GAME READY First Base Mitt in ONE DAY

[@Jimmy-nd1qu]

I never understood the different kinds of break points on the heel of a glove but now I do thanks to you! Great video👍

[@914ballgloves8]

Hey man, I’m so glad my video helped! Thanks for watching!

[@MrIsaac-dh3uh]

Great job young man. Luckily I just bought the Wilson in your demo. Fantastic delivery with excellent instruction. You're mature beyond your years. Travel Baseball Dad.

[@914ballgloves8]

Thank you sir! I appreciate your comment and I’m glad you found one of my older videos!

[@norcalballgloves6460]

Gonna be using this on my new OT first base piece!

[@chippysurfs]

i just ordered a 44 first base glove 12.5 and i will use this video to break it in 👍

[@arturocasas7795]

Votto uses a 12.25 inch love the videos and gloves keep up the good work

[@hvalleydude922]

I think he uses the 12", PROSTM. But if it is anything like my 12.25" PROFM20XL, it is probably oversized for 12".

[@arturocasas7795]

@@hvalleydude922 I have a profm20xl too, black with Grey and red very nice

[@pedrotavarez4801]

great video men thanks 💪

[@gavinpacileo2844]

Did you go traditional or two in the pinky with this glove?

[@914ballgloves8]

Two in the pinky

[@amandatovartcc3199]

Great video

[@914ballgloves8]

Thank you!

[@hvalleydude922]

Is the snakeskin on the shell leather or synthetic material?

[@914ballgloves8]

It’s leather, but it has to be a tad thinner than regular leathers to make the embossing process easier

[@DiegoMcElveny]

I ordered a 13in gg elite, gonna use this video when I get it in the mail.

[@914ballgloves8]

Let’s gooo!!

[@pencamocha7279]

Once I bent the top pad is there a way to form it back to "normal"?

[@914ballgloves8]

Yup! for the most part you can probably just force it back to its original spot if you do it carefully. Once that pad wears out though, it may be a little tricky to hold its shape

[@hvalleydude922]

Good stuff. Wilson is weird with 1B mitts in my opinion. They don't make any 13" mitts, so I think they oversize some of their 12.5" mitts to play closer to 13" to compensate. Yuli Gurriel uses a 1613, and that thing does not look like it is 12.25" or 12.5". I'm honestly starting to wonder about the value of the single measurement for a glove in general. One brand's 11.5" might be way different from another's. Some brands might even have differences between equal glove sizes in their catalog (one pattern might run small, another big, etc). I wish they would add another dimension to the measurement. Such as a circumference measurement to 1B mitts, or a heel width measurement to fielding gloves, to give the buyer more information.

[@914ballgloves8]

I think what ultimately matters the most is the pattern of a glove, and its weight (which is mostly affected by leather type and pad thickness). I usually game a 12.75 in the outfield but if the feel is right, I can game a 12.5 or even a 13. At first base I've gamed a 12.5 Rawlings renegade, up to a 13inch GG elite. It's ultimately about feel, for the most part.

[@MatthewMaterna-d9g]

Should I go 2 in the pinky or 1 for first base

[@914ballgloves8]

It depends on the pocket you want. 2ip for a deeper pocket

[@jeremymoskaloff1115]

Would you say a rawlings prodct is a single a dual breakpoint??

[@914ballgloves8]

I didn’t really specify that in the video, my bad. The picture of the Rawlings glove I put in the video is an Anthony Rizzo model. It has a wider heel to allow for a dual break. It’s not really about brand, it’s more about the specific patterns. Hope that helps! 👍

[@jeremymoskaloff1115]

@@914ballgloves8 thank you sir

[@klbonney84]

I had a question I saw some people wet theirs down in water do you recommend that

[@durabledabber5228]

Don’t do it, take your time, buy some high quality glove oil and play catch often. It can completely ruin your glove.

[@914ballgloves8]

Don’t dunk the whole thing. I’ve made several videos on a proper hot water treatment method!

[@TrustKeks]

This is my first time playing 1stbase and I was wondering if 2 henge is better than 1 henge

[@DiegoMcElveny]

Also to, can I do this with our glove oil? Because I don’t have any, and I don’t want to hot water my glove because I’ve never done it and I’m scared to do it😂

[@914ballgloves8]

Glove oil/conditioner is like lotion for a glove. It's not necessary to initially break in a glove, but maybe you'd want to pick up a conditioner in the future to keep the leather from drying out. Hope that helps!

[@DiegoMcElveny]

@@914ballgloves8 yes it does, I’ll go pick some up and apply some on it soon, that’s for the info!

[@jessecordero5325]

Mine made 900 woohoo

[@Jamessalvati]

Joey votto surprising uses a 12 inch at 1st

[@914ballgloves8]

that’s wild

[@ajm469]

so did miggy!

[@fluffy1619]

You play at mount mercy?!

[@914ballgloves8]

No, mercy college in new york