USA steerhide is some of the strongest in the world. This along with the "ideal fit system" makes this glove have an ultimate feel. The ideal fit system includes contoured finger channels combined with the flexibility and comfort of an open back glove, with the feel/control of closed back glove. It comes with a VRS palm pad to disperse the impact of the ball. Along with a mositure management fabric used to line the fingerstalls keeping the glove dry and light. The palm leather pattern is enlarged between the index finger and middle finger creating a larger pocket for softball.