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Great question. The hammer hits harder and is more pin point accurate. I can do more work with less hits on the glove vs the mallet which has a larger ball shaped head and can be used in place of or before throwing a ball. Personally I prefer to use the break in ball for that part of the pocket and palm shaping process. I use the hammer + ball combo for most of my break in work although we make a great mallet as well.

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got it in Tokyo - search baseman and baseball mario, they have Rakuten / online shops

OPEN the wrist while breaking it in and close it back up!

I would try a full condition, reglue of the pocket and relace and then try to reshape it at the same time. I would do a little Aso-style hot water on the palm.

Thanks for sharing! I will be on the lookout for one.

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~105 / 110 F works well. Not too hot. Not too long. Make sure you dry your glove!!!

I am not familiar with the made in china models but the made in japan models go for $300-$400 used if in good condition. Regardless of origin it should be pretty good if sold originally in the Japanese market.

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YES , but PP’s have the palm liner to worry about. So do Wilson’s but the palm liner on the Rawlings can be sort of delicate. The dipping usually does not cause damage. It’s the drying or lack of that is usually the issue. If you open the heel after you shape it and relace after it’s much better for drying but an extra process. Make sure your water is mineral free or without heavy minerals. Bad water can leave mineral spots on the leather as it dries. For a PP I would use: 110-120 degree water Dip for 20-30 seconds, pushing lightly on hinges as soon as you feel it start to bend it’s done. Max 45 seconds and pull from the water. Squeeze as much water out as you can quickly and then start shaping. Hang dry. No direct fan, it will over dry the leather. Let it dry naturally with some circulation for 2/3/4 days depending on the humidity of your climate. Once dry condition with a natural conditioner to restore some oil content to the glove. Make sure to get all surfaces. I do this by hand. Wait a day or at least an hour before starting to bend on your glove, let it soak in. After that use a Break in Ball to finish shaping / pocket work and start playing catch. Good time to buff the glove as well, the heat brings all of the oil back to the surface of the leather, protecting the leather and making it slightly glossy. Buffed gloves pick up less IF dirt. My experience is that the gloves coming back broken in this way have great pockets and play really good catch for how stiff they still are. That’s the biggest takeaway for me: I can deliver to customers gloves that still look really new, still feels like a $500 glove that hasn’t had someone’s hand in it and hasn’t been beat to crap with a mallet. The gloves are still stiff but with great hinges and a great palm / pocket and they play catch great. So now instead of dropping balls and continually trying to figure your glove out you can just put it on and tweak it a bit and it’s out there able to go 80% game ready right away. I’ve had many customers report receiving their gloves, playing with the shaping a bit at home, bringing it to warmup and then gaming it.

Yes you should. Use something natural.

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I think the Mizuno Prexy Kip is some of the best glove leather. It performs really well and also has an ultra-premium feel. The gloves made from this leather are lightweight but don't feel light to the hand, the leather feels thick and has a little sponge to it like a Horween leather but it is definitely thinner and lighter which is cool. Other great leathers include the Wilson Staff steer and kip, both are a level above Wilson's A2K leather offerings in the US... Zett, SSK, Atoms, Trinity amongst others all offer premium grade steer hide as well as multiple type of kip and wagyu.

It might be. That would be pretty rad. Let's keep it going!!!

That is the 11.75" AZ GLOVE LAB limited release - you can check out @azglovelab on instagram although the owner Chris now works for Nokona gloves so expect more great stuff from them as well.

Yes it is, this one with the stock kip plays really well.

you will feel differently if you actually handled these gloves, the quality and leather difference is very noticeable.

The rest of us will get a Time Machine I guess.

If the leather is stiff and good quality it does.

Where are you buying it at? Looking for reputable seller

He probably wants a bit of a deeper pocket and shape a bit like a utility glove. Honestly though it's a personal preference.

If you have the right type of oil it's fine. Try to find a product that is all natural.

Yes it's a 10'" ball

The main point of the setup is spotting the pocket and then forming / shaping around that one spot so that when you get it to the point that you can go catch, ideally with a harder thrower, heavies, machine. The mitt is already ready to go from a pocket perspective. It saves time reducing the mis catches / not getting the pocket that you usually get when breaking in a CM. Saves time and also helps the CM break in more "perfectly." With catchers mitts there really isn't any way that I have found to speed up break ins other than catching a lot of bullpens. So when I get the glove ready to start catching I want it already shaped and formed. It's made a big difference for me in the final result.

Hopefully with the sift ban the US will start playing a more exciting brand of baseball. At Least start moving runners etc..

Mizuno, Slugger, Trinity Grit, Atoms, SSK, and be on the look out for Slaps

@@waldenglove Which is your favorite Japanese made gloves? I’m having trouble finding a person or website to buy any of them and EBay is limited.

@@robertbrillhart5961 Slugger, SSK are two go tos.

Zett is solid! the Zett Pro Status line is actually made in Japan. If you want a Japanese glove brand that's actually made in Japan, be careful with Mizuno and SSK because many of their gloves are made in China. For Mizuno specifically you need to buy the limited edition or crafted edition in order to get a glove made in Haga, Japan.

Ik I'm not the channel, but from my experience, the difference is pretty small. I use a rubberball glove for my baseball league, and the palm has no padding, but it feels hardly thinner than my 44 japan select. Imo, ones on ebay are steals.

Also, you can import a really nice heart of the hide for under 200 dollars if you find a good seller.

Thanks for the info

agree with everything said here! go get those Wannabe Hero's