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Product Description
Omaha Pro Series Gloves by Louisville Slugger feature improved
Landslide oil-treated leather for superior feel and fit. These baseball
gloves have a Bruise-guard padding for added protection. This mitt
features Dye-through lacing and Propadding for durability, and so that
it keeps its shape. 12 3/4" Outfield model. Improved deeper pocket.
Closed back with strap.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #89721 in Sports & Outdoors
- Size: 12 3/4"
- Brand: Louisville Slugger
- Model: OX1275
- Released on: 2009-01-08
Features
- 12.75-inch outfielder glove made with pro-style patterns
- Made of top-grade, oil-treated Landslide leather
- Combines superior fit with rich, substantial feel
- Bruise-gard padding cushions the hand from stinging hits
- Dye-through lacing for durability; closed back with strap
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
Built with pro-style patterns throughout, the Louisville Slugger OX1275
Omaha Pro outfielder ball glove is an ideal choice for players at all
levels. The 12.75-inch mitt is made of top-grade, oil-treated Landslide
leather, which offers a superior fit and a rich, substantial feel. The
glove is also outfitted with multiple types of padding, including
Bruise-gard padding that cushions the hand from stinging hits and
throws, along with pro padding that helps the glove keep its shape. And
players will love the Omaha Pro's extra-deep pocket--a must when
tracking down long fly balls. Other features include dye-through lacing
for durability and a closed back with strap.
About Louisville Slugger
In many ways, the rich 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger
baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. "Bud"
Hillerich. Bud's father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in
Louisville in the 1880s when Bud began working for him. Legend has it
that Bud slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 to watch the
Louisville Eclipse, the town's major league team. After Pete
Browning--the Eclipse's star who was mired in a hitting slump--broke
his bat, Bud invited him to his father's shop to make a new one. With
Browning at his side giving advice, Bud handcrafted a new bat from a
long slab of wood. Browning got three hits using the bat the next day.
Browning told his teammates, which began a surge of professional
ballplayers visiting the Hillerich shop.
Although J.F.
Hillerich had little interest in making bats, Bud persisted, eventually
registering the name Louisville Slugger with the U.S. patent office in
1894. In the early 1900s, the company was one of the first to use a
sports endorsement as a marketing strategy, paying Hall of Famer Honus
Wagner to use his name on a bat. By 1923, Louisville Slugger was the
selling more bats than any other bat maker in the country, with such
famed clients as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Lou Gehrig. In the ensuing
years, the company has sold more than 100 million bats, and 60 percent
of all Major League players currently use Louisville Sluggers. The
company now sells far more than bats, including fielding and batting
gloves, helmets, catchers' gear, equipment bags, training aids, and
accessories.
Buying Guide
Amazon.com Baseball and Softball Glove Guide
Playing the Field
Baseball and softball gloves are specially designed to suit the needs
of a given field position, with each style of glove boasting unique
features to improve a player's performance at his or her position. The
following is a brief summary of each glove's characteristics:
- Catcher:
No finger channels, with heavy palm padding and overall reinforcements
to reduce the sting of repeatedly catching pitchers' throws
- First Base:
Also lacks finger channels, but with less padding that a catcher's
mitt, with added length to help catch infield throws and shallow
pocket, enabling quick ball retrieval
- Infield:
Five-fingered glove has shallow pocket for fast ball retrieval, with
nine- to 10-inch youth sizes and 10.5- to 11.5-inch adult sizes, and
softball infield gloves having a deeper pocket to accept the larger ball
- Second base players require smaller gloves to balance control with the need to make quick throws
- Shortstops use a mid-sized glove for ground balls and quick throws
- Third base players need a larger glove for maximum catching power
- Outfield:
Glove is longer to provide extended reach, with a deep pocket to handle
high-lofting balls, and sizes range from 12 inches and up for adults
and 11 inches for youth players
- Softball Gloves: The
characteristics, by position, of softball gloves are typically similar
to their baseball counterparts, with softball gloves having more length
and deeper pockets to handle the larger ball
Anatomy of a Glove
Gloves are designed to perform a relatively simple task--catch a ball.
The quality of materials and craftsmanship that can go into a building
a glove, however, can be surprising. Below is an overview of a glove's
components and how each helps optimize your defensive game:
- Pocket:
Pocket depth is determined by player position, with shallower pockets
helping infielders quickly retrieve and throw the ball, and
outfielders' pocket depth aiding in capturing a ball on the fly.
Softball players also need deeper pockets to catch the larger ball.
- Webbing:
The preferred webbing pattern is partly determined by field position
and partly by player preference. Generally, open webbing helps
infielders quickly retrieve the ball, closed or tightly woven webbing
gives outfielders and third basemen extra support, and closed webbing
allows pitchers to hide the ball from the batter.
- Backs:
The back of a glove, or the part that goes across the top of your hand,
can either be closed or open, which is largely a matter of player
preference. Some infielders find an open back to be more flexible and
forgiving, while outfielders may like a closed back with finger hole
for added support.
- Wrist Adjustment: Some gloves
include fit systems, or wrist adjustments, to help keep the glove
tightly affixed to a player's hand. The most popular closures are
buckles, D-rings, lacing, and Velcro.
- Padding: How
padded a glove's pocket is depends on position, with catcher being the
most heavily padded. In recent years, many manufacturers have begun to
add padding to other position gloves to reduce "palm shock."
- Materials:
By and large, gloves are constructed using one of three
materials--leather, treated leather, or synthetic--with the differences
relating to feel and durability.
- Leather: Most
high-end gloves are made of leather, which offers optimal feel and
durability, with leather quality being a significant cost driver
- Treated Leather:
Leather material is softened and strengthened during production for
quicker break-in, better durability, and lower maintenance
- Synthetic:
A lower-cost alternative to leather that offers reduced durability and
responsiveness, and is a good option for beginning players
Fits Like a...
As mentioned above, age and position are the most significant factors
in selecting a proper glove size. Outfielders need larger gloves with
deeper pockets for maximum "catchability," while infield gloves are
smaller and have shallower pockets for optimal control and speedy ball
removal. Some pitchers opt for infield gloves that are slightly larger
than standard, yet small and shallow enough for rapid fielding and
throwing. Most younger players will benefit from youth-sized gloves
that help with control, and it's a good idea to resist the temptation
to buy a larger glove the child will grow into.
The tables below offer a general guideline for proper glove size by sport, position, and age.
| Baseball Glove Size |
| Age | Position | Glove Size |
| Under 8 | Infield | 9" |
| Under 8 | Outfield | 11" |
| 9-13 | Infield | 9-10" |
| 9-13 | Outfield | 11-12" |
| 13 and older | Infield | 10.5-11.5" |
| 13 and older | Outfield | 12-12.75" |
| Softball Glove Size |
| Age | Position | Glove Size |
| 6 and under | All | 9-10" |
| 7-9 | All | 10-11.5" |
| 10-14 | Infield | 11.5-12.5" |
| 10-14 | Outfield | 12-13" |
| 15 and older | Infield | 12-13" |
| 15 and older | Outfield | 12.5-14" |
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