How to Break In a Catchers Mitt [2 options] 

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!

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.

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!

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.

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

Cool to see will in your videos!

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Thanks man. I’m a coach and my son wants to try catching got him a cheap glove and need to break it in this really helps. By the way liked this video when it came out. Keep it up

This is his best video bc it helps me soooo much

Outstanding video, like how you collaborate with a guy that was an actual catcher, as it isn't really in your wheelhouse. (I watch his channel all the time, and was today years old when I learned he was a catcher.)

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

Dude your videos got so much better since you moved but it’s not like they weren’t bevor 🔥

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.

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