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re: How should I break in my kid's baseball glove?
Posted on 10/31/15 at 8:47 pm to hobbs4lsu
Posted on 10/31/15 at 8:47 pm to hobbs4lsu
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Have broken in multiple gloves this way, including for a college all American. Totally dunk glove underwater. Pat dry, then pound pocket with butt of bat. Apply glovoleum, then insert 2 baseballs to shaped as desired, wrap in towel with belt until dry.
Two baseballs would seem counterintuitive but it's definitely a good idea, for all fielders gloves.
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Posted on 10/31/15 at 8:50 pm to ATL-TIGER-732
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Neatsfoot oil
Yep. I still remember the smell.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 8:51 pm to pelicanpride
Sicko
Posted on 10/31/15 at 9:21 pm to DummyKim
Park the truck on top for a few hours.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 9:31 pm to pelicanpride
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He is 3
not so subtle attempt at troll.
at the serious responses on breaking in a glove for someone who still wears pull ups to bedThis post was edited on 10/31/15 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 10/31/15 at 9:43 pm to pelicanpride
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He is 3, and there is no way he catch with this glove.
Got news for you - he ain't going to catch with it broken in, either.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 9:44 pm to pelicanpride
Saddle soap, put ball in pocket and put inbetween mattresses.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 10:01 pm to Ed Osteen
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Oil it up and frick it
I knew this response would be somewhere in here.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 10:03 pm to sullivanct19a
2 balls equal deep pocket, but to each his own.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 10:15 pm to pelicanpride
Rub it down and stick it in the oven. Later on when you're putting out 200-300 on a glove that he'll keep forever you can break it in right way.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 11:13 pm to go_tigres
If he's an athletic/coordinated 3 year old the best way to break a glove in is to play some catch. Bring him out to the park. The longer the throws, the better the impact on the new glove. It's a physics type deal.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 11:29 pm to Grilled Bald Eagle
For the people saying that a 3 yr old couldn't catch a baseball, I don't think that's accurate. My kid isn't particularly athletic, but he would be capable of catching it if the glove would stay in the open position when I toss it to him. The problem is that the glove is brand new, and he doesn't have the the hand strength to open it.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 11:32 pm to pelicanpride
I always broke it in by oiling it, putting a ball in it, putting some rubber bands around it, and parking the car on it overnight.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:32 am to pelicanpride
Edge shave gel and some elbow grease.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:40 am to whit
I found the same thing
I played for 18 years and did this to my new glove one time and it became real flimsy.... Would not suggest
I played for 18 years and did this to my new glove one time and it became real flimsy.... Would not suggest
Posted on 11/1/15 at 1:32 am to pelicanpride
Kid has no shot if his dad believes a glove is used to catch a ball rather than redirect it into the throwing hand.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 1:36 am to Meauxjeaux
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Posted on 11/1/15 at 4:00 am to pelicanpride
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He is 3
Throw a couple 90mph heaters at him. The blood from his face will make the leather very soft.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 5:02 am to pelicanpride
This absolutely works
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To get started, you'll need a jar of vasoline, a pillow slip, a shoe string, and old baseball, and your new glove. First, dip two to three fingers in the jar of vasoline and get a good amount on your fingers. Use your fingers to apply the vasoline to the entire glove surface, front and back, with just a little extra amount applied to the glove area where it flexes/bends. The amount applied to the glove should be just a little more than just a light film covering. After applying the vasoline, place the old baseball in the glove pocket to help form the glove and secure it in place wrapping/tying a shoe strong around the glove.
Now, place the glove inside the old pillow slip and tie a knot towards the top of the pillow slip opening to keep the glove from coming out. Put the pillow slip/glove into the clothes dryer, place on moderate heat setting for approx 20 mins (enough time to allow the vasoline to soak into the leather). Remove the glove from the dryer and pillow slip, rub in any undesolved vasoline, and you're ready to play with your new broken in glove!
Posted on 11/1/15 at 5:46 am to pelicanpride
Never put Vaseline on a glove or put the glove in an oven.
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