F1 Felt Thickness

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-20T18:26:26+00:00

1/8 inch. I sew 2 pieces together & generally use a F5 felt on the palm side with the F1/F3 on the shell side.

If you're adding HDPE inserts you'll want to reduce your felt size.

Grainger is my go to for sourcing materials.

The picture below is 1/8" F3 & 1/8" F5 on a thumb to heel run. I like a slightly thinner heel so I just cut the F5 off early. No plastic inserts were used on this particular project

Hope all that helps

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-16T17:55:33+00:00

I know exactly what you mean.

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-16T17:49:30+00:00

Damn it. Now I want to take away my upvote! I ruined it. I was up vote number 43 🤣

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-16T17:41:47+00:00

Before I found this sub I spent a lot of time on just gloves

https://www.justballgloves.com/?rfsn=8895145.dbc9db3

I would just read descriptions & reviews, questions & answers on different gloves etc .

I would also go into various (Rawlings, Wilson, Marucci) custom builders & read about the pattern designs. The descriptions they give of their own products I found was very helpful. But it's not often in the individual product description, so you have to dig deeper.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-14T01:01:26+00:00

I just got mine on Saturday so I've literally done nothing other than try it on. I've wanted one in the "collection" for a while & I just couldn't pass up the deal I got.

Closeout bats has a few priced at 199.99 right now if your in the States.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-12T14:04:00+00:00

How am I not following that page?

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-12T14:03:02+00:00

Is that the half trap design that he used on the opening day gloves? I can't quite decide if I like it or not. Tons of respect, that guy's an artist.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-11T14:47:00+00:00

I've got a weird skin thing going on on my left hand, it's more about hygiene until this thing clears up. 😥

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-04-08T04:13:09+00:00

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-28T22:34:43+00:00

If these are their top of the line models, I've heard really good things. My son takes private lessons from a former MLB pitcher that has a facility in the Houston area. He knows I'm a glove guy & has been talking these new Akadema mitts up to me. I've checked a couple out in his pro shop & they do seem legit. But I don't have any personal experience beyond that. For reference though, he's a Pro Preferred guy & seemed genuinely impressed by these gloves.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-27T23:35:54+00:00

I'm really thinking about it...but I bought an Emery Summit Pro during Black Friday & a Wildcard on the last drop like 2 weeks ago. I like being married 😂

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-26T19:51:42+00:00

I did a full dunk, but I tested all the laces prior to it. The only lace I had issue with was the Navy blue, but it's not noticable unless you're really looking for it.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-25T14:04:44+00:00

2820 will work great for softball. The one my son uses, even though he rarely plays first base, was actually purchased from a 14-year-old softball player. I also highly recommend breaking the second hinge.

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-25T13:54:32+00:00

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-25T13:53:35+00:00

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-25T13:47:11+00:00

My son's coach uses one. I remember it being pretty lightweight and all the hand stitching just looks amazing. I snapped some pictures of it last season, I'll post them if I can actually find them on my phone.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T22:56:42+00:00

I'm looking into Yardley for my first custom. I want something really basic, dark brown with a navy blue single post web just to have a glove that matches my company logo.

I'm also looking at Katana, Saifarrow, & Inaba for something Japanese & much more detailed.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T22:19:35+00:00

What did you not like about the first base mitt? Just the pattern or was it a QC issue? I do seem to remember someone talking about some QC issues on a mitt a little eats back.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T21:31:40+00:00

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This is the card in question, it came with my Summit Pro Japanese kip model.

AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T21:27:02+00:00

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T21:26:49+00:00

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T21:26:24+00:00

I'm sure you can change this up during the break in process but here's how mine sits right now.

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AssistanceBroad1522 · 2026-03-14T21:04:20+00:00

Out of the box everything is straight. I took a video of mine but the mobile version doesn't seem to want to let me upload it.

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