Abstract: A grip for sports equipment and/or tools is provided. The grip, which is applied to the handle portion of sports equipment and/or tools, comprises a slurry of gripping material, which itself comprises various mixtures of gripping particles mixed into the binding fluid in quantities that are proportional to the starting quantity of the binding fluid and in proportion to the quantities of other gripping particles mixed into the binding fluid. The handle portion of the sports equipment and/or tool is dipped into the slurry of gripping material, the sports equipment and/or tool is then removed and the slurry of gripping material is allowed to adhere around the handle thereby becoming an integral part of the handle which is not removable, or apt to peel off, not sticky and which does not need to be reapplied before each use.

Abstract: A baseball mitt for fielding ground balls. The baseball mitt comprises a front shell having a unitary planar finger portion terminating with four fingertips, and a palm portion positioned below and coextensive with the planar finger portion. A thumb portion extends from the palm portion and adjacent to the planar finger portion, and a heel portion is positioned below and coextensive with the palm portion and the thumb portion. A web is disposed between the thumb portion and the planar finger portion. Additionally, a back shell covers the front shell and front and back shells are attached to one another about a peripheral edge of the respective shells.