Nokona Gloves

[pgibbons]

Does anyone have any opinions on Nokona gloves? I'm specifically interested in the Buffalo leather. I like a stiff glove, so I'm wondering if the buffalo leather will hold its shape over a full season?

Thanks in advance.

[ElCaminoSS]

i like the quality of the gloves bud for infield i feel their kinda heavy

[RottenGazebo]

Originally Posted by ElCaminoSS

i like the quality of the gloves bud for infield i feel their kinda heavy

Oh yeah? I'm gonna poop on y'all!

[pgibbons]

Errr, I don't understand how poop became a part of the conversation, but whatever.

Back to Nokona gloves. A local shop had a Kangaroo glove. I have to admit, I didn't like it, it was kind of "floppy". If you like a glove that feels broken-in, you'll probably love it. I like a stiffer glove. Maybe Nokona's Walnut leather is better? From the Nokona web-site it looks like the Walnut is not oil-treated. Anyone have any information on the Walnut leather?

[ElCaminoSS]

Originally Posted by TigerFan84

Oh yeah? I'm gonna poop on y'all!

Did I miss something?

[ElCaminoSS]

and why was I quoted in that stupid post?

[RottenGazebo]

Originally Posted by ElCaminoSS

and why was I quoted in that stupid post?

Well, allow me to explain. Nokona sounds Japanese to me. Since baseball is the American past time, I am discouraged to see players using foreign gloves.

[ElCaminoSS]

THEY ARE AN AMERICAN COMPANY, MADE IN AMERICA!!!!! God how can you be so ignorant.

[ElCaminoSS]

Im pretty sure they are the only ones still made in America, please do a little researchbefore you just throw out stuff like that.

[ElCaminoSS]

Originally Posted by TigerFan84

Well, allow me to explain. Nokona sounds Japanese to me. Since baseball is the American past time, I am discouraged to see players using foreign gloves.

And how does this give you an excuse to say youll defecate on me, If you dont stop this soon someone may report you to the commisioner

[YankeesCatcher]

Like I said earlier...Unanimously hated by the entire population

[riverhawk]

I used Wilson's growing up and swore I'd never change. Then when I got to college, a teamate of mine had a Nokona and I loved it. My last two gloves have been Nakona's and I don't plan on ever buying another brand.
(Of course I'm a pitcher and my glove was never as important to me as it would be to say a shortstop.)

[pgibbons]

ElCaminoSS is correct, I know of no other glove manufacturer that still makes their gloves in the United States, except Nokona. They've been making the gloves in Nocona Texas since the 1930's. That dedication to keeping their workface in the United States, in the face of globalization, is why I am so interested in buying one of their gloves. That and because they appear to be high-quality gloves.

Of course if their gloves are no good, I don't care where they make them. But from everything I've read, their gloves look to be very high-quality. If I do buy a Nokona, I'll give everyone my honest opinion about it.

[ElCaminoSS]

can someone tell him to not steal my avatar

[RottenGazebo]

Originally Posted by ElCaminoSS

And how does this give you an excuse to say youll defecate on me, If you dont stop this soon someone may report you to the commisioner

Yes, I know they are American made. But they are probably made by a Japanese company.

[ElCaminoSS]

Wrong again, again please do some research, they are an american company that have their gloves made on nocona, texas. This is really getting annoying

[pgibbons]

For TigerFan84:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issue..._daytrips.html

[ElCaminoSS]

Exactly Good research pgibbons

[RottenGazebo]

Originally Posted by pgibbons

For TigerFan84:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issue..._daytrips.html

ok thanks alot

[hellborn]

[quote=pgibbons]Does anyone have any opinions on Nokona gloves? I'm specifically interested in the Buffalo leather. I like a stiff glove, so I'm wondering if the buffalo leather will hold its shape over a full season?
QUOTE]
I've only known one player in recent years with a Nokona, and he had
a kangaroo infielder's glove (played SS). It was extremely loose and my
friend thought that it was the best glove he'd ever owned, by far.
I knew another guy many years ago with a Nokona 1B mitt and he dearly loved it, don't know what kind of leather it was.
I thought that I lost my softball outfielder's glove earlier this year and had an AMG650K (kangaroo) picked out to replace it, but then I found the old glove. I kind of wish I hadn't....

[pgibbons]

Thanks everyone for the input. I finally bought a Nokona. I got it in Walnut leather and it's hard as a rock (the way I like them). I spoke to someone at the Nokona factory and they told me Walnut was the stiffest leather they make gloves out of and it's not oil treated.

I did try the Kangaroo and it was nice if you like a squishy, easy to break in glove. I prefer the stiffer leathers.

[ElCaminoSS]

Ive never heard of walnut leather before

[pgibbons]

Walnut is just what Nokona calls their medium brown colored, non-oil-treated top grain cowhide.

More info at this site:
http://www.nokona.com/leathers.html

[Yankeesfan1234]

how are you liking it so far gibbons

[pgibbons]

After a season of really hard play, I'll give a full detailed report about the glove. I can't give a recommendation until then.

But my initial impressions are this... I love it. The thing is hard as a rock. I've played wall-ball with it two days in a row now (200+ throws per session) and it feels great. The leather has a really great durable feel to it. The shape of it is perfect for an old middle-infielder like myself. The color, the smell, everything about it is exactly what you want in a glove.

But like I said, it will take a full season before I can say whether I'd buy another one or be able to recommend it to anyone else.

Also, at $123.00 it was cheaper than the Rawlings HOTH glove I considered buying.

Here are a couple pictures of it. The one with my hand in it is just after I got it. I squeezed it as hard as I could and that's as far as I could get it closed. Either Nokona's Walnut leather is very stiff or I'm a weakling