Thank you. This is the best video I found on the subject, and this is the method I chose. No other video I watched seemed to even consider the negative impacts of using water or inadvertently softening the parts of the glove you want to remain stiff. I've been breaking in four gloves over the past week and it's still a work in progress.
I’m glad it was helpful! This may not be the quickest way but if you want your glove to last, this is definitely the best way! Good luck with your break in!
Best video I've seen on this topic. Thank you for explaining everything so well and so clear. Just got a new Miken 13.5" Pro Series and it is not as game ready as they claimed by any means.
Just got an A2000 and was pressured to get it steamed because I was kinda in a time crunch but I need It to last so I didn’t, this definitely has helped and would definitely recommend
I have a brand new Rawlings glove and I am trying to break it in by throwing with my brother and he throws as hard as he can so he can break it in (by the way I am a boy this is my mom’s account) 👌🏻
You can steam a glove. I would recommend glove Steam for no more than one minute and half twice. It’s a short cut, but you still have to play catch with the glove for about a week to form the pocket. You want to keep a ball in your glove when you’re not using it, rather than to stuff it away in your equipment bag. You’re going to form the pocket from the force of catching the ball in the pocket. But, you can steam a glove. For a very short duration anything over one minute thirty seconds and you’re probably going to run the risk of damaging the glove or the glove breaking down more quickly than usual, especially with a top of the line glove like the A2000. Also, you run the risk of the color dye of the glove starting to run a little bit if you over steam your glove. You can always steam your glove again but just for a very short duration and not over a minute and a half in the steamer. If you steam the glove for a longer duration of four or five minutes than you run the risk of hardening the leather and it will turn out as he described in the video with a floppy pocket. That isn’t what you want especially for a top of the line glove. But, you have to play catch with the glove for at least one week to properly break in your glove.
Love your content bro! All your videos are well put-together and are easy to watch. A lot of youtubers have the bad habit of talking too much but you don’t have that issue. Keep it up bro!!
There is a guy on FB that breaks in gloves. My lord he is like months behind. I feel bad for those who wont get their gloves back before the season and those wasting time just sitting there waiting for the guy to get back to them. Thats two months they could have broken it in. I like to break mine in for my son so it fits to his hand and his preference.
Might be a weird questioin, but what if I don't know the shape I want? I have only ever broken in gloves by playing catch repeatedly. Would you suggest I look at one of my other gloves, or how do I determine how it should close or what pocket size I need? Thanks
@@TUFF-Flicks I love it! And since you have a good deal for it you should get it because normally they cost around 250 dollars. It does take a while to break in but it’s worth it!
Good video .. 1 question. I'm an old guy. I HAVE NOTICED THAT KIDS NOW ARE BREAKING IN THEIR GLOVES AND I THINK YOU CALLED IT FLARING THE THUMB AND PINKY??? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT THEIR GLOVE TO LOOK LIKE THAT BUT EVEN WORSE TO WORK LIKE THAT? IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND SEEMS TO MAKE THE POCKET NAROW AND SHALLOWER? I HAVE ALWAYS BENT THE THUMB IN AND PUSHED THE FINGERS DOWN TOWARDS THE HEEL OF THE GLOVE. THIS CREATES A DEEP POCKET AND A BOWL/SCOOP SHAPED GLOVE . IF A BALL HITS ANYWHERE ORHER THAN THE POCKET . THE SHAPE OF THE SCOOP AND THUMB BENT IN WILL FUNNEL BALLS TOWARD THE POCKET. FLARED OUT PINKY AND THUMB WILL LET THE BALL WORK AWAY FROM THE POCKET?? AGAIN EVEN IF SOMEONE COULD EXPLAIN TO ME WHY FLARING THE THUMB AND PINKY OUT MAKES THE GLOVE WORK BETTER. I STILL WOULD NEVER BREAK MY GLOVE IN THAT WAY.. BECAUSE IT LOOKS LAME AS SHIT!! BUSH LEAUGE FLARING PINKY AND THUMB..
I believe the one vs 2 break points is a choice you make in how you break the glove in. I think a lot of glove content creators prefer 2 break points but my kids naturally gravitate toward one hinge/break due to lack of hand size and strength.
People are really impatient and wanna their stuff over and I always have just played catch for weeks or months 😂. But ima get a mallet for my next glove
Check out 914 Ball Gloves or Ball Glove King. They have great break in videos and explain when and why you would want to use hot water. TLDR: hot water is for shaping the glove rather than breaking it in.
