{"product_id":"valle-eagle-back-hand","title":"Valle Eagle Back Hand","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Valle Eagle Back Hand is a leather wrist back that wraps around the wrist back of a glove you already own and closes with Velcro, tightening the fit in seconds. It exists for a specific and very common problem: a baseball glove that has stretched out with age, or that was always slightly too big for the hand inside it, and now moves when it should not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Problem It Solves\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glove that fits loosely does not just feel wrong, it fields worse. The glove lags behind the hand on a quick move, the pocket does not close where the player expects, and a fielder starts squeezing to keep control, which is the opposite of soft hands. Players usually adapt to it slowly and never identify it as the cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo groups run into this most. Younger players in a glove bought with room to grow, and anyone whose glove has done a few seasons and relaxed. Neither problem is worth replacing a broken-in glove over, which is the gap this fills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen the Factory Velcro Has Worn Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a second failure this fixes outright. Many youth baseball gloves come with a Velcro adjustable wrist back, and Velcro has a life. Once it stops holding, the strap works itself open through a game and there is no repair for it. The Eagle Back Hand wraps over the existing wrist back and closes with fresh Velcro of its own, which restores the adjustment rather than working around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat makes it a genuinely cheap fix for a glove that is otherwise fine, and it is the reason players who have never heard of it end up buying a second one for a teammate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLeather and Lining Options\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in white or black leather, each with a choice of fur or moisture-wicking lining. The leather is the outside, so pick it to match the glove. The lining is the side against your wrist, and that is the choice that matters day to day: fur is softer and warmer, which suits cold spring practices, while moisture wicking is the better call for summer ball and anyone whose hands sweat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValle white pairs naturally with the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/training-gloves\"\u003eEagle training gloves\u003c\/a\u003e, which are white as a line. Black disappears on most game gloves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho the Eagle Back Hand Is For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny baseball player whose glove is looser than it should be, at any level from youth baseball up. It works on training gloves and game gloves equally, at any position, for left or right handed throwers. Coaches keep one or two in the bag for the player who turns up with a glove that will not stay closed, which happens more than it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a repair for a torn glove or broken lacing. It changes the fit at the wrist, nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking After the Eagle Back Hand Leather\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a leather product wrapped around a wrist that sweats, so it will absorb moisture through a season. Let it dry at room temperature rather than on a radiator or in a hot car, and it will keep its shape for years. The moisture wicking lining helps here, which is part of why summer players tend to prefer it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not soak it or condition it heavily. A light wipe is enough, and over-conditioning leather that is meant to hold a shape does the same thing to a Back Hand that it does to a glove: softens it past the point where it does its job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Fit It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut your hand in the glove first, then wrap the Back Hand around the existing wrist back and close the Velcro at the tension that feels snug rather than tight. It should hold the glove against the heel of the hand without restricting how the glove opens and closes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFit it once at the start of a session rather than adjusting it constantly. If it loosens as you play, you have it too light; if the glove is slow to open, too tight. The right setting is obvious after a few catches and stays put after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eValle Eagle Back Hand Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: leather wrist back wrap for baseball gloves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather: white or black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLining: fur or moisture wicking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosure: Velcro, wraps over the glove's existing wrist back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: training gloves and game gloves, either hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse: tightening a stretched or oversized glove, replacing worn factory Velcro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Is Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne Back Hand in the leather and lining combination selected. The glove is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill it fit my glove?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt wraps around an existing wrist back rather than replacing it, so it fits essentially any glove, training or game, at any size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFur or moisture wicking?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFur is softer and warmer and suits cold weather. Moisture wicking is better for summer and for players whose hands sweat. Neither affects how the glove plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes it work for a left handed thrower?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. It wraps the wrist back symmetrically, so it works on a glove for either hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWill it fix a glove that is much too big?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt tightens the fit at the wrist, which handles a glove that is slightly large or has stretched. A glove several sizes too big is a different problem and needs the right size glove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan I use it on a catcher's mitt?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, provided the mitt has a wrist back to wrap. It is most often used on fielding gloves and training gloves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Valle","offers":[{"title":"White Leather \/ Fur","offer_id":51670970532155,"sku":"V01-EBH-WFUR","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White Leather \/ Moisture Wicking","offer_id":51670970564923,"sku":"V01-EBH-WMW","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Leather \/ Fur","offer_id":51670970597691,"sku":"V01-EBH-BFUR","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Leather \/ Moisture Wicking","offer_id":51670970630459,"sku":"V01-EBH-BMW","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4658\/8987\/files\/valle-eagle-back-hand-front.jpg?v=1788982403","url":"https:\/\/www.hittingstore.com\/products\/valle-eagle-back-hand","provider":"HittingStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}