slowpitch1080
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wanting to buy a slowpitch outfield glove. Have always used baseball glove. What size and glove do you recommend
Best slowpitch outfield glove and size
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Joker
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AydenB00
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sure there is cause when i looked up best softball glove these came up....its right there on the internet for all to see
Best Softball Gloves
- Easton Salvo Elite Softball Glove – Double Deep Palm Design. ...
- Rawlings Liberty Advanced Softball Glove – Paron XRD Palm and Index Finger Pad. ...
- Mizuno MVP Prime SE Gloves – Ultra-Slim Palm Liner. ...
- Mizuno Premier Slowpitch or Fastpitch Softball Glove – Parashock Palm Pads.
Rous
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I have played with outfielders who use 12.5" gloves and some that use 14" gloves (and guess which ones caught more balls?). If you were a pretty good baseball outfielder, I think a 12.75"-13" baseball glove (e.g. Rawlings Pro3039 or 3030) would be a good choice. If you are more of a rec player that needs more margin for error, maybe a 13.5" glove would give you more confidence. Find a store with some selection and try a bunch on (not a good time of year for that though).
Party mafia
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I use the Easton legacy elite glove in a 12.75 inches in the of.and it's on clearance right now for a c note.
bigjbowski16
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I’ve had just about all of the patterns out there and the Wilson 1799 and the Rawlings 3030 are the top in my opinion. If I had to choose one, 13” 3030 would be my choice.
Seems to me guys coming from baseball prefer baseball style glove up to 12.75.
Ive tried them all and prefer 13.5 to 14 everywhere on the field. Must be a deep pocket though. Even in the infield. I prefer short/deep to long/shallow
Another thing. Check out what the majors are using. You wont find to many glove under 13in anywhere on tge field.
Ive tried them all and prefer 13.5 to 14 everywhere on the field. Must be a deep pocket though. Even in the infield. I prefer short/deep to long/shallow
Another thing. Check out what the majors are using. You wont find to many glove under 13in anywhere on tge field.
MaverickAH
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This is the correct answer.
I would add that there are so many other factors to consider with one makes a glove decision.
Level of play
How much you play
Where you play
Willingness or ability to break in a glove
How much are you willing to spend
How you like your glove to play
How much you want to put into glove maintenance
Style preference.
I'm sure that I'm forgetting a few........
WillW3
Starting Player
This. It’s like a “best bat” discussion all over again.
etnstudios
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the best one is the one that takes off 40 lbs
Hiltz
Built for comfort
This made me chuckle. You see guys on here arguing over whether 1/4" of glove makes a difference and odds are good that nobody involved could make it up a flight of stairs without getting winded.
Having said that, I'll give my own fat-boy opinion; I use a 12.75" glove that actually measures closer to 13" (Wilson ELOBB). I fought with that glove when I first got it and I had myself convinced that it wasn't the glove for me. I kept trying to break it in wide and it just wanted to play long and narrow. I got frustrated, unlaced the fingertip laces, and re-tied them with a solid 1/4"+ gap between each finger. BOOM, completely changed, didn't even feel like the same glove. It wasn't any longer, only a little wider, but the FEEL changed completely. Whatever glove size you decide on, just try it with the fingertip laces slacked off. It feels like liners and fly balls hit the glove softer than they actually do and the glove seems to close automatically on impact.
smarkley3
Certified Trap Hoe
I wasnt dissing the ELO, so why the Vinci dis?
BTW, thumb issue fixed, all new gloves now have glove leather internals....
Also Wilsons are steer hide, and you can get two levels ( 5 oz and 6 oz) of Kip ina Vinci. Oh and a steer hide model also.
Lets not fight now boys, LOL
MaverickAH
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The Vinci comment is so 5 years ago that it isn't funny......... It's interesting how everyone talks about how 44PRO, Gloveworks, etc. have improved their gloves over the years but somehow you think that Vinci has remained stagnant. They haven't......... Vinci has probably done more to improve their gloves than just about anyone else. It'd be more prudent of you to try a current production Vinci Limited Series (the gloves you comment refers to.......) before to rehash old issues as current ones. You'll find that your opinions are out-of-date & incorrect!
