How To Measure A Baseball Catcher's Mitt. Catcher is one of the most important and difficult positions to play. The space between the thumb section and the finger section of the mitt.
These were the days when the measure of a man was the number of calluses on his fingers and of broken bones in his hand. The gloves for all baseball positions except catcher are measured from the top edge to the heel of the glove and range between 9 and 12 ½ inches. Instead of the usual way of measuring from the index finger to the base of the glove, they are measured as the.
Because they don’t have fingers, catcher’s mitts are measured differently.
It also helps prevent premature wear and tear of every pitch use of the glove. Your child should be able to wiggle their fingers and squeeze the glove shut. This feature helps to protect the catcher's hand from the impact of the ball being pitched. This number will be the mitt’s circumference, or size.