How to Break in a New Baseball Glove

Try the inverted glove trick for extra break-in. This can also be used for a makeshift opposite hand glove for skill building.

There are now foams available in sporting goods stores. Apply the foam and lather into the glove. Place glove in a 300-degree oven for four minutes. 

Work glove repeatedly every which way while still warm for 10 minutes. 

Repeat this process four to five times. After taking the glove out of the oven for the last time, insert a baseball or softball into the glove's sweetspot - or where you'll most likely be wanting to catch the ball. Allow the glove to cool around the ball. This method is akin to breaking in a new glove for six months.

Store underneath mattress overnight and sleep on it.

Avoid plastic gloves at all costs.

Rather than buy foam from a sporting goods store, cough up a dollar and use regular shaving cream (not gel). Used it all the time to condition gloves. 

Cheaper and works better.

Beat the glove every which way. Be careful not to injure your hand.

Throw the ball into the glove repeatedly and as hard as possible.

Breaking in your new glove may take some time, so be patient with the process.

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