“In theory, this is good mitt, it is small with no almost no palm or pocket. It is designed to be caught in the web. The leather is your typical kip leather from 44 and is good quality, but a little tough to break in. For a trainer, wished they offered a breakin service to save me time. I beat on this for 4 rounds of mallet work and conditioner and caught about 100 balls with it so far and it is still not there yet.”