217093 1347 Sports & Fitness Baseball Baseball Equipment true Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:40:43 -0800 sports, sport, baseball, equipment, glove, new, brand, break-in, break, in, breaking, oil, condition, leather, wear, ball How To Break In a New Baseball Glove http://www.howcast.com/videos/217093-How-To-Break-In-A-New-Baseball-Glove http://www.howcast.com/videos/217093-How-To-Break-In-A-New-Baseball-Glove/edit live 3 Kyle_du_Ford http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 1256 80906 5166 0 Step Oil down the glove Apply a little glove oil or leather conditioner to a clean rag and rub it into the glove, wiping off any excess. All the leather will benefit from being conditioned, but concentrate on the palm and the hinge, or breaking point.

]]> 80907 5167 0 Tip Don’t use too much glove oil—you can always apply more later—and don’t use oils not formulated for leather, which can cause the glove to harden and crack.

]]> 80908 5168 0 Step Flex Fold the glove at the hinge, or breaking point. This area needs to be flexible, so squeeze and work the glove from this point across the palm to loosen it up a little.

]]> 80909 5169 0 Step Rubber band the glove shut Place a ball—a baseball for a baseball glove, a softball for a softball glove—into the palm and rubber band it shut for a night or two before using, and after use each day for at least a few weeks.

]]> 80910 5170 0 Tip Never submerge your glove or heat it. These techniques might loosen up the leather quickly, but they can also ruin it and will almost certainly shorten the life of the glove.

]]> 80911 5171 0 Step Play catch The best way to break in a glove is naturally—by using it. Play catch with it as much as possible before using it in a game.

]]> 80912 5172 0 Step Allow it to dry If your glove gets wet, allow it to dry on its own, rub it with a little oil to condition it again, and get back out there.

]]> 80913 5173 0 Fact There are position-specific gloves in baseball for first basemen, pitchers, and catchers.

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