How to Break In a Leather Baseball Glove
Many baseball players will tell you that leather fielding gloves and mitts need a lot of tender loving care. Try the following for a great start in your relationship with your glove.
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Instructions
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Use your glove often. Playing catch is the best way to break in a new baseball glove.
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Rub the pocket linings of the glove with linseed oil, saddle soap or shaving cream.
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Let the glove dry on its own if it gets wet - placing it near a heat source or using a hair dryer will cause the leather to crack.
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Place a baseball in the glove's pocket when the glove is not in use, and wrap a rubber band tightly around the glove; this will gradually give it a catching shape.
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Tips & Warnings
There are several creams designed to treat new leather gloves.
Follow the same steps for leather mitts used by first basemen and catchers.
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Comments
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leecat
May 15, 2009
when i was younger we used to rub plenty of shaving cream into the glove. then place a softball into the webbing and tightly wrap the whole glove with cord or twine. then place it in a cool dry place and after a week the glove was a hell of alot softer and held its shape indefinitely. -
Aug 27, 2006
Rub your oil/cream on the glove, let it dry for a few minutes, then hit it with a baseball bat for a while.
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Aug 27, 2006
Rub your oil/cream on the glove, let it dry for a few minutes, then hit it with a baseball bat for a while.
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Aug 08, 2006
Keep one ball in the pocket tied tight and sleep with it under the mattress. Use softeners until it's as soft as you like, and play as much catch as possible. Lastly push down on the top of the glove, forcing the fingers down toward the heel to widen the glove and soften the leather.
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Aug 08, 2006
Put two baseballs in the pocket, wrap it with a shoelace, and put it under your mattress for a few nights.
