For Christmas I got a new glove. My high school tryouts start in March and my glove needs to be broken in. I usually like to break them in by playing catch, to better form the pocket but since it is winter in NE that isn't possible. Any ideas?
i cant go out and play-that is the problem....
no people-im not putting a 200 dollar glove in the oven
By: David H
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i cant go out and play-that is the problem....
no people-im not putting a 200 dollar glove in the oven
By: David H
About the Author:
play catch non-0stop w/ it. you got a lot of time tho
i just bought a catchers mitt a week ago and i left it with my AAU coach and he does lessons with probably 20 kids a week mostly pitching so he will break it in for me and i use it in practice but dnt do anything stupid like ive heard put in water, then freeze, then thaw, then dry it… DONT do anything crazy like that it will ruin it and you will need a new mitt just play with it
There really is no seceret formula here….Just have it with you as much as possible, working with it. Keep a ball in it, even if youre by yourself watching TV you can sit there and slam the ball into the pocket…Get it loose and just keep working with it…You will have it broke in by March, just keep at it. Use it as much as possible.
Put it in the oven at a very low temp fot 30 mins its flexible real quick.
1. Rub Shaving cream all over the glove. Make it a light coat, all around and especially in the parts that prevent you from closing the glove all the way (the outside part of the glove that touches the pinkie-side of your palm). Do not use shaving gel or those kinds of products because they don’t have the key ingredient that softens the leather.
2. Then place your glove in the oven, at 125 degrees for about 15 minutes. Once you bring it out, put shaving cream all around your hand then put your hand in the glove so that it forms around your hand. Try to keep your hand on the glove until it isn’t warm anymore. Don’t keep the glove in too long or have the oven too hot because this process slightly lessens the durability of the leather.
3. Play lots of catch.
4. Keep a Softball in your glove at all times when your not using it so that you get the pocket exactly how you want it.
5. Be rough with it. Grab the thumb and pinkie sides of the glove and break in the pinkie side of the glove that touches your palm.
put a ball in it, and put the mitt under books, or something heavy. also, whenever you play with it, tell people to throw the ball hard, and punch the inside of the mitt whenever you’re wearing it.
well there are many things you can do. first u can put a special cream in it and then put it in the oven 4 20 mmin. also u can put a ball in it then sleep on it and also just use it a lot