| Growing up all that I wanted to do is play baseball, | | | | Work the oil into the pocket of the glove and |
| and one of my favorite things to do was break in | | | | keep bending the glove at the flex point. But be |
| a new glove. Over my twenty years of existence | | | | careful do not use to much, using to much may |
| I have heard and seen some very different ways | | | | cause the padding in the glove to absorb the oil |
| to make your glove feel right on your hand. From | | | | and be heavier. |
| putting special oil on your glove and throwing it in | | | | 4.) Manufacturers Solution. Most of the major |
| the oven, to letting it soak in shaving cream | | | | glove manufacturers make their own oils that |
| overnight. But before doing any of the methods I | | | | they recommend the buy uses to break in and |
| am about to tell you about, see what the | | | | soften the leather. You can walk into any sporting |
| manufacturer suggests first. | | | | goods store and find all of the major |
| 1.) The shaving cream method. I have only heard | | | | manufacturers oils right on the shelves. |
| of this one once, but all you need is a five gallon | | | | 5.) Mink Oil or Neatsfoot Oil. Both of these oils are |
| bucket and two cans of foam style shaving | | | | great for softening and preserving leather. It |
| cream. Do NOT use shaving gels. First empty one | | | | allows the leather of the glove to become much |
| of the cans of shaving cream into the five gallon | | | | more flexible and even makes it a little |
| bucket. Then take your new glove and put and | | | | waterproof. Both of these oils are easily absorbed |
| old baseball or softball in the packet and tie the | | | | by leather, so be careful. It will eat away at non |
| glove shut. Next throw the glove in the bucket of | | | | synthetic stitching on the glove. |
| shaving cream and empty the second can on top | | | | 6.) Tanners glove oil. Tanners Glove Oil is the |
| of the baseball glove. Let the baseball glove sit | | | | highest quality glove conditioner available today. It |
| overnight, then next day most of the shaving | | | | is the choice among serious ball players at all |
| cream should be melted. Your glove with be | | | | levels, including professionals. Every season, |
| soaked, but don't worry just put it in a room that | | | | Tanners is test and proven on the toughest |
| is dry and about room temperature. Your glove | | | | proving grounds in the world...on baseball fields all |
| may take a day or two to dry, but the outcome | | | | across America. After many years of consistent |
| is a soft glove that has a pocket just the way | | | | performance, Tanners has earned its place as |
| you wanted it. | | | | "The Best Glove Oil in Baseball." Guards against |
| 2.) Vaseline method. Rub a good portion of this in | | | | harmful moisture, mold and mildew. |
| the palm and the area you want to form a good | | | | 7.) Hot Glove treatment. Although it may sound a |
| pocket. The pocket can be found by a diagonal | | | | little awkward. It does work. I was first |
| line between where your pointer finger meets | | | | introduced to it by my friend's dad who played in |
| your hand to the corner of the palm opposite | | | | the minors for a few years. Simply apply the |
| your thumb. Once you have rubbed a good | | | | product to the glove and place it in the oven for |
| amount into the pocket of the glove go out and | | | | four minutes at three hundred degrees. But use |
| have a catch. When your done tossing the | | | | caution the glove is going to be hot when it |
| baseball around throw a baseball in the pocket and | | | | comes out of the oven. |
| tie it shut for a couple of weeks. | | | | Those are a few ways that I have heard of and |
| 3.) Saddle soap. This method of softening the | | | | seen to break in a baseball glove. Whatever way |
| glove is applied just like the Vaseline method. | | | | you choose to break in your glove is up to you. |