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Did I screw up my daughter's 1st base mitt?
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Going back to the drops. I have seen this happen when the glove's pocket has not formed correctly or the glove is flat as a pancake. Never lay down your glove on it's side either. Always palm facing down, but it's not easy with a 1st base base mitt. Store it in DD's bag with a ball in the pocket.
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Is this a Baseball mitt? And you are surprised the larger softballs are popping out?
This is what I suspected when I wrote this post. When I bought this glove my DD had not been playing long. I learned how to break in a glove about a million years ago when people did things like oil the crap out of it and shove it under your mattress. (I have since been reformed) I didn't go to that extreme, but I know I didn't do it right. Sometimes the ball will be loose when the glove is closed around it. So I think you are right, there just really isn't much of a pocket.
In the short term, I'll probably play around with it to see if I make it more useful. The velcro issue Annasdad brought up also seemed to make catching easier. From there I'll probably start shopping for something new so it will be broken in by spring.
This is a hotly contested point that some people have a lot of energy around. I'm no expert, but in short, many people feel that baseball/softball gloves are basically interchangeable. The main difference being finger stall size.
I posted a thread a few weeks back about using a baseball or softball catcher's mitt while catching my daughter. I used to be of the mind you had to have a sport specific mitt or glove, but I have since changed my tune. So long as you break the pocket in with a softball, the mitt will form to the larger ball without issue. Break it in with a baseball, and your pocket will not handle a softball.
I went with a Rawlings Heart of The Hide baseball catcher's mitt for two reasons. A) the padding is thicker, especially on the posts. B) it's made better. The downside to the new mitt is that a quality one will take a lot of work to get game ready. I'm not catching in games, so mine only needs to be practice ready, but I've still out a lot of effort in to get it to the point I can use it in her lessons.
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