| Today we are going to be learning some of my | | | | or rubber mallet ) OR Glove Mallet Hammer : If |
| systems for breaking in a baseball glove. Since the | | | | you opt to use a traditional hammer I suggest |
| turn of the previous century people have been | | | | you use something with a more worn down head. |
| playing baseball for leisure or professionally. And as | | | | With sharpened edgestep 2 Oiling your glove. I |
| a player, one of the typical items I hear from | | | | suspect glove oil is obligatory. I think it helps to |
| fellow team chums is the'stiffness' of a new | | | | lubricate the leather if it is dry, helps to condition |
| glove. Listen to me I'm a catcher, and some of | | | | the leather to lengthen its life, helping to soften |
| the worst gloves to break in are catchers mitts. | | | | the leather making the break-in period shorter. I |
| It also appears that the more modern and higher | | | | do use glove oil on my gloves, but carefully. And I |
| quality of the glove the harder the darn thing is! | | | | only employ a froth type in hopes that I can t |
| So now *trumpets and drum role* I'll be showing | | | | When the off season comes and you would like |
| you how I'm employed my wizardry on my mitts | | | | to store your glove in your bag or house you |
| and fielding gloves to make them soft and | | | | want to store it properly. I take my gloves out of |
| moldable.step 1 beating Your Mit | | | | my bag. step 4 Don'ts |
| This is frequently the hardest and most tedious | | | | There are loads of old wives tails surrounding the |
| step. Materials : One Hammer ( advised : ball peen | | | | method of breaking in a baseball glove. |