by Cowboy7130 » April 4th, 2008, 11:27 pm
Those web patterns are definitely unusual ... the gloves are beautiful in any case!
I have used the woven basket web glove for decades, first on a Wilson and then more recently on a Rawlings OR 520. I find that the woven basket cradles the received ball, almost like a hammock closing and cradling it. I think the design has great longevity with the Rawlings line simply because they got it right! I am surprised to see them messing with it.
The second glove with the dual hinge web looks like it is paying homage to the Dual Hinge Wilson A2000, right down to the diagonal stitching in the outer panels of the web. Maybe that is the effect that the first glove is trying to achieve. If so, it misses, imho.
And the third glove, the Primo, is just crazy lookin' if you ask me. What is the purpose of the diagonal strap? Is the leather woven into the basket web not strong enough on their kajillion dollar gloves, so that they have to reinforce it with an ugly strap?
My 2 cents worth ...
Yes, I still have my first glove.