ShortYellowBus
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Hilts is a troll that contributes both nothing to sbf and spews dog**** to contradictory’s disposition.
There’s nothing to his mind for consideration. Worthy of permanence-ignore.
I’d rather.
There’s nothing to his mind for consideration. Worthy of permanence-ignore.
I’d rather.
Hiltz
Built for comfort
You guys have thinner skin than a pre-2012 Vinci.
Just curious; what is your first language?
smarkley3
Certified Trap Hoe
Back to the OP , I find that baseball players dislike big, long and unbalanced glove. Try a 12" with more width, less length. I think it will help you adjust to the bigger ball and allow you to feel comfortable with a smaller glove on your hand. If you like traps at all, even most 12.75" can be adjusted to accommodate the bigger diameter softball. I usually pull lace down from the finger tips and widen the lace at the palm, going smaller as I get up to the finger tips.
https://ibb.co/hj5KAz
Hiltz
Built for comfort
Doing this not only widens/deepens the pocket, it tightens the web up at the tip which can be a problem area for traps.
MaverickAH
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So you should just be allowed to spout baseless trash about a brand that has arguably made some of the best softball gloves for the last 20+ years?
- They had an issue with a run of Limited Series gloves a few years ago & it was remedied in fairly quick fashion.
- They constantly take unannounced steps to improve their products.
- Their current Limited Series is extremely well-made. A2000/HOH have nothing on them.
- In fact, their 22/PC Series can hold its own against stock A2000/HOH gloves to a great degree & at a much lower cost.
"..........thinner skin than a pre-2012 Vinci."
That statement alone tells me that you know absolutely nothing about Vinci & the different series & models they've offered over the years. That's like me looking at an A800 or a Gold Glove & trashing all Wilson & Rawlings gloves.......
jkwoody22
League ball huer
22 series is garbage I had a newer one couldn’t even stay closed to keep the ball in, what gets me is reps can’t say anything about brands and frowned upon but these Vinci guys can get away it, 20 years of good gloves huh, I don’t think so, maybe the new optimus? ones are, but I always hear smarkley rep his brand, his opinion and job, but it gets old, it almost Monsta like cult, Vinci seems like a good company and I agree is trying, but they are not on par with the bigger companies and these reps are just being in denial
Hiltz
Built for comfort
Often wondered this myself seeing how Vinci isn't sold by the store.
Hence my original comment. I was talking about loosening laces to make a glove play wider and then out of nowhere there's a one-man Vinci circle-jerk started. So I made a joke to shut it down and apparently I offended some of the "senior" board members who take things too personally.
Fact is, I don't care about Vinci one way or another. I've only seen one in person. It was a 22 Series that a teammate had for one year before a fingertip lace ripped clean through the leather on the side of the index finger. The Limited series looks nice, but for $230-$240? I'd rather spend a little more for an A2000 or spend $159 on a Gloveworks custom and arguably get a better glove.
And before I'm accused of being a brand-huer, I'll go on record and say I don't like Rawlings. HOH, Pro-Preferred, whatever. I think they're overrated and overpriced. The best glove I've ever owned (leather quality, internals, construction, everything) is a Louisville Evolution that I got for $80 new.
MaverickAH
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So you've only seen one 22 Series glove yet you felt the need to parrot comments you've read elsewhere & have no personal experience of?
Worse yet is that you don't see a problem with that.........
Louisville Slugger Evolution............. A $250 glove that was OEM'd for LS by Insignia. When they didn't sell well, they were mostly auctioned off for sub $100 prices. Solid gloves but they weren't even the best that Insignia offered! They were great gloves to pick up for your youth or high schooler though! If that's the best glove you've ever owned, you shouldn't be offering much of any commentary. js.........
Personally, I really don't care what anyone uses be it a $50 glove or a $500 glove. That's their personal decision & there are a lot of good glove brands out there. What you have proven yourself to have done is written commentary on a brand that you have absolutely no experience with. That's way below the belt IMHO.
MaverickAH
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The most accurate self assessment I've ever seen!
Now crawl back into your hole & get lost!