What if you don’t have any of these things to break in glove. Can you just simply go outside and play catch??? Thank you very much if you can respond back.
i steamed my first glove and regret it a little because once it got formed after being steamed it stayed but i just got a new glove and i’m doing it this way which is perfect
Is there a different way u should break in gloves from different brands like should I break in a Rawlings glove different than I would break in a Wilson glove?
Not necessarily it’s more about the pattern. Certain gloves that are formed to have deeper pockets should be broken in closer to thumb to pinky close, where shallower gloves will be more thumb to middle. Lmk if that helps👍
It varies based on preference and glove but I’d say around an hour of malleting and multiple rounds of catch. It’s best to break it up in sessions tho and not do it all at once.
If you play catch, focus on catching the ball in the pocket to help break in the web. Honestly that part of the glove doesn’t need a whole lot done to it.
Yea the steamer literally doesn't do that. I've seen plenty of a2000 put in the steamer for 5+ minutes and doesn't loosen up a damn thing. You still have to beat the hell out of it.
It’s the hard way, but it’s the right way
The riiiight way- to break in a glove
Thank you. This is the best video I found on the subject, and this is the method I chose. No other video I watched seemed to even consider the negative impacts of using water or inadvertently softening the parts of the glove you want to remain stiff. I've been breaking in four gloves over the past week and it's still a work in progress.
I’m glad it was helpful! This may not be the quickest way but if you want your glove to last, this is definitely the best way! Good luck with your break in!
This helped me out breaking in my glove
Best video I’ve found on how to properly break in a glove. Keep up the good work!!!
Great video! Very informative! This will definitely help me break in my new Wilson A2000.
Speaking of steamers and pounding pads, when I bought my first A2000 for my birthday I saw a kid steaming his little franklins t-ball glove 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣
That's cute and funny
i bet it cost more than the glove
@@jakegeater prolly 😂 😂
Best video I've seen on this topic. Thank you for explaining everything so well and so clear. Just got a new Miken 13.5" Pro Series and it is not as game ready as they claimed by any means.
Just got an A2000 and was pressured to get it steamed because I was kinda in a time crunch but I need It to last so I didn’t, this definitely has helped and would definitely recommend
How has your glove broken in? I just got my A2000 today and I’m going to start to break in process this week.
greatest video ever. been searching and finally found the perfect video, bravo !
general piece of advice, dont wrap your glove with any thin strings, and for infield gloves use an 11” Softball and for outfield use a 12” softball
Just ordered my a2000 💪🏻
Great video! Can you do one on how to break in a catcher's glove?
it just takes a little patience, it takes a little time..
A little perseverance and a little uphill climb
Hello fellow She-Ra! Fan.
@@korkshingucci4064 You might not think it’s worth it, you might begin to doubt
I have a brand new Rawlings glove and I am trying to break it in by throwing with my brother and he throws as hard as he can so he can break it in (by the way I am a boy this is my mom’s account) 👌🏻
At first I read that as you were throwing it AT your brother 😂
You can steam a glove. I would recommend glove Steam for no more than one minute and half twice. It’s a short cut, but you still have to play catch with the glove for about a week to form the pocket. You want to keep a ball in your glove when you’re not using it, rather than to stuff it away in your equipment bag. You’re going to form the pocket from the force of catching the ball in the pocket. But, you can steam a glove. For a very short duration anything over one minute thirty seconds and you’re probably going to run the risk of damaging the glove or the glove breaking down more quickly than usual, especially with a top of the line glove like the A2000. Also, you run the risk of the color dye of the glove starting to run a little bit if you over steam your glove. You can always steam your glove again but just for a very short duration and not over a minute and a half in the steamer. If you steam the glove for a longer duration of four or five minutes than you run the risk of hardening the leather and it will turn out as he described in the video with a floppy pocket. That isn’t what you want especially for a top of the line glove. But, you have to play catch with the glove for at least one week to properly break in your glove.
This guy is SOOOOOO helpful
Great video Kid! Good info! When I was your a age it was a ball, a belt and a bucket of water.
Thank You! The times have surely changed, I wish I would have known this stuff earlier.
This was very helpful.
You've got a new subscriber, going over basics and teaching new tricks.
Awesome, thank you!
Love your content bro! All your videos are well put-together and are easy to watch. A lot of youtubers have the bad habit of talking too much but you don’t have that issue. Keep it up bro!!
Thank you! Your videos are great too👊keep it up👍
quick question should I use the hot water treatment on a colored(royal blue) a2000 or just simply do the mallet?
