Batting Gloves

[TLO03]

my son uses batting gloves like paper towels,he rips his bottom hand glove in quick order, right at the seam like if your doing a karate chop. i guess he's tearing it on the knob of the bat. if i bite the bullet and pay some high dollar model would they last a bit longer like a few games? i've been buying like $20 models up to this point. some perferred model would be help full.

[cosmo34]

Expensive doesn't always mean longer lasting when it comes to BGs. What brand has he been using? The 15$ Franklins have lasted a very long time for me, and for games, when I actually do use gloves, the TPX Giambi's ($20) get the job done just fine.

Would he be happening to be using the low end Nike models?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I also use those Franklin's. They are very good.

No matter how much you sweat, they stay flexible and soft.

[Jake Patterson]

TL, It may be a grip tightness issue. I teach a grip strength 1-10. 1 is the bat can be pulled from his hands with no problem 10 being he's gripping the bat as hard as possible. When getting ready to hit he should be relaxed with his grip somewhere around 3. As he goes into his launch the grip starts to tighten so that he only reaches 10 at contact. Make sense??

Jake

[TLO03]

Jake i was thinking the same thing as i was typing the post i'll have to see, he's never had nike glove last pair franklins and eastons.just seems odd same place all the time.

[glovemedic]

my son uses batting gloves like paper towels,he rips his bottom hand glove in quick order, right at the seam like if your doing a karate chop.

I like the Rawlings workhorse gloves with the reinforced patch. I also work that spot on the glove so the patch keeps it from wearing out. Akadema and D-Bat also have gloves that are built up in that spot too. All of the gloves feel good and wear well for the money.

[jimmies21]

When I played in college, I could get 2 years out of a pair of Louisville gloves. I would get the kind that have the double palm.

[TLO03]

i,ve got to look at what hes doing since he seems to b the exception.

[PhillsPhan11]

I agree with glovemedic the Rawlings workhorses are the way to go.

[hhslefty21]

i used to have to pair... i would have a pair i used for bp and tee work and stuff... and they were the rawlings gold glove...and for games i had a pair of nike elites for games.. just a thought u could try