View Full Version : Wilson A2K vs Rawlings PP
mastachimpsta
04-11-2008, 04:44 PM
Which is better the A2K or the Pro Preferred?
PhillsPhan11
04-11-2008, 04:52 PM
From what I've seen the a2k's are softer than the pp but people have told me the pps hold up longer.
StanTheMan
04-11-2008, 04:56 PM
If you have a good break in method, then the Rawlings is a better glove......
mastachimpsta
04-11-2008, 05:21 PM
which one has better leather? thanks guys
StanTheMan
04-11-2008, 08:16 PM
Both are made of the highest quality leather out there. The a2K will feel softer straight off the rack, and the PP feel very stiff. But like a fine wine or a good girlfriend -- a little TLC, pampering, rubbing, and attention in all the right places will cause the Rawlings to pass the Wilson. I alos find the wool inside the glove is of the highest quality with the Rawlings, allowing you to shape the fingers how you want them, and they will STAY that way. A PP will NEVER end up a floppy mess.
Even better, you can reposition the fingers as you wish, change them as well, etc. I am referring to, say the thumb. Lots of infielders want the thumb flared out, making the web area a little bigger... more catching area. Dontrelle Willis does this as well, if you look up photos of him and his glove. Some third baseman want both the thumb and pinkie turned IN just a little, giving the glove a rounded look. Outlfielders want their gloves long and slender, to better get to balls just out of their reach.
The PP will allow you any shape you want after you break it in.
But I am a Rawlings guy, admittedly.
Paulypal
04-11-2008, 08:17 PM
Which is better the A2K or the Pro Preferred?
Pro Preferred without question. Its not even close in my opinion. As I said in another thread...the Wilson A2k's are crap in my opinion. If you use the glove alot I can see it getting floppy in a big hurry.
If the glove is not easy to break thats the glove you should want. Easy break in = short glove life.
Baseball gLove
04-11-2008, 11:40 PM
Pro Preferred without question. Its not even close in my opinion. As I said in another thread...the Wilson A2k's are crap in my opinion. If you use the glove alot I can see it getting floppy in a big hurry.
If the glove is not easy to break thats the glove you should want. Easy break in = short glove life.
My son has over 250 baseball days on his Wilson A2K. It has not become floppy and he still thinks it is one of the best gloves he's ever had. His old gloves include the OLD HOH Rawlings, and 2 SSK's. He hated last year's model of the SSK.