There is a guy on FB that breaks in gloves. My lord he is like months behind. I feel bad for those who wont get their gloves back before the season and those wasting time just sitting there waiting for the guy to get back to them. Thats two months they could have broken it in. I like to break mine in for my son so it fits to his hand and his preference.
Totally late comment but that shirt is dope! Love Shigeaki Aso the glove guru
Might be a weird questioin, but what if I don't know the shape I want? I have only ever broken in gloves by playing catch repeatedly. Would you suggest I look at one of my other gloves, or how do I determine how it should close or what pocket size I need? Thanks
Currently breaking in a mizuno pro select glove. Thank you for this video
How is it? I’m thinking of getting one. Found a great deal for one of them.
@@TUFF-Flicks I love it! And since you have a good deal for it you should get it because normally they cost around 250 dollars. It does take a while to break in but it’s worth it!
@@blakeglassie6776 nice bro! Thanks.
Good video ..
1 question. I'm an old guy. I HAVE NOTICED THAT KIDS NOW ARE BREAKING IN THEIR GLOVES AND I THINK YOU CALLED IT FLARING THE THUMB AND PINKY??? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT THEIR GLOVE TO LOOK LIKE THAT BUT EVEN WORSE TO WORK LIKE THAT? IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND SEEMS TO MAKE THE POCKET NAROW AND SHALLOWER?
I HAVE ALWAYS BENT THE THUMB IN AND PUSHED THE FINGERS DOWN TOWARDS THE HEEL OF THE GLOVE.
THIS CREATES A DEEP POCKET AND A BOWL/SCOOP SHAPED GLOVE . IF A BALL HITS ANYWHERE ORHER THAN THE POCKET . THE SHAPE OF THE SCOOP AND THUMB BENT IN WILL FUNNEL BALLS TOWARD THE POCKET.
FLARED OUT PINKY AND THUMB WILL LET THE BALL WORK AWAY FROM THE POCKET??
AGAIN EVEN IF SOMEONE COULD EXPLAIN TO ME WHY FLARING THE THUMB AND PINKY OUT MAKES THE GLOVE WORK BETTER. I STILL WOULD NEVER BREAK MY GLOVE IN THAT WAY.. BECAUSE IT LOOKS LAME AS SHIT!! BUSH LEAUGE FLARING PINKY AND THUMB..
Do all gloves have two break points
And how many does a Wilson a500 youth have
I believe the one vs 2 break points is a choice you make in how you break the glove in. I think a lot of glove content creators prefer 2 break points but my kids naturally gravitate toward one hinge/break due to lack of hand size and strength.
I’m breaking in a Rawlings glove right now and it is really stiff so hoping this will help
Great advice, and a great channel my friend.
what do you think i should do i have an A2000 and when i try and closeit
Great vid bro!
Like your glove frames too, where did you get them?
People are really impatient and wanna their stuff over and I always have just played catch for weeks or months 😂. But ima get a mallet for my next glove
How long do u think a pro preferred take to break in I just got one today
Depending on how much you work on it, I would say 1-2 hours of mallet work and multiple rounds of catch
@@GoatGloves u think it can break in that fast
How long it took you too get your glove that way, been trying but my want to fold thumb to ring
Great thank you braking my glove this way. Question song in the background??🤔
blueberry faygo
@@nickhernandez3432 he’s welcome
Yo channel is a vibe gang!! Just got my son son in baseball I never played but excited goodlooking on the tips bro!!
Appreciate it!!
What about putting hot water to loosen up the leather? Will it ruin the leather?
Check out 914 Ball Gloves or Ball Glove King. They have great break in videos and explain when and why you would want to use hot water.
TLDR: hot water is for shaping the glove rather than breaking it in.
How do u feel about hot watering a tan 44 glove?
I just picked up a 44 and I feel like they break in about the same as the a2000 so I would just stick to the mallet and playing catch
@@willmitchell0175 alright
Great vid 👍🏻
Where is that large mallet from? It's hard to find one in that shape.
It’s a Nike mallet. I bought it off a guy on Instagram. You might be able to find it on eBay👍
www.wilson.com/en-us/baseball/accessories/players/pro-stock-aso-san-glove-mallet
Love the music!
Great video
What if you don’t have any of these things to break in glove. Can you just simply go outside and play catch??? Thank you very much if you can respond back.
Would hot water mess up the coloring
good video but can I just point out how bro made bluberry faygo sound like elevator music
Very Helpful
Where do I find that big glove mallet?
