Comments on: How to Break in a Baseball Glove http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/19/how-to-break-in-a-baseball-glove/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jordan http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/19/how-to-break-in-a-baseball-glove/comment-page-1/#comment-112644 Jordan Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:26:39 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2658#comment-112644 I never had any idea there were so many ideas about how to soften a glove. Heating it in the oven, beating it with a bat, and running it over with a car never would have occurred to me in a million years. Very interesting. The last time I bought a baseball glove, I bought a tube of Nokona to go with it, and I like it. My real problem is that I never get to use it much. Most of my friends aren't big baseball, or sports, lovers. Ultimately, What I want is for my glove (a Rawlings) to last over twenty years like my dad's old softball mitt. I never had any idea there were so many ideas about how to soften a glove. Heating it in the oven, beating it with a bat, and running it over with a car never would have occurred to me in a million years. Very interesting. The last time I bought a baseball glove, I bought a tube of Nokona to go with it, and I like it. My real problem is that I never get to use it much. Most of my friends aren’t big baseball, or sports, lovers. Ultimately, What I want is for my glove (a Rawlings) to last over twenty years like my dad’s old softball mitt.

]]> By: Josh http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/19/how-to-break-in-a-baseball-glove/comment-page-1/#comment-111611 Josh Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:20:57 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2658#comment-111611 What I do is I get the nokona glove conditioner, rub that into the pocket, the web and the creases where the glove opens and closes and then throw a ball in the pocket and wrap an Ace bandage around it, let it sit in the hot car for a day or 2 then go at it with the ball mallet or just throwing a ball into the pocket. This has worked very well on my Rawlings heart of the hide glove. What I do is I get the nokona glove conditioner, rub that into the pocket, the web and the creases where the glove opens and closes and then throw a ball in the pocket and wrap an Ace bandage around it, let it sit in the hot car for a day or 2 then go at it with the ball mallet or just throwing a ball into the pocket. This has worked very well on my Rawlings heart of the hide glove.

]]> By: Trey http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/19/how-to-break-in-a-baseball-glove/comment-page-1/#comment-108754 Trey Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:30:06 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2658#comment-108754 hey you can also put rubber bands around the pocket then slip a baseball in there and stick it in the freezer it works it just might be a little hard so put some petrolium jelly on it that's all hey you can also put rubber bands around the pocket then slip a baseball in there and stick it in the freezer it works it just might be a little hard so put some petrolium jelly on it that’s all

]]> By: MIke http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/19/how-to-break-in-a-baseball-glove/comment-page-1/#comment-108177 MIke Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:33:38 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2658#comment-108177 Mink oil and tie a ball in the pocket! Re- mink oil a few weeks every year pre spring training camp. My dad taught me this. I used it on my (then) new Wilson glove for my endeavors at 3rd and short. The palm has the "autograph" Mark "the bird" Fidrych in it. (for you "old schoolers" out there, you get an idea the age of this mitt) I just handed this glove down to my youngest son as he started his little league career this season. He is loving the game so he will be getting his own glove to break in this year. Thats right boys and girls, my little league and high school years and 2 sons later (some 30+ years of service) this old mitt is still "shagging flys" and "scooping grounders"!! Need i say more about the properties of Mink oil!!! Mink oil and tie a ball in the pocket! Re- mink oil a few weeks every year pre spring training camp.

My dad taught me this. I used it on my (then) new Wilson glove for my endeavors at 3rd and short. The palm has the “autograph” Mark “the bird” Fidrych in it. (for you “old schoolers” out there, you get an idea the age of this mitt) I just handed this glove down to my youngest son as he started his little league career this season. He is loving the game so he will be getting his own glove to break in this year.

Thats right boys and girls, my little league and high school years and 2 sons later (some 30+ years of service) this old mitt is still “shagging flys” and “scooping grounders”!!

Need i say more about the properties of Mink oil!!!

]]> By: collin http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/19/how-to-break-in-a-baseball-glove/comment-page-1/#comment-106673 collin Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:00:45 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2658#comment-106673 i just ordered a wilson a2000. so i was looking up on different sites on how to break it in. it doesnt really say what the oproper way your glove should close? i just ordered a wilson a2000. so i was looking up on different sites on how to break it in. it doesnt really say what the oproper way your glove should close?

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