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Not sure right now. I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t had time to do much. I still have a few glove to review if I ever get the chance to play softball again.

For both of my 44 gloves I have selected the standard (55-60%) break-in. But I like a softer, more broken in glove.. 44 does not really give you that out of the box. BUT, some or even a lot of people want to mostly break their gloves in themselves, if that is you then, 44 might be the glove for you. Ultimately 44’s will last forever if you treat them the right way. And they are worth the price.

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I would absolutely recommend Nakona’s. The only real downside for them on the custom side is the price. Really expensive, but if you go the custom route and you like soft gloves like I do then I recommend getting the extra break-in service. It will come out of the box basically ready for practice.

Not at this time, sorry.

The Palm is Japanese Calfskin in blonde, the back is Kangaroo in blood, and the web is American Kip in chocolate. Thanks for watching.

Just posted one. Thanks for watching.

The reason I go for big baseball gloves more than softball gloves is mostly because there are more options. At least when it comes to customs. But I have used Worths, and Demarinis before. They are also good, but this all started because I wanted a custom, couldn't find reviews that really answered questions I had, and I'm an idiot. So instead of just picking one glove like a normal person would do, I thought I'd get all of the gloves, make videos and hopefully help other people that might be in the same situation I was in.

Thanks? I don't know who that is, but I'll take it as a compliment I guess.

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I'll give that a try. Thanks for watching.

My Akadema 12.75 (the I web I own) is my favorite I own at this point. They are great!

They are both the baseball models. The 13" model feels like it has a way bigger pocket than the 12.75, but the 13 is an H-Web, and the 12.75 is a mod-trap. For baseball the 12.75 would be great, but for softball it does feel a little small.

Midwatch Coversations Thanks 🙏🏽, I hear the 574 has a deep pocket as well but that model only comes in a baseball 12.75. Which is ridiculous on 44’s end. Unreal that the only deep pocket softball model is a closed back model.

The A2000 will break-in faster and will still last a long time. But the 44 is an absolute tank. So if you are good with a longer break-in process this glove will be a hand down item to your kids. The A2000 is also like twice as expensive as the 44.

Interesting. I did more digging and I found that it is an option on the softball side. All my 44s are from the baseball side of the customs. So I didn't see that initially.

I don't know about a full collection video. But I will have a few more vs. videos like this soon. Also, thank you for sticking around and continuing to watch.

Really appreciate it. I did this to help people get a little more info on possible glove purchases that I didn't have. So I didn't expect that many views, let alone positive comments. So thanks for watching!

It is a great glove. If this was my ONLY glove, I would not be disappointed.

I agree on playing catch as the best way to break in a glove. And if I had batting cages available I would do that. I used to do that in little league when I was a catcher. Go into the fast cage and catch for 15 or 20 mins.

I do.

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More like added lacing. Because the factory lacing is just the laces that go across, I wanted a little more reinforcement at the top. I just got a black Rawlings relacing kit and added the wraps at the top. Took like 10 mins and was done.

Midwatch Coversations can you make a video of you doing this please? Or recommend something with a visual tutorial please. I have a couple of trapeze webs I’d like to try this on. Awesome review btw

Just posted a video for it. Thanks for watching.

Thank you, I'm still fairly new at this. So I appreciate any positive comments I get while they last. Haha

I try to add the glove info, or at least the URL to the website. Sometimes I space it out. But I'll try to keep it in mind. Thanks for watching the videos!

Yeah, like I was saying the leather on the Marucci is great. Its more like the shape and size of the glove didn't work for me. But I am for sure interested at some point in getting a custom to see if it was the glove I got and not a Marucci thing. They have too many pros playing them to be bad gloves.

@@midwatchcoversations5169 I've noticed that they are inconsistent in their production of the gloves. My cousin has the exact same model as me and it feels completely different

I know that the likely the better and/or taught way to have the glove on your hand is less on your palm, its totally just a feel thing for me. Also i'm not making money off playing ball for a living, i'd probably force myself to a better techincal glove fit if that were the case. And yes, it'll be tough to pick up where Mookie is leaving, I think in the field he can fit in really well but behind the plate there aren't that many available to fill the gap. Thanks for watching!

I'm working on something. Getting through the reviews first. Thanks for watching.

I did notice that for custom softball gloves, I'll take a look. Yeah the A2000 is the first custom I got. Thanks for the comment!

@@midwatchcoversations5169 Awesome man! And no problem. Also, as kind of in additional response to your first video (where you took to comment section off), everyone has their own take on what they like or dislike about gloves. Sometimes people aren't talking honestly about how they truly feel about the gloves they're talking about. Just keep doing you and keep the content coming!

Yeah I like the 44's also. The weight for me isn't as big of a deal as just how stiff they come. If 44's had an extra break-in service availible like RICO and Nakona, they would be tough to beat, just my opinion.

Midwatch Coversations I really agree about the stiffness, I have had it for over a year and done so much to break it in and now because of the extra time I have because of Covid it is almost game ready.

Sorry but once I'm done with gloves, its going to be other stuff that I like...that doesn't cost money. Haha, again sorry to disappoint.

@@midwatchcoversations5169 no problem! Just thought I'd throw an idea out there.

Thank You.

The 44's from what I remember took 6 or 7 weeks to ship. A little less than Wilson or Rawlings. But with everything going on things will probably take a few weeks longer.

Hopefully the video helps. Thanks for watching.

I am planning on a doing a few comparison videos. I'm just trying to get through the individual companies first. But 44 vs. Rico will happen. Thank you for watching.

Yeah, I'm a big fan also. Max customization and they are tanks.

The 44's took somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 to 8 weeks to ship. I'm pretty sure they are built/ship faster after ordered than Wilsons or Rawlings. However, with all the COVID stuff happening right now they are saying on the website that you should expect to add an extra 2 weeks because of reduced staff. But worth it!