I tried the KO Series 1st Base Mitt and was not impressed at all. The good thing imo (might be bad for some) was that it plays and measures a solid 14 instead of the 13 inches it's listed at, so it makes a huge target. Also great that it's a DCT pattern and has dual cinch wrist which is very comfortable. But the bad is that it's got way too much padding giving you no feel and minimal control. I'm pretty sure they are made by Rawlings but the leather quality was slightly worse than a Gamer Series, has worst thin & cheap laces I've ever seen, has laces in odd places, and the leather has a weird pleather-y smell. With a re-lace, new inserts, removal of some padding, and some lexol it might be nice, but that's a lot of extra time and money.