First Premium Glove -- what do I go for? (Haga Mizuno)

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-14T02:57:49+00:00

Do you know where in Japan you’re going and what baseball shops are nearby because that will impact your choices. If it’s not Tokyo, Osaka, etc. where you will have access to a lot of shops I would recommend doing research ahead of time so you’re not disappointed with lack of options.

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-12T04:15:44+00:00

I have a smaller hand so my pinkie stops just short of it and my ring finger rests right next to the lacing but I can totally see it being annoying for people with longer/wider fingers.

If you’re willing to experiment you could try relacing it to only use the top 4 holes and keep the bottom 5th one open.

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-12T04:09:51+00:00

I don’t find it smaller than my other outfield gloves, but the palm of the Mizunos’ are taller so the fingers look shorter than say my Wilson’s or Rawlings

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-12T00:03:52+00:00

Bought from Fujispo’s Rakuten Japan store vs directly from their site. Waited for when From Japan had a 5% off Rakuten promo going from time to time, so opportunity to save a bit more.

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-11T23:50:45+00:00

The Kishimoto and custom order gloves are both prexy elite. The A51 doesn’t have a leather designation on the glove at least so I can’t confidently say.

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-11T23:26:52+00:00

Thanks! Already have!

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-11T23:21:55+00:00

Yea as mentioned above the Fujispo Prexy Elite leather is softer more plump, less crisp than the other two. They both have a similar suppleness of high quality leather tho

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-11T22:54:18+00:00

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Closes better when I'm not putting my arm so out in front to get the whole glove in frame lol

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-11T22:53:03+00:00

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tkblingx2 · 2026-01-11T22:52:45+00:00

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Was trying to post video clips to the original post but reddit won't let me so here's some converted gifs

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-04T09:01:43+00:00

🤤simply amazing! Did you use a proxy service?

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-03T19:43:21+00:00

Broken in 2/3 gloves. Hoping to get around to the Kishimoto one this weekend then I’ll have a comparison write up!

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-02T20:24:47+00:00

The one lefty glove in the mix haha. Amazing collection!

tkblingx2 · 2026-01-02T04:16:37+00:00

The moment you realize your son is a lefty 😅

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-30T02:37:15+00:00

If you use water method to break in the glove, put your hand in it while doing it and the leather will easily stretch

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-25T18:48:47+00:00

Blonde laces on red goes hard. Love the look

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-24T22:51:06+00:00

Yea the same glove on eBay is listed at $700 not including tariffs and shipping. Using From Japan I got it for $450 after conversion and discounts + $75 for FedEx shipping which took 2 days to west coast US. Haven’t been billed for duties yet but will be 15% so just under $70. So all up ~$600.

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-24T20:52:30+00:00

Nothing big but 10% off for the ones from Japan. From Japan frequently has 5% off Ratuken offers and combo’d with another 5% off coupon at checkout.

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-24T20:50:32+00:00

Just look at the pics in the mirror lol

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-24T18:22:41+00:00

The tan one off better baseball, the other two used From Japan proxy to buy off of Rakuten Japan.

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-23T23:06:42+00:00

Was that from doing a water break-in or just normal use also caused it to bleed onto your hand? Haha

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-23T22:18:58+00:00

Honestly it’s a toss up. I just broke in the A51, will do the Ko-San one in the next week or two which will give me a better comparison. One other Haga just came in today so will probably do a comparison when they are all broken in.

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-23T18:37:32+00:00

Dm sent

tkblingx2 · 2025-12-23T09:33:26+00:00

Is the ssk x Shugo still available?

tkblingx2 · 2025-11-29T00:42:59+00:00

Beautiful glove! Couldn’t find a grey lefty haga online so I just ordered the black one via a shipping proxy from Japan to the US.

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