How To Break In A Baseball Glove 2024 (DON'T DO WHAT I DID)

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ballgloveking....
Our new glove break in method is officially my favorite approach. Nothing beats good ole catch but the room temperature water helps a ton!
Just to be clear I am generally disappointed with this pattern from Steelo but the break in itself went perfect!

[@waldenglove]

Keep it double dipped!!! and keep the vids coming!!!

[@ballgloveking]

For anyone who doesn’t know, this guys is legit so double dipping is good! Just keep that in mind

[@aridixon6089]

Hey glove king I just got an 44 mit and it’s really stiff thank you for all the tips I’m definitely going to do the water trick love the videos

[@moorelaughs3136]

@@ballgloveking it’s awesome to see you and your dad playing catch Chris! My dad didn’t play as big of a role in my life as I wished I played baseball when I was younger but due to our relationship, he never got to watch me play or play catch with me. Now that I’m older I’ve got into playing slo pitch but unfortunately I lost my dad due to heart attack on new years and won’t get the opportunity to have that bond with him. My son is going to be 6 this year and baseball is our passion and I never miss an opportunity to play catch with him to give him the memories I wish I had growing up Cherish moments with your family and loved ones every day! And for the love of the game 🥎⚾️

[@weirdowolfstudio5409]

@@ballglovekingyou must have watched Yamamoto from Japan

[@weirdowolfstudio5409]

@@ballglovekinghere’s what I do with coffee maker I make a pot of hot water . Then pour it All over glove over sink or outside . Then proceed to work glove all over . Heel etc . Form my pocket and put ball in it and let dry 24hrs . Then break it in more and use Sara glove conditioner.

[@jonathandeleon2417]

i wish i had my dad to play catch with 😢. My dad passed away a few years ago but i would do anything to just have some time to play catch with him again. For those who read this, If you still have your dad don’t take him for granted. if you can’t play catch with him at least sit down and watch and talk baseball with him. Your videos have brought back some memories of me and my dad breaking in gloves when i was playing so thank you for the work you put into them my brother. God bless!!

[@Goofy_taco_shorts]

I’m sorry mate

[@Henry_Corcoran]

My dad is always in pain because he didn't have the safest life when he was young and he still does batting and fielding practice with me even though it hurts him to throw. He's cool.

[@FernandoPerez-nx9pj]

womp womp

[@Goofy_taco_shorts]

@@FernandoPerez-nx9pj dude that’s not cool

[@mandog5309]

@@Goofy_taco_shortsyou see who he's subscribed to? He's just a dumbass a kid thinking it's cool to be edgy. Don't worry, life will sort him out...

[@bricestanford692]

😂”this is just a paid actor” best closing line to a heart warming scene😂😂😂

[@nickneal15]

Your videos have helped me a lot in breaking in my sons glove. He’s had hell catching baseballs due to only being his second season he’s not very good at catching yet and just by breaking in the glove with what you’ve shown in the video, it’s helped out his catching ability a ton.

[@dannydominguez270]

Hey man just wanted to thank you just got my whole family gloves to goof off with but watching your video really helped give me the confidence to shape the gloves. Keep up the good work.

[@ballgloveking]

Dude that is so awesome! God Bless you and your family!

[@keylens.6900]

Wow Chris you're so fast!

[@Siblingshorts-k8d]

Top comment no replies lemme fix that

[@Faevar]

@@Siblingshorts-k8daverage npc reply

[@JanksBaseball2428]

Top comment only one reply? Now it's more like two

[@Faevar]

@@JanksBaseball2428 you’re so annoying

[@somenecool]

I’ve only broke in one glove this way before. Playing primarily first base as well as 3rd and left field I guess I just caught so many balls that my gloves always broke in quickly. It wasn’t until I spent my own money on a glove that I really liked that I took the time to shape it and break it in.

[@JanksBaseball2428]

Wow Chris you're so fast!!!

[@BronxHefner]

I love your videos so much, thank you for posting this to help me break in my gloves.

[@yankeefan99-i8b]

Hi ball glove king I really love your videos❤😊😊😊 I just got a custom Bradley glove they make nice gloves for kid hands but I got it 3 days ago I love rollovers band your strategy for breaking in gloves thank you for telling us everything and being so open to telling us how to break in gloves even though you have a business so thank you so much

[@gundamzaku214]

Damn brother, so much detail and knowledge on just breaking in gloves alone! Subbed and liked!!! And your father’s a lefty, woohoo!!! Me too!!!

[@YukonXL]

This is probably out there somewhere but after doing all the normal pounding and water, know you have to hit the dry glove to re-loosen it and I decided to try out using my theragun type of massage gun with a bigger ball tip on it and actually went great to loosen up the glove more.

