Glove Mit
What is the best way to break in a catchers mit?
i’m a catcher in softball, and i got a new catchers glove last summer, but unfortunately, i haven’t been able to use it a lot because of injuries & lately, my Minnesota winter weather. it is still too cold here to play catch outside, but i’m starting practice next week.
During the summer, i did the put two balls in it and tie it with a rope and leave it thing, but it didn’t break it in as much as i had hoped. I have never used the oils or shaving cream tricks. Are those the way to go?? or should i stick with the balls in the glove trick?
i’m looking for a quick & efficient way of breaking my mitt in.
thank you! 
Everyone in the world will have different methods of breaking in a glove. But the two objectives will not change from any perspective. You are trying to loosen the leather and form a pocket. With that goal in mind, oiling the glove is essential to loosening and conditioning. Some people say to use Neatsfoot but I prefer to keep my gloves a little longer and that crap will ruin leather in about 2 years. You can use a petroleum based oil such as Vaseline or use a lanolin based like Lexol Leather Conditioner. Lexol does make a Neatsfoot/Lanolin mixed product if you still prefer. But as far as leather care, if you have any leather conditioner laying around for golf shoes or leather shoes that will do fine. You only need a small amount in the hinge area of the glove.
If you are in a hurry, use the leather conditioner – a small amount, more is not better or quicker. Then bake the glove at 325 degrees for about 4 minutes – and put it on immediately – JUST KIDDING, DON’T DO THAT – don’t bake your glove as some people say, unless you are hungry and have some steak sauce. But I do like to start working it back and forth opening and closing it as soon as possible. Then you need to play catch as much as possible. Go the batting cage and catch the balls instead of hitting them. You should be able to get a glove playable in about 3 hours this way.
But for the next week, when your glove is not in use place a ball in the pocket and tie it up. I like to keep my gloves stored with a ball in the pocket at all times.
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