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Akadema Professional Series
Akadema Professional Series Baseball Gloves
The Akadema Pro Series leather is made from only Top Grain USA Steerhide and 1/4" thick USA Rawhide laces. It has the look of the big name gloves, but at a much lower price! We have offered this lineup for many years and seen negligible returns or negative comments. They arrive slightly stiff out of the box, break in quite rapidly and really hold their shape! My choice for the traditional and the old school player...Expect awesome quality!
Coach JP Says: The quality of Akadema Pro Gloves is equivalent to any Major Brand $200 baseball glove... Absolutely Guarantee
AJN-B15
The AJN-B15 is an 11.25" two-tone, I-web glove, with an open back with index finger pad, and medium pocket. This glove is popular among middle infielders for it's ability to control ball spin.
AJO-B9
Only: $159 $124.90
Stock# G15
Perhaps the most versatile glove in the Akadema line, the AJ-B9 has an 11.5" B-hive web with an open back and deep pocket. It was designed for professional shortstops, third basemen, second basemen, or pitchers. The concealed web design allows pitchers to hide the ball, hand, and wrist position so as not to tip off pitches to the hitter.
First Base
ABB-B53
Only: $139 $124.90
Stock# G04
The ABB-B53 is a 12.5" two tone glove, with a double bar web, closed back and deep pocket. It's excellent for scooping up ground balls and bad throws. This is a brand new model.
Coach JP Says:
This is a brand new model I think you will like a lot. It has a great look and feel, the size allows for manageable ground balls and scoops and the double hinge really closes around a ball! The glove itself is designed not to break down easily... something that happens to many 1st baseman mitts... and check out the lacing... it's really thick... and everywhere!
Catcher
APM-B40
Only: $130 $124.90
Stock# G35
The APM-B40 Reptilian Praying Mantis catcher's mitt has a 33.5" circumference pattern with a spiral-lock web, open back and deep pocket. Best for ages 13 through High School. Click to compare with the Kip Leather Precision Series version, APM-B41.
APM-B42
The two-toned APM-B42 Reptilian Praying Mantis catcher's mitt has a 32.5" circumference pattern with a spiral-lock web, open back and deep pocket.
The APM-B42 "Thunderpocket" design is for the catcher who likes the control and quickness of a slightly smaller mitt, allowing for increased times to second base. It's best for smaller players AND the catcher with great hands (due to smaller size).
Coach JP Says:
The Akadema patent pending Praying Mantis is the most innovative catcher's mitt ever to hit the market, with many unique features setting it apart from the competition.
With the new "Stress Wedge" technology, located between the index finger and thumb, the Praying Mantis offers shock absorbing protection for the hand against injury and sting when receiving the ball.
The Praying Mantis also offers two additional "Finger Hammocks" allowing the fingers to be firmly positioned and more secure in the glove.
Additional features include the "Double-sided Slim Padding" allowing for increased pocket size and easier ball retention; Uniquely designed shape allows the throwing hand easier access into the pocket, resulting in a quicker glove to hand transfer and faster times to second base. The Praying Mantis also features a "Double Flexhinge" which makes the glove snap closed on contact.
Next glove...Pitcher
ASL-B20
- Coach JP's Choice
Only: $130 $124.90
Stock# G43
The ASL-B20 is a 12" glove with a spiral-lock web, an open back with index finger sleeve, and deep pocket. Designed for pitchers, the index finger sleeve and deep pocket work together to conceal the ball, finger, hand, and wrist position so as not to tip off pitches to the hitter.
Outfield
AKM-B33
Only: $130 $124.90
Stock# G82
The AKM-B33 12.75" pattern, Flytrap web. The open back / deep pocket was designed for catching fly balls. The glove is equipped with selected USA Steerhide glove with Akadema-Rawhide Leather ¼" lacing.
Want an alternative to compare? Check out our AXX-B21, below, a favorite outfield glove.
Coach JP Says:
What a great looking outfield glove! Note all the reinforced lacing along the high-wear areas above the thumb and index finger... This also assists in opening the thumb and index finger and helps the glove retain its great shape! Want an alternative to compare? Check out our Pro Series AXX-B21, my favorite outfield glove (my own son's college model as well as that of a high school teammate... and now Yankee farmhand.)
AXX-B21
Only: $149 $129.90
Stock# G49
The AXX-B21 12.75" Reptilian Claw was designed specifically for the professional outfielder. It features a modified fly-trap web, open back and deep pocket.
The glove's innovative features allow for more comfort, easier closing and increased pocket size. Professional outfielders have long been forcing their five fingers into three small fingerstalls while fabricating an artificial hinge into the thumb area of their glove to create a deeper pocket and easier close.
In response, the patent pending AXX-B21 Reptilian Claw offers three wider finger stalls, which are much larger than a regular glove, and a Doubleflexed Hinge for easier collapse points in the pocket. The Claw has a more natural feel for hand position and provides increased strength when closing the glove.
This is the game day glove of Cardinals outfielder Timo Perez.
Coach JP Says:
Here is why I recommend this glove:
This is one well thought out glove that just makes sense.
The creation of the Reptilian Series by Akadema is a combination of technology meeting evolution. The revolutionary web, pocket, and near finger-less design has many features to separate it from the normal baseball glove.
The Reptilian's near-fingerless design creates a natural air pocket which acts as a shock absorber for initial ball impact, making glove to hand transfer smoother and quicker. When the ball initially hits the glove, it makes a depression that allows the ball to sit longer in the glove. The near-fingerless design also acts as a shovel for easier ground ball scooping. With virtually no breaking points within the pocket, the Reptilian is designed to keep its unique shape longer than a regular glove. The Reptilian's leather looks and feels like snake scales which give better traction and grip for less ball spin.
Try this test
Stretch out the fingers in your glove hand and quickly close it into a fist. Four fingers close in one direction and the thumb in yet another. Try this again and leave the index finger in a straight extended position. There is not nearly the amount of strength or quickness.
If you look at where the index finger is placed inside a normal outfielder's glove, you may notice that it seems placed at an angle where it has a difficult time assisting in the closing of the glove around the ball. Add a double hinge web that allows for extra ease in closing and now you get it! That is the idea of the AXX-B21.
It only feels odd the first time you put your hand inside the glove. Then you realize how smart this idea is.
I think you will see more pro guys carrying this model. And like all Akadema gloves, it is built as well as any high-line glove around!
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