Switch Pitching 101

Custom made  Mizuno ambidextrous glove Looking for a glove for a switch pitcher? Before spending hundreds of dollars on a custom glove, please think about age of the player and how much time they will spend pitching. Here are glove options for ambidextrous pitchers, based on age: Age 3-5 Kids don't pitch at this age. They should be learning the proper way to throw. Young kids should try catching the ball with two hands. Use tennis balls or foam balls for throwing. Forget about the low quality plastic glove - it's in the landfill within a year. Gloves are awkward for young kids. If they learn two hand catch when they are young and continue with the skill, they will do well fielding balls when they are older. Learning to throw with both arms is easy at this stage. If a child can throw with either hand when they are three-years-old, it doesn't mean that they are talented or ambidextrous - it just means that they are a typical kid. Gloves:  Buy a smal...

Akadema Pro Soft Ambidextrous Glove: ABX-00 Ambidextrous Baseball Glove by Akadema Features: - 12" ambidextrous pitcher's glove - six finger design - two adjustable thumb slots - center pocket - adjustable wrist strap - black leather - durable, with quality construction - ready to order online About 100 ambidextrous baseball gloves are made by Akadema each year. Not long ago, they made only a dozen ambi gloves each year (as noted in the video). The demand for ambidextrous gloves is increasing – so Akadema was out of stock after Pat Venditte starting pitching in the Major Leagues Akadema Ambidextrous Glove >> Watch the video to see the Akadema Ambidextrous Baseball Glove in action - with switch pitcher Henry Knight .

Yikes! My glove broke. While throwing long toss at the UW, the middle lace on my son's Akadema ambidextrous glove snapped. Over time, the laces connecting the glove fingers, become worn and stretched, especially in the center of the glove near the pocket. Fortunately, the middle lace on the Akadema ambi glove is easy to replace with one foot of black rawhide. It took about five minutes to re-lace the middle fingers using a $6 glove lacing kit and a pair of scissors. How to Relace the Akadema Ambidextrous Baseball Glove Broken rawhide lace - between the middle fingers. Tip: Take a photo of the glove before removing the old lace. Start relacing the glove.  A lacing tool guides the rawhide through the holes Pulling the new lace through holes using a lacing tool Lacing is almost complete - in five minutes Tie the knot, then trim off the extra rawhide. Relaced Akadema Ambidextrous Glove - ready for use How to Relace a Glove - instructions with ...