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BusyJohnSohn
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What do you guys do to break in your glove, ive tried everything, ive even bought the oil and shit, my glove is just a stubborn bitch
May 28 2006 8:09PM
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drewishish
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use it. put a ball in it with a strong rubber band around it. use it. use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.use it.
May 28 2006 8:12PM
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Gnarshred
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One time i heard put it under your matress for a few days...but i dont play baseball.

my suggestion would be to just use it...
May 28 2006 8:12PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
use it. it'll eventually start to form. i've had mine for 2 years and am still workin it in
May 28 2006 8:20PM
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sniper_6
Posts: 1919 - Karma: 1,573
use the oil as directed, rubberband it shut around a ball at night, dont get frustrated
May 28 2006 8:41PM
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jd_1260
Posts: 1192 - Karma: 293
I put a ball and rubber band around mine then puit it under my pillow.
May 28 2006 8:51PM
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BusyJohnSohn
Posts: 3483 - Karma: 29
the directions are so general though. Where should I put the oil, how shoiuld I apply it, how much of it should I use? I try to use it as much as possible, Ive been using it almost every day for the past few weeks and Ive had it for like 2 years.
May 28 2006 8:51PM
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EastCoastPride
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yeah don't be afraid to use the oil pretty liberally. i always use shaving cream too. at night, wrap a ball in it, put 8000 rubber bands around it, and put it under your mattress. catch balls with it. catch balls. play catch. use it. throw and catch. use it. get it dirty, throw it around, treat it like a bitch, but it's tough love. then lick it.
May 28 2006 11:29PM
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slimbruddah
Posts: 2611 - Karma: 25
hmm... im not the baseball player myself but id say...... buy a used one.... or use a new one. The time will come when the "break-in-ness" sets in.
Be patient young grasshopper.
May 28 2006 11:42PM
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Travapple.
Posts: 6787 - Karma: 88
what brand is it? some break in better than others
Jun 24 2006 1:55PM
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Beamer12
Posts: 3227 - Karma: 46
i just bought a new ssk at the beginning of the season for like 230 and it was soposed to be "field ready" but it wasent..so i bought this stuff called dr glove..its this foam stuff you rub in the glove and then put it in the oven in a low temp for like 5 minutes..then you repeat that like 3 times..works like a charm
Jun 24 2006 2:04PM
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ECshredder
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yea my new omaha pro is fucking tight as hell. Just get one of the pitchers on your team to throw hard to you for a little while at practice and she will break right in after a while
Jun 24 2006 3:26PM
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Beamer12
Posts: 3227 - Karma: 46
i have this glove also cause im a left fielder..its a rawlings pro prefiered and it broke in so well..i could use it in a game within a week of breaking it in

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Jun 24 2006 3:30PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,816
soak it in a bucket of water rubberbanded around a ball overnight and then oil it once it's dried.
Jun 24 2006 3:37PM
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punkrock32
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 21
just play a lot of catch with it, it will break in. What kind of glove do you have? I have an A2000 and an A3000 and both broke in very easy and im very satisfied with them. If anyone is planning on getting a new glove, look at the 2000's and 3000's.
Jun 24 2006 4:16PM
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Travapple.
Posts: 6787 - Karma: 88
^^why would you put leather in water? it wouldnt be good for the glove
Jun 24 2006 4:17PM
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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
put the glove in ur garage and have a car park on it overnight and should be good. and put shaving cream on it b4 as well
Jun 24 2006 5:05PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
i just got the wilson a3000 kg4 for half price on this website some place in colorado and im trying everything to break it in i usually take some rubberband and basballs and put weight on it and leave it for a couple days then just work in the fingers or my cuzin took his to an actually breaking in place for gloves it cost like 30$
Jun 24 2006 5:19PM
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liukangkid
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 82
use it but dont abuse it
Jun 24 2006 5:20PM
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meggers
Posts: 2094 - Karma: 70
everything eveyone else has said, oil it, put a ball in it and wrap it at night. the only other thing i used to do with mine was that when i was just hanging out and watching tv or eating dinner and stuff....i used to open it and sit on it so almost to flatten it out....worked for me.
Jun 24 2006 5:34PM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
O.K. Heres what i do, and what they do at UNC to break them in.

1) take a baseball, and duct tape it to the end of a foot long pvc pipe.

2) Soak the glove in water, and form the pocket, curl the fingers in, do whatever so it has the shape you want.

3) let the glove dry out, so it doesnt get extra heavy.

4) Use hot glove foam, it works better than oil. Hot glove it once, work in the glove. Then Hot glove again.

At that point the glove is good for field use (especially if you play infield).

5) use it a lot, and hot gloving will make it softer, and it will retain its smooth texture.
Jun 24 2006 6:29PM
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