Rawlings

2024 Vibrant Series Rawlings Heart of the Hide 11.5" Infield Baseball Glove: PROR2174-2CBP

$459.99
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Product Description
The Rawlings Heart of the Hide Vibrant Series gloves are our latest innovation that merges bold style and top-tier performance. Crafted for excellence, this 11.5-inch glove incorporates our 217 pattern and Pro-I web, offering players a secure option to withstand blistering line drives and one-hoppers right off the bat. Additionally, this glove is built with an ultra-premium Columbia blue and royal steerhide leather, turning heads on every play you make. But not only does the glove play well, it shines! The royal blue backshell pairs its eye-catching pink accents with a foil geoprint trim, and foil details highlight the Oval-R, patch, and palm stamp. The Vibrant Series is perfect for players that appreciate both style and performance.

Grab your Rawlings Heart of the Hide Vibrant Series baseball glove and start making dazzling plays with a little added edge to your game at Headbanger Sports.

Product Features: 

Vibrant Edition Model
Glove Size: 11.5-inch
Pro I-Web
Colorway: Columbia Blue / Pink
Topographic Foil Print
Designed for Infielders
217 Glove Pattern 
Padded Thumb Sleeve for extra comfort
Steerhide Leather & Cowhide Lining
Stiffer Feel Will Require A Break-In 60% Player Break-In / 40% Factory Break-In
Constructed from Top Grade U.S. Steerhide
Conventional Open Back

You know the routine – your season opener is a week away and that brand new glove on your hand – well, it feels like it’s never going to break in. Balls bounce out of the pocket and you are left wondering how you’ll ever have it ready in time for first pitch.

You can worry no more! At ProRollers, our goal is a simple one. We want your gear to be in PEAK CONDITION long before that critical first game. Our bat rolling  optimizes every hit you make and now our glove conditioning  makes that new glove feel just like an extension of your hand – like it’s been there for years. Nothing beats the feeling of a well-conditioned glove!

Over the years, we have perfected the process of optimizing equipment. There is no guesswork with our Baseball Glove Conditioning. We have the entire process down to a science.

Our Glove Conditioning: 1-2-3 Perfection!

Step 1: The right tool for the job: We have 6 different glove shaping mallets in our shop as every glove needs something different, and your glove is no unique so it gets special treatment as well. We use each specially designed mallet to either break down each glove at its specific flex points, form a pocket or help break in the palm with a weighted head. This specific working of the leather increases the effectiveness of the manual labor process. Since every glove is built differently, this is where our knowledge and experience comes into play. The forming of the leather on the these proper crease points while holding the integrity of the rest of the glove is the key to success. This process is completed in 4-5 sessions over the next 2-3 days. Working the gloves by hand along with our conditioning  is the key to proper break in.

Step 2: Hydrate the leather: We apply a small amount of specially formulated glove conditioner to the leather and laces, both inside and out. This conditioner will be absorbed by the glove’s pores which helps keep the glove in top condition all year. This extra conditioning step will help by keeping dirt and debris out of the newly stretched out leather pores. Hydrating the leather will also help the glove last longer as it will resist absorbing water which can lead to early dry rot.

Step 3: Proper form: To get the perfectly formed pocket, each glove has 100 weighted baseballs caught in the web helping form the pocket and laces. Once the glove has a nice pocket formed, we need to make sure the glove maintains it true form en route back to you. After the glove conditioning process is completed, we put a ball in each glove and wrap them up with rubber bands prior to shipping them back to you. This ensures the glove hold its form on its way back to you. We do these extra steps to ensure the full effects of our break in process.

Place your order today for your  Glove Field Ready– and never worry about playing with an unconditioned glove again.