Akadema manufactures in the USA a baseball glove line (The Patriot), a wood Bat line (Ash and Maple), and a metal bat line (The Deep / Apocalypse).
They also manufacture a Catchers Mitt called the Praying Mantis, it has advanced features for ease of catching and easy transfer of ball for quick throwing capabilities. It also has a “Double Flexhinge” which helps snap the glove shut after contact with the ball. Note: “The Hides are harvested in Europe and tanned in Japan.”
Bats can receive up to 8,000 lbs of force when making contact with a 90+ mile per hour pitch. The metal bats get their strength from the manufacturing process; dipping a 100% Scandium Alloy into a deep Glycol vat for cool down. The bat also has a lighter feeling due to their Counter Balance technology features.
A large portion of their products are made in the USA, but like many sporting goods suppliers they source mix their products. The Custom made gloves are NOT US made; they are produced in China.
Note: Verify through out the buying process, the product you wish to purchase is “American Made”.
Baseball Glove, Metal Bat, Wood Bat, Catchers Mitt
Hawthorne, NJ 07506Map
Bruce,
We had this information posted above in the Akadema information area: “The Custom made gloves are NOT US made; they are produced in China.” If you had visited our website and read the post you may have avoided the purchase of a Chinese made Ball Glove.
i ordered two custom made gloves from akademapro.com. of course one would think that since their gloves are American made, that you are going to get the same quality as they would make for their professional ball players, but this over priced custom glove has the tag “made in china”.
Thanks for nothing Akadema–you can take your “made in America” crap and throw it as far as you can…
to compare, i have a rawling, and a shoeless joe— at least shoeless joe is made in mexico..