if you know what I mean. Rawlings sets the standard for gloves but it always comes down to personal preference on what modle to use. Same goes for bats!
 
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33.5 black/grey a2000. Stiff, but not too stiff when you get it. And really light
 
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wilson 2403. great mitt. tough to break in, but last forever


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Posts: 223 | Location: the sticks, north carolina, usa | Registered: November 18, 2003Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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NOO dont do it! nokona catchers mitts are nice i hear IF you have gobs of money to buy a new one every season or so because they get flismy unbelievably fast (multiple college catchers ive played against and with say this). go with the Allstar 33.5" i bought one last season and many of my fellow catching friends around the country bought them and we all love it, couldnt ask for a better glove (ive had 3 different A2000s, mizuno classic, tried pretty much every glove there is) this is the exact glove i bought http://www.ballgloves.net/cgi-local/prod.pl?CM3000SBT
 
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Wilson A2000, my son son has had many catchers mitts, loves the A2000 loads more than others.
 
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