Will anything happen if I played catch with out developing the pocket
How do u know if the plastic insert is broken? Will it squeak?
how long do you recommend each mallet session
Does the the stiffness last? I just got a new Rawlings Pro205-9bcf 11.75 it’s a hypershell I think it’s a 2020 glove
i steamed my first glove and regret it a little because once it got formed after being steamed it stayed but i just got a new glove and i’m doing it this way which is perfect
How should I prevent/remove creases or bubbles when breaking it in?
I use 2 in the pink and only squeeze those finger I don’t squeeze the middle and index fingers when catching and I don’t get bubbles from it
i creased my palm will it go back if i pound it more
Make another break in video I can’t find nothing where ppl break in from thumb to the pinky.
yo thank you, this helped so much
Glad to hear it!
Do you ever use glove oil?
Can I use a wood bat to break my glove in instead of those tools you showed
If the bat is cupped at the end, it will leave imprints in the leather so I don’t recommend it.
Can I do this with a 44 as well???
i’ve been malleting for like 3 hours still super stif scared to play catch cuz i don’t want to make any air bubbles
Wheres the link to this mallet?
I have the small round mallet do you think it is a easy process with the other mallets
It’s definitely easier with a mallet that has more weight to it. I like the small rounded one for the pocket
Is there a different way u should break in gloves from different brands like should I break in a Rawlings glove different than I would break in a Wilson glove?
Not necessarily it’s more about the pattern. Certain gloves that are formed to have deeper pockets should be broken in closer to thumb to pinky close, where shallower gloves will be more thumb to middle. Lmk if that helps👍
I have an outfield glove should I form my thumb like you did?
If you like the form like that then go ahead. There’s no right or wrong way. Many outfielders flare their glove
This helped me a lot
What do u suggest double hinged of single hinged
Single if you go traditional and double if you do two in the pinky
what a2000 is that?
Can you use a like a 5 pound dumbbell weight
Yeah that works, I just find it more difficult
What happeneds if you break the thumb plastic
It decreases the stability of the glove. If a ball hits the thumb it has a higher chance of popping out rather than staying in the glove
FBISD gang
Can you use a base ball bar
I’m guessing you mean bat, but it’s gonna be harder that way and if there’s some sharper edges on the bat I don’t recommend it.
THANK YOU SO MUCHHH
no one ever does trapeze webs or mesh. at least for the hot water method
Watched this right after microwaving my glove I only did it for 30 seconds will it be ok?
As long as everything looks fine, it should be ok. It may have taken some useful life out of it but you should be fine.
It should start to crumble and fall apart in the coming hours
@@jtgloves1636 DONT SAY THAT!!!
@@GoatGloves 😂
@@GoatGloves is the microwave as bad as steaming?
About how long will the whole process take
It varies based on preference and glove but I’d say around an hour of malleting and multiple rounds of catch. It’s best to break it up in sessions tho and not do it all at once.
Best way to do it is with shaving cream bro, My grandpa my dad my brothers and MLB players today still use this method
I wouldn’t say it’s the best way, anything that’s not supposed to go in a glove probably shouldn’t go in your glove. Better than a steamer tho
how did you get to get the fingers to look like that ?
flare them (bend them out)
Thank u so much
Now if you run over your glove with your hand still in it …..
Whats ur glove that u used in this vid?
It’s a wilson a2000 glove of the month
What gloves is this?
Wilson A2000 1716 Glove of the month. (January 2018)
Thanks
What should we do to the wev
Web*
If you play catch, focus on catching the ball in the pocket to help break in the web. Honestly that part of the glove doesn’t need a whole lot done to it.
@@GoatGloves should I hit it with the mallet I just ordered a glove and it won’t be hear for a while
@@adamjoseph8864 yes, use a mallet if you have one or can get one.
Can you use a bat instead of a mallet?
I would not use a bat.
@@GoatGloves why not
@@diegofoster9536 it’s just harder to use and some of the less rounded edges might scuff up the leather
Just got my A2000
Yea the steamer literally doesn't do that. I've seen plenty of a2000 put in the steamer for 5+ minutes and doesn't loosen up a damn thing. You still have to beat the hell out of it.
WHAT GLOVE IS THAT
Wilson A2000 1716 Glove of the month. (January 2018)
Hii lolll
Hi Sonia
@@GoatGloves ho goat gloves
Do you like put make up on your eye brows?
Are you Indian? I see you have a red dot on your forehead ?