LEsoftballdad
DFP Vendor
My daughter's Pro Preferred is kip. It was not easier to break in, but it is softer than steer hide. My older daughter had a Nokona Kip catcher's mitt that was impossible to break in.It is all of those but the easier break-in in my experience, but.....it's much tighter grained and that's where the added stiffness comes in! I've never owned Rawlings or Wilson Kip so YMMV?