[@isaaca2382]

YOOOOOOO I never thought to use my theragun lol thank you very much kind sir! 🫡

[@alexsantiago3181]

Breaking in a new Wilson A2k with this video. Thanks BGK love ur videos

[@bmanp15]

Have you ever tried turning a glove inside out for a few minutes? Really helps tretch those palm laces. 5lb dumbbells also work well instead of a mallet

[@davidcooper9948]

Love your videos and have learned a lot. I have a 90 glove collection featuring 62 different brands and have used many of your techniques. Collection includes a Wilson Matt Chapman A2K)beautiful)

[@kylergoodson1961]

Wow! That's a lot of gloves. Nice man

[@nathanmorgan9483]

the usage of that gatorade cooler for the water treatment/glove dunkage just made my water taste weird. love the videos dude, God bless!

[@MrJrohl]

Used your method on my new mizuno 11.5 franchise. One word...mmwaahhh!! Thanks! 1:16

[@noahpolesky3554]

Can anyone please help! I’ve searched online but can’t find much info. Wondering what the main differences are in playability between the Rawlings 200 series and 217 series. Altogether they seem very similar but the Rawlings website isn’t very clear about the differences… Any help is appreciated! Thanks

[@PainShock_99]

Man I love the info, but this video felt like it was everywhere! I new to your channel btw.

[@cyrilvillarosa2421]

Awesome video, I’ve been following your concept of breaking my new glove, however I use a weighted training softball to break in the glove too.

[@garrettclagett4743]

I just received a new Wilson A2K catchers mitt for father's day. It is so stiff; it will be a daunting process to break-in.

[@Crash_dummydex]

Of course I see this the week after I start to break in my glove

[@TautologyTechSystems]

What is the difference in the break-in process when doing traditional vs two in the pinky?

[@MattCristobal-r2k]

Chris please where did you get that big glove mallet from

[@coco8030]

Love the vids Chris keep it up.

[@ballgloveking]

Thank you for watching my man!

[@granycakes39]

What should I do about wrinkles and creases in the palm

[@christianpascual9653]

How does everyone shape their infield glove? I just got a new one and I wanna know how you guys do it

[@Jacksonbaseball16]

Love you vids bgk hope you and you family have a good year

[@willrobinson4280]

I don't recall seeing any mention of glove oils or rubs. Do you use anything during the break in period?

[@brodydrover4137]

I’m scared to get my glove wet bc I don’t want the colour to get ruined (I have the heart of the hide ice) but should I dip it?

[@ballgloveking]

Dip it, it’ll be fine!

[@mileswilliams4296]

I have the kebryan a2000, I’ve been hammering my hinges but whenever I close I bends down the center of the palm. what can I do about it ?

[@MikeySkywalker]

10:46 😂 This makes absolutely no sense at all. At least you realized it right after it came out of your mouth. 🤣 Breaking in his glove in front of him is “a loser thing to do.” Am I the only one who found this hilarious? It’s so random. Love it. 😝

[@JadenLimJingHanMontfortss]

what can be used to replace glove contitioner

[@adamrhoffman]

Love your videos. Been watching for a while. My son’s glove has started to flatten in the pocket and he wants it deeper. Any suggestions how to deepen the pocket more for him? Thanks so much!

[@BackVR]

What brand of outfielders glove is the green and tan one? Thank you

[@MrMayer5oh]

Are we not putting conditioner on while the glove is wet anymore?

[@ballgloveking]

I wait for it to dry

[@kenham6058]

Where did your hoh r2g video go

[@bamboosteamer78]

Love the video! Any advice for an Irish guy, who's new to baseball on breaking in a Rawlings Player Preferred budget range glove (12.5"), mostly on their own? Aside from the mallet poundings, are there any good solo catch drills to help break it in and build hand strength to make it close properly? The sport is very uncommon here so playing catch with a team mate is only available every few weeks at practice and none of my local friends are into the sport or will even consider it 😢 How would you toss a ball and catch it to get the shapes shown in your video? Thanks!

[@126hdyna3]

Get a rubber baseball and find a brick wall

[@jAckSOn-78]

The top of my palm always makes a bubble in the pocket and i dont know how to avoid it

[@asjdwf]

what's the time it takes once you get a glove if we send one in?

[@ballgloveking]

Once I have it it’s about two weeks to get it back in your hands!

[@elmoneymike]

Have you done a review on the Mizuno you had in this video? It is a possible selection so information be nice since no stores in my area have them

[@gary-carrot]

How do I break in my glove if I play outfield and infield

[@eddychang290]

I’m sure it’s been asked before but do you recommend conditioning the glove after a break in?

