I started looking at some of the broken in gloves that I have and I started to wonder if they were broken in correctly and if they were really folding at the "correct" location. I realize that this might be a function of the gloves construction and the user's hand shape and size, but perhaps there is something to that initial conditioning that matters to getting a glove to fold correctly.
The first example is my own personal glove. It is an Easton Alpha 12.5". I bought specifically because it was the one glove that I could easily close in the sporting goods store. There is definitely a crease in the hinge, as well as one at the base of the thumb, but when I close it is not even close to lining up pinky and the thumb. I really don't have any problems catching balls, but that maybe because the of the larger 12.5 size of the glove.
They next one is my DD 11.5 inch glove. I got this one from a fishing buddy free of charge. It was well broken in and has served well but it is getting a little ragged. It sort of has the same pinky thumb offset but it is doesn't seem to be as pronounced.
Do these gloves seem typical or should they be closing more evenly?
The first example is my own personal glove. It is an Easton Alpha 12.5". I bought specifically because it was the one glove that I could easily close in the sporting goods store. There is definitely a crease in the hinge, as well as one at the base of the thumb, but when I close it is not even close to lining up pinky and the thumb. I really don't have any problems catching balls, but that maybe because the of the larger 12.5 size of the glove.
They next one is my DD 11.5 inch glove. I got this one from a fishing buddy free of charge. It was well broken in and has served well but it is getting a little ragged. It sort of has the same pinky thumb offset but it is doesn't seem to be as pronounced.
Do these gloves seem typical or should they be closing more evenly?