Switch Pitching 101

The Washington Herald.  (Washington, D.C.), 25 Sept. 1911.  Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers . Lib. of Congress. < http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1911-09-25/ed-1/seq-10/ > A Philadelphia baseball fan, possessing an inventive mind, has just patented an ambidextrous baseball glove, which, he maintains will be in great demand some of these days. The glove can be worn on either left or right hand, and is said to possess qualities unexcelled in other baseball armament. The patent described the improvement as follows:  "The object of my invention is to produce a baseball finger glove adapted to be worn with equal facility upon either the right of left hand. " Read more Fort Wayne Daily News (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 15 Dec 1911 A Philadelphia fan possessed of an inventive turn of mind has patented an ambidextrous baseball glove, which, he maintains, will be in great demand some of these days when the p...

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 ...

Baseball Glove Options for Switch Pitchers Looking for a glove for a switch pitcher? Read about glove options for ambidextrous pitchers, based on age. Many switch pitchers use two separate gloves - 11.5"-12" size - until they are in high school. Ambidextrous baseball gloves  >> Do you want a custom six-finger glove like Pat Venditte? How to Order a Mizuno Ambidextrous Baseball Glove Learn how to order a custom-made Mizuno Ambidextrous Glove . Mizuno GMP1A Ambidextrous Glove $450+ Do you want an inexpensive ready-to-order six-finger glove? How to Order an Akadema Ambidextrous Baseball Glove A quality ambidextrous glove is available from Akadema ( ABX-00: Ambidextrous, 12" model  $120). My son uses the 12" model - the only option available. This is a stock leather glove, but you will not find these in any stores. Order online from Akadema or Amazon . They only produce about 100 ambi glove a year (made in Chi...

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 .

Inventor :  Floyd William Kortum Patent number : D198560 Filing date : Feb 13, 1964 Issue date : Jul 7, 1964 Ambidextrous Baseball Glove, 1964 patent Four-finger glove with double webs and two thumbs slots Patent USD198560 Read about the inventor Dr.  Kortum's  bio

A baseball glove for switch pitchers is available from  Akadema Until recently, ambi gloves were custom made and very expensive ($400 - $600), so players used two separate gloves. Now you can order a high quaility ambidextrous glove for $135 from Akadema or $100 from Amazon . This can be cheaper than owning two separate pitching gloves - plus it's really cool. My son has been using an Akadema ambi glove for six months and likes being able to switch between throwing arms without changing gloves. The six-finger glove is stiff out of the box, and requires breaking in like other quality gloves. I tried it out and it's fun to use. The glove doesn't have webbing like a standard glove - which is actually ok since it means you use two hands on the catch. When you get it down on the ground to snatch ground balls it fans out like a large scoop which is really nice. Sure beats the old flattened gloves. Akadema's Ambidextrous Glove 12" Trap design.  E...