This might be the dumbest question you see all day, but I've spent two hours reading DFP posts and I still don't have a clue. My left-handed 15-year-old plays a lot of first base and will be playing more of it this spring. She is a solid player but seems to have an issue where she will have drops that just don't make sense. I mean it looks like the ball hits her pocket and it just pops out. In some cases, she drops a catch that looks so easy it almost looks like she dropped it intentionally.
Up until recently I just assumed she couldn't catch, and have been trying to help her by yelling "catch the damn ball!" That has not been as helpful as I thought it would be, but I noticed that she doesn't really have drops when she is using her other fielders glove for pitching and outfield.
She has been using a 13in All-Star System Seven 1st base glove for nearly 3 years. When we were breaking it in, I didn't give much thought to the ball size and it doesn't seem to have a nice pocket where the ball "fits". The palm pad is in more of a V-shape vs a U-shape if that makes any sense.
Could that be the issue? She seems to be able to catch otherwise. Or am I just trying to justify another glove purchase? If I do need to go with another glove, I'd love glove recommendations and any advice on how not to screw it up next time.
Up until recently I just assumed she couldn't catch, and have been trying to help her by yelling "catch the damn ball!" That has not been as helpful as I thought it would be, but I noticed that she doesn't really have drops when she is using her other fielders glove for pitching and outfield.
She has been using a 13in All-Star System Seven 1st base glove for nearly 3 years. When we were breaking it in, I didn't give much thought to the ball size and it doesn't seem to have a nice pocket where the ball "fits". The palm pad is in more of a V-shape vs a U-shape if that makes any sense.
Could that be the issue? She seems to be able to catch otherwise. Or am I just trying to justify another glove purchase? If I do need to go with another glove, I'd love glove recommendations and any advice on how not to screw it up next time.