powdercarver. 5 Had Zero confidence in this, it looks cheap nasty and awful, had it 3 yrs and its FANTASTIC! my son and I have used it daily and it holds up so well with all balls , rubber, leather of compound.fits perfectly , snaps perfectly, was the surpise buy of all baseball goods. highly reecomeneded for kids practice speeds up to 75kpm no worries, and cant see it getting worse. its NOT a top of the line , this was for practice and its perfect.