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...

Rainbow Traut displays his new Mizuno ambi glove in Creighton colors ... Still in awe of the new leather #AmbiLife #RainbowTraut #Psalm27 :1 pic.twitter.com/CJwdLFrAoS — Rainbow Traut (@TrautNotTrout) April 4, 2015 About Alex Trautner - Switch pitcher .

Are you looking to order a Mizuno ambidextrous glove like Pat Venditte uses? Mizuno GMP1A Ambidextrous Glove Mizuno has a nice website where you can order a custom glove, but I could not find an ambidextrous glove listed. I know that Pat Venditte gets his switch pitching gloves made by Mizuno, so I tried to find more information online. I filled out Mizuno's  contact form and asked these questions: How do I order a custom ambidextrous baseball glove?  What is the total cost?  How long does it take to deliver?  Who is the contact person for custom gloves? The next morning, I received this response from Mizuno: Thank you for contacting Mizuno USA.  Mizuno USA does manufacture an ambidextrous glove. It is called the GMP1A and it is a 12" glove in the custom Mizuno Pro glove line.  To purchase the glove you will actually need to custom order it through an authorized Mizuno USA account/retailer. You will need to fill out a custom order form ...

Pat Vindette, the famous major league switch pitcher, uses a custom ambidextrous baseball glove made by Mizuno in Japan. Custom-made glove are very expensive and usually take four to six weeks for delivery. In college, Vindette used a custom Louisville Slugger TPX Ambidextrous glove ($400). The  leather glove has 6-fingers, with 4-finger holes plus two thumb loops. It looks cool and was easy to change from one hand to the other. See the video: Double-Handed Pitcher How to order a Ready-made Ambidextrous Glove: Akadema Pro Soft Ambidextrous Glove - ABX00 Akadema, based in the USA, makes the only ready-to-order ambidextrous glove on the market. You can order the Akadema ABX00 online: Order the Akadema Ambidextrous Glove for $100 with free shipping from Amazon.com (List price: 119.99) Order directly from Akadema for $135  plus shipping (Dec 2014) prices are subject to change How to order a Custom Made Ambidextrous Glove: Louisville Slugger ...

Lefty? Righty? Aubrey McCarty pitches with BOTH hands! Watch an interview with Aubrey McCarty - a switch pitcher from Georgia, who signed to play for Vanderbilt. McCarty pitched for the Home Plate Chilidogs in the World Wood Bat tournament in Jupiter, Florida.  He tells Daron Sutton how he got started as an ambidextrous pitcher and a switch hitter. McCarty throws in the mid to upper 80's from both sides. McCarty also talks about his two Mizuno ambidextrous gloves used for switch pitching. Mizuno USA is based in  Norcross, Georgia -- McCarty's home state . (  Contact Mizuno  by phone or email ) Watch the video  >> ....... Aubrey McCarty started throwing both ways when he was 11 years old. Learn more about Aubrey McCarty  >> ...... Switch pitchers mentioned: Tyler Hopman , Henry Knight , and Gage Shell .