How to Break In a Catchers Mitt [2 options]

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Learning how to break in a catchers mitt can be a real pain in the butt. Mainly because catchers gloves are very very stiff. Hopefully this video helps you out! My best advice is to go ham on the palm!

Wilson A2000 M1D:

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[ajvecellio]

Awesome video, the box vs flat discussion was super helpful, I really appreciate when you give those breakdowns cause sometimes I don’t always know what everyone means when they say “form the glove”

[johnjames]

You're very close which I'm impressed. I own Glove Breaker and I break in gloves for players all over the world from kids to pros doing 10-12thousand a year. People once thought they had to be the only ones that could do their own gloves until my business began growing and they were proved wrong. I can do in minutes what takes normal people hours, days, and weeks. I built several machines I have inside my store where you have a hand mallet. What you call v shape I call double hinge but the most important part on any glove to keep the form is the heel. You can work the heel hinges but 9:49 never roll the heel. If you break down the heel padding the form of the glove will change to single hinge what you call v shape. Avoid beating down any of the palm padding until after the hinges are ready to move to the pocket. Once you compress that internal padding you can never come back with it.

[lancekennedy]

I just got a Wilson a950 catchers mitt and I've never broken in a glove before so this video was very useful

[treygulley]

From someone who works at DSG, when you order it online the order gets sent from a store, so they could be taking your glove off the wall and packing it. Depending if they have that certain glove in back stock.

[Falconsriseup]

What he doesn't tell you is that 90% of those gloves you see on the wall we have multiple of them in the back stock room to give you a brand new one. I run probably the number 1 baseball department in dicks sporting goods in the Kennesaw area of Georgia. Lord knows East Cobb is a mecca of youth baseball and PG tournaments lol. We actually prefer to give you one out of the back everytime before giving you one from the wall for his exact reason. The wall is a last resort to give to anyone just incase we have no other choice. We will even offer to order you one online before giving you the glove wall one if you prefer that and don't need it right away. Now with that said this was a very informative video and i appreciate what he is teaching here. I was a catcher for a good while and he did a great job on teaching things on how to help out. Also great touch bringing in Will from the Bat Bros can never go wrong with that. Im a huge fan of the All Star gloves as well and am extremely happy we started selling all star gloves at our stores. Keep up the great work you and the bros are awesome at what you do.

[baileysmith]

ive jammed my thumb a lot catching. evoshield make a great thumbguard and it really helps. only issue i find with the thumb guard is it encourages a flat break-in if you didnt wear your glove in with it to begin with, as the thumb has no flexibility. i prefer the box shape, but because i didnt wear in my glove with the thumb guard, the shape was off. i highly recommend committing to the thumb guard before you break in your glove to get that box shape and its suited for the guard

[PoohOnYourShoe]

So I’m 34, an ex-catcher back when I was a little kid, but I now have twins who are 8. I bought a catchers mitt and I thought the mitt sucked because the ball kept popping out. I forgot i really gotta break it in. My pops did it for me when I was a kid so it never dawned on me that it’s going to take a long time just having a catch.

[SanFranFan]

DAMN Will's glove is a classic. I love the OG Pro Preferred.

[anthonyrocco]

Loved this video! Brought me back to when I was a catcher! I had a Mike Piazza glove back in the day

[OMGITzStEpHeNs]

Never even thought about how hard it would be to break in a catchers glove! You helped me out so much, I really appreciate the help! I like the video as always!

[berniestewart]

Great stuff man! I prefer the flat over the box. I grabbed a teammates box mitt and couldn’t feel the ball. Like you said it’s all about preferences.

[ryan]

I've Just been Scrolling through yt looking at gloves I might buy over the summer. Then I saw a familiar face in the recommended bar. Glad to see the channel is alive and well!!

[JCSML]

i’m currently breaking in a mitt, this was so much help

[yayagazab]

Truly enjoyed this video on catcher’s gloves. So many nuances to this glove. Very cool & well done. I love da baseball leather!

[Jamessalvati]

That all star glove is just a thing of beauty but when you get ‘‘em out the box they are pretty dry so Chris if you get one I would really recommend conditioning it as you are breaking it in. Also if you can loosen the 2 laces on the thumb that go to the web for a bit of a faster break in cause the web is a bit less restrictive in the break in.

[ajaloisio]

Just came across your video. My son is a catcher that works out at that facility with Loco. He always boxes his mitt. The A2000 is an easy break-in. We start with tightening the laces inside the palm along the top edge to deepen the pocket and loosening some of the laces on the web. Before break-in, I put one of those microwaveable heating pad bags inside the mitt for 10 mins to soften it a bit. Then we move to the mallet work. All-Star Mitts are a whole different story. They take way longer to break-in.

[etiennethomas]

One thing I would recommend with the box break-in is to maintain the tightness of the laces along the "ridges" of the glove. It helps with shaping and maintaining the quality of your glove.

[beaucollins]

First video of yours I’ve watched in a while since baseball is in season, can’t believe how much better the production has gotten 10 minutes well spent for sure

[Idejxhcjcjvvkchgvuv]

I think I will get a new one on Christmas so this will be helpful




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[lukesteele]

Great video, the only thing I have against a box shape is how deep the pocket is. As a catcher you want to have a quick transfer when trying to throw runners out. But it's mostly preference. I've done both but I prefer the flat shape .