[@21bkr-11]

perfect timing! just picked up the new Shugo :D

[@croatiansensation6062]

Thank you for the great tutorial. Thank you to the Baseball Gods. Thank you to all Dads out there...we love you. : O )

[@TruittmsGabe]

My glove want's to close from the 1st finger and i have a gold glove and it's a rawlings so can you help me im using rubber bands to hold it

[@JasperJaxon2.0]

I love your videos I love you ball glove king

[@ngjf8433]

Got a question for you/ people in the comments. Has anyone tried to remove the customizable stitching when buying a used 44 glove?

[@jimmclaughlin769]

have you ever used the method where you flip the glove inside out and does it work

[@benhewson5993]

Low effort hack: use a theragun (or similar) set to high. Works great

[@joey1142]

how often should u condition ur glove ?

[@ThayneMahler]

I finally gave in and bought a Rawlings REV. I’m assuming break in will be different due to the materials the glove is made of. Do you have any advice?

[@bsta1382]

New & improved method, perfect timing for my younger son’s new, unused used-glove.

[@chrissory328]

@ballgloveking Followed your break in procedure on my sons dp15 but we have ended up with a palm crease. Any way we can get rid of it? We are still breaking it in playing catch and using during practice

[@stephenkileen1973]

Do you need to do the water dip with a glove like the gamer xle? Just bought a rawlings Encore for my son (supposed to be about the same as the gamer).

[@christiang.c.7445]

Hi Chris, any experience with breaking in an a2000 1786 with a large amount snakeskin? A friend of mine got a Wilson a2000 1786, “Kala Koa” and were curious if we can use the water treatment on it. Just wondering if you had any experience with it and any tips to keep from it from cracking while we work on it. Any help from others in the comments would be greatly appreciated too. Thanks!

[@isaaca2382]

Same getting an a2000 pedroia fit for my son. with the snakeskin was wondering the same thing!

[@bbartels24]

When ball glove king uploads 🎉🎉

[@CASONBASEBALLTB-b9r]

Am I able to use glove oil?

[@user-fy9185]

Hi Chris. My name is Gannon and I have been breaking in my glove most of the day today... and it looks amazing!! (except for one problem) the bottom of the index/ring finger is bubbling up when i squeeze. IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIX IT!?!?

[@TyShredzpow]

Wow Chris you’re so fast!!!!!!!!!!

[@timos.4194]

would you recommend a Wilson m1d or a rawlings pro cm33, i have small hands (only 5ft 8/9) Only facing Pitchers around mid 70s to mid 80s and because i am from Germany only about 20 Games a Year. So durabilty is Not a big Deal for me 😁

[@NoahHerje]

have you ever tried southern goat gloves would love to see what you think great vids keep em coming

[@BrokeDamian05]

Let’s say i wanna break in my first base mitt with two hinges do i also hit the pinky hinge as i did the thumb hinge?

[@Big-CE]

I used this method for 2 hours and my A2k still feels very stiff any reason why🤷‍♂️

[@Vaderzsaitama124]

Play catch

[@ammiejohnson6147]

Should I do the hot water treatment on a catchers mitt

[@leadoff.northpole]

BGK as a young outfielder, is it safe and good to shape my glove thumb to pinky with 2 in the pinky?

[@jeffd2532]

How is that Mizuno so far? On the fence about it. Good looking glove though. Send it on over and I'll give it a full review, lol. But seriously, thanks for the content. You've helped me guide parents/players on our team in selecting and caring for gloves. Keep it up!

[@Mahomes_Games]

Great video

[@H4nter_official]

Wow Chris you’re so fast😂😂!

[@kevinludden9426]

Gotta review the SSK line Z5,Z7, and Z9. I swear the Z5 is the best budget glove you can get for 99.95

[@TrophyTrails-777]

Can you do a how to break in a catchers mitt video?

[@takevert]

Hey man can you do a review showing how dansby Swanson breaks his glove in

[@Jaymanslc]

Have you used glove oil before to help break in the glove and if so, how'd it turn out?

[@ballgloveking]

Glove oil is bad glove conditioner is good. Oil will never leave the leather but conditioner will. Anyway it makes a really really small difference

[@JadenLimJingHanMontfortss]

can we use something like baby skin lotion

[@JosiahG17]

Can you review Rico gloves I just want to see if it’s a good glove or not

[@jhawdz44j5]

doesnt water make the glove heavy and can dry out the leather ?

[@ismaelpesante4714]

Can you fix my catchers glove?

[@lmartise]

You do a great job and i love your videos For some of your infielders gloves, do you sometime break in with a shallower pocket? Do some infielders prefer this for feel of quicker transfer?

[@drizzle452]

Thanks for feeding my baseball glove fix. I think I’ve seen most, but not all of your videos…have you ever gotten your hands on a mizuno pro limited?

[@hulkhogan503]

Can I use the water dip method on a super skin glove??

