Rising stars can handle second base, third base or shortstop with the brand new Wilson A1000® DP15, a Full Grain leather glove that is sturdy yet soft enough for practice and game action right away. The glove’s 11.5” reach, shallow pocket and H-Web design make it easy for young infielders ages 10 and older to turn outs at any base, and Pedroia Fit technology offers a narrow wrist opening and shorter finger stalls accommodating players with smaller hands.

The new Wilson DP15 A1000 ball glove is Handcrafted in Wilson’s A2000 factory with Black and Grey Full Grain leather with Blue and Pink accenting, the A1000 forms to a player’s hand over time.

Product Features: 

• 11.5 Inch Glove Length 
• Designed for Infielders with smaller hands or players looking for a tighter fit
• Colorway: Black / Grey / Blue / Pink
• DP15 Glove Pattern offers an 11.5-inch glove size with shorter finger stalls and and a narrow wrist opening to better suit players with smaller hands. Ideal for players 10 & up. This model also offers a shallower pocket for quicker quicker transfers throughout the infield
• I-Web (Wilson H-Web)
• DriLex Wrist Lining: Keeps your hand dry and comfortable on the field and behind the dish
• Bold Wilson Logos: Bold logos strip away the distractions, allowing outlined, eye-catching Wilson logos to announce a new era in the iconic story of Wilson Ball Gloves.
• Rolled Dual Welting: The welting on the back side is reinforced to allow gloves to retain shape throughout the life of the glove.
• Full Grain Leather: Game ready from day one, Full Grain Leather offers a soft feel that forms to the player’s hand without a meticulous break-in process. Leather in every A1000® ball glove is formed with the outermost layer of the hide to display its natural grain and texture.
• Handcrafted in the same Wilson factory that produces the Pro Stock® A2000® ball gloves, the newest A1000® ball gloves are formed with close attention to detail.

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: Quality and Perfection!

Step 1: The right tool for the job: Our shop has six different glove-shaping mallets, and every glove needs something different. Your glove is unique, so it gets special treatment as well. We use each specially designed mallet to break down each glove at its specific flex points, form a pocket, or help break in the palm with a weighted head. This particular 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 come into play. Forming the leather on 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 2-3 days. Working the gloves by hand, along with our conditioning services, is the key to proper break-in.

Step 2:  Manual Labor:  There is no easy way around breaking a good leather glove; it is all manual labor. We do not use heat, steam, or any shortcuts in our break-in process, so they return feeling 100% natural break-in and not a rushed steam job by your local sporting goods store. We use weights overnight, mallets on the pocket, muscle on the flex points,  and time to perfectly break in the gloves immediately for game use.

Step 3: Hydrate the leather: We apply a small amount of specially formulated glove conditioner to the leather and laces inside and out. This conditioner is absorbed by the glove’s pores, which helps keep the glove in top condition all year. This extra conditioning step helps keep 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. We recommend hydrating the leather at the end of each season to stay ready and prevent dry rot.

Step 4: Proper form: To get the perfectly formed pocket, each glove has 100 weighted baseballs/softballs caught in the web, helping form the pocket and laces. Once the glove has a nice pocket formed, we must ensure it maintains its proper form en route back to you. After the glove conditioning process is completed, we put a ball in each glove and wrap it up with rubber bands prior to shipping it back to you. This ensures the glove holds its form on its way back to you. It is imperative that the glove maintains its form during use and does not collapse when fielding a ground ball. Gloves will not come back floppy rags as this is not a helpful tool on the ball diamond. We take these extra steps to provide the full effects of our break-in process.

Step 5:  Glove Maintenance:  Once you receive your glove back, there is nothing you need to do immediately to use it. Remove the rubber bands holding the ball in place and get the leather accustomed to your hand so it gets the proper fit. Once you have it situated, play catch with it right away so you can feel the softness and squeezability of the glove while getting used to it. After the initial catch, you can put a ball back to keep its shape and put it in your bag for future play.  
Place your order today – and never worry about playing with an unconditioned glove again.

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