All-Star Pro Lace on Wrist Guard W/Strap - Adult Baseball Mitt Accessory

In summary, I would recommend this addition to your catcher's mitt for any catcher. However, there are some specific hacks I would also recommend to avoid some of the concerns from this product. However, I recommend this product more to add stability of the mitt on the hand/arm vs providing any significant protection.The DetailsMy son is a high school catcher. I got him this wrist guard as he had complained that he wanted more secure connection of his mitt on his wrist. I tried to tighten the actual wrist strap of the mitt itself, but he wears his mitt with the bottom part of his palm sticking out the bottom slightly, and I couldn't get it any tighter. This product seemed like it would help, so we tried it out. It worked GREAT!It was not overly hard to attach to the mitt (however there were no instructions... I ended up threading it on as in the attached pictures... providing those for your help). It took maybe 5-6 minutes. I will point out that the Velcro wrist strap was a bit long for him, and given the negative feedback about this velcro, I went ahead and cut it to the exact size and then burnt (melted) the cut edge. You can see that in the picture too. I did this so that the extra would not cause the velcro to pull away from the wrist (increasing the dirt and wear on that velcro, which would then result in it losing its "stick").He has been using it for a season now, and he confirms that the mitt is MUCH more securely on his wrist/hand. He also has not noted any weakening of the hold of the velcro. He doesn't have one of these on his backup mitt, but he has now asked for one.He has blocked a few pitches where the ball hit is wrist, and he said it helped a little... but there isn't much padding there. He likes it more for the stability it brings.Some Suggestions:* I wish they would have included some instructions on how to specifically thread on the wrist strap to the mitt. However the method I used has been very secure all season.* I would strongly advocate trimming the velcro to fit your player's wrist exactly. This should avoid the same issues others complain about in these comments. while you probably don't need to burn/melt the edge of the velcro, I did. I practiced on the piece I trimmed off first (you don't need to melt it much, just enough so it won't fray/split).I hope this helps. I am going to go now and buy another for my son's backup mitt.

Easily attaches to a catcher’s mitt. We cut the strap so it fit without extra material. Provides enough added protection.

Big fan of this product for my son. That extra protection helps with those vicious pitches in the dirt. More protection without losing flexibility will only keep his confidence up.

Just as described, seems to be quality leather. Recommend using small screwdriver or lace tool to affix to glove. Laced in to my 11y/o’s mitt with no problems. He likes it, may offer a little more support but definitely protects the exposed part of his wrist/ forearm when blocking balls in the dirt.

This thing works. The expanded protection area is nice. Foul tips and bouncing wild pitches not nearly as painful, and the ball doesn’t go careening off a hard plate like other wrist guards so it’s better for blocking. Easily laces onto glove. Velcro strap more than adequate to keep in place, but will probably be first thing to fail.

a good piece of protective equipment for all catchers to use. It protects your wrist on the glove hand. It is easy to use and attach to the glove easily. Velco is good quality. Must have for catchers

Second time ordering this product for my son. He previously has this on his catcher's mitt in a youth model. Protects the wrist area well and provides ample coverage. As in the previous wrist guard, the end of the Velcro tends to curl up but it does secure guard to the catcher's wrist/forearm.

Works well, and fits good.