[@Vanderplace]

We recently got a 44 Pro catcher's glove and no amount of any of these techniques have helped. It's not the break-in techniques, I'm sure these all work GREAT for any other glove, but the 44 Pro catcher's mitt is a BEAST and I do NOT recommend it. If I could return it, I would. There's no way my 13-year old can use his fancy, customized mitt in a game and that's a shame because he was really hoping to have a sweet piece of gear to use as he becomes the starting catcher on his team. I really believe even with broken in leather, this thing is just physically tough to close based on how it's made. I guess we're off to Dick's to buy him a glove he can actually use.

[@NutterButter42069]

Yo a message machine is would be so helpful by simulating catch

[@waynerush6318]

Be so cool if you could fix my dads mid 60’s a2000. Something I’ve always wanted to get done for him. He used it playing ball when he was on some form of minor team… He is a Vietnam Veteran and is the bast family man I have ever met. Chris, if you read this, let me know how much it would cost? My son’s first season for little league is this year and I’m trying to find the right all around glove for him too. Love your vids and keep’’em coming!

[@Visionsunhendrix]

You should review the ssk z5 outfield

[@TridentsUp-g8r]

You should do a giveaway at the end of every video! It would get people to watch more and watch all the way until the end!

[@latenite3931]

Every video? Really? Just give away $300 gloves like it's nothing huh? Lol

[@lKillizionl]

Yo I have a question sort of related to the wet break-in. Do you think it would work to shape to my hand if after the dunk and the shaping that I wear it until it dries while playing catch?

[@24roudy57]

I love your videos keep making good videos for kids like me

[@patricklarge3744]

Hey man, great video! Im not sure if you tou already have a video on this, but... I bought 2x new gloves this year and have used your technique to break them in. I'm looking for a cleaning /conditioning protocol to follow. So what products should I buy? How often should new gloves be cleaned / conditioned, etc? Thanks a ton!

[@micahjohnson987]

Joined a men’s slow pitch league with some friends starts next month and your vid’s have been a big help. I have a glove from a couple years ago (Wilson A950 12 1/2) … the glove got stuck in storage and is flat flat, can I fix and use that or should I get a new glove?

[@NathanielSamson-zb7tv]

I did the lace pull thing and my pro preferred glove snapped

[@NathanielSamson-zb7tv]

I just got that too now I just started to break it in

[@trbtrickshots7246]

wow chris ur so fast !!!!

[@JohnWeiss-xo4mp]

Can you use water treatment on a Rev1x?

[@JadenLimJingHanMontfortss]

wow chris your so fast

[@Morrisonhill222]

Wow Chris is fast

[@HarperRandall-cs7xe]

Wow Chris your fast!😂

[@tannersmith4595]

Would you dip the rev 1 x

[@Walker_B08]

Can you do the mizuno haga

[@dinobravo23]

Is that the Haga Japan "old faithful" Mizuno that came out a few months back at the beginning of the video? How the hell do you get your hand inside of it? I bought one and had to return it. I couldnt get my hand all the way in. Super small and tight. Beautiful glove just too small.

[@13ranzz]

Japanese have smaller hands, so naturally they make the inside of the gloves slightly smaller. But also, I'd prefer a snug fight as it will stretch overtime with use. You can even submerge a glove in hot water, and use mallet work with your hand inside.. it will "conform" to your hand size. Like a custom fit. All gloves I buy are made in Japan for quality and fit.

[@dinobravo23]

@@13ranzz Yeah, I completely understand that they are smaller people in general and it makes sense that the glove would be on the smaller side, its just seriously small for my hand. I have other "small" gloves but this one is ridiculous. You wouldve laughed if you saw it on my hand. I wish It were a bit bigger as I wouldve kept it. Oh well...

[@AZbone]

I need a glove(s) recommendation for a 9yr old boy. I’d like something with decent letter and light. Price does matter… can anyone drop some model numbers?

[@bradmaher6119]

He did a video on budget gloves top gloves were the Rawlings gamer xle and Wilson a1000(softer for younger players) video was best gloves under $200 or something

[@brianbanks3044]

this dual hinge is so contrary to all my gloves I ever broke in....and catching the ball in the palm seems like a waste of the whole deep pocket...I get the quick transfer but also balls coming at 100+ mph and hitting a quarter inch of padding is a sure way to hurt your hand...I am old school who has played slow pitch for the past 40 yrs and a deep pocket to catch balls in the outfield and first base is/was a priority...why have a 13-15 inch glove and use the palm????...just me I guess but i do use the water method to speed up the break in...I also use a heavy ball to form the "pocket" in the upper end of the glove too...love your videos but it is going to take some work to get me to switch to 2 hinges and flared thumbs and pinkies...and 2 in the pinky also