How to Reshape a Wilson Catcher's Glove
Wilson catcher's gloves are among the industry's easiest gloves to use for catchers. Wilson has been making baseball gloves of all types for decades and its reputation is quite solid. When it comes to catcher's gloves, the Wilson A2000 model (retail $200) is a must-have for catchers at the high school level and above. The glove is easy to handle and easy to reshape or break in.
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Instructions
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Work your catching hand into the glove and start to open and close it. While it is quite stiff at the start, it will get more flexible with time and use. However, most catchers want to start breaking the glove in quickly. The first thing you should do is play catch with a hard thrower to see how the glove reacts. You should notice the pocket getting just a bit deeper.
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Spread shaving cream throughout the pocket of the glove. Shaving creams contains lanolin and will be absorbed by the area around the pocket, thumb and fingers. Work the shaving cream in thoroughly. After about 15 minutes, you can wipe any excess off the glove and remove any moisture. Play catch for 15 to 20 minutes and you should notice greater flexibility.
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Rub glove oil in the pocket of the glove. Glove oil comes in a small plastic bottle (approximately 6 oz.) and you should put three or four squirts into the pocket of the glove. Rub it in with your fingers. You do not want to use a cloth or a rag to apply it because the cloth will absorb the oil.
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Put a baseball in the pocket and use both hands to close the glove as tightly as possible. Tie a belt or a rope around the outside of the glove to keep it from opening. You are doing this to create greater flexibility in the glove and to form a deeper pocket. The glove oil will make the glove easier to operate and make the leather easier to operate. Let the glove stay like this overnight.
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Remove the belt or rope from the outside of the glove. Your glove is now ready to go. It may still feel a bit stiff, but that will go away as you use the catcher's glove more and it gets broken in.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't use glove oil on the glove for more than two nights. You don't want a Wilson catcher's glove to get too loose.
