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How to Break In a New GloveNews
This is a question that is quite often asked. We'll first start by what you shouldn't do to break in a new baseball glove. Don't Oil It......This add weight to the glove, dries it out in the sun and makes the glove collect dirt. Don't Dunk it in Water....Would you dunk a leather jacked in a bucket of water? Don't Put it in the Oven...Would you put a leather jacket in the oven? What you should do: USE IT - best way to break in a glove is to use it as much as possible. Shaving Cream with Lanolin - If you feel you need to do something you could put a little shaving cream with lanolin in the middle of the pocket and rub it in good. Bend it, twist it, fold it - When sitting watching TV, put the glove on, twist it, move it around, massage it. Hit the pocket (gently) with a baseball bat. If it's a good quality leather glove it should break in relatively quickly. Note to parents of young children: Be sure the glove is leather. There are a lot of gloves what look like leather but are fake. They are plastically in feel and never really break in. They are slippery and never form to your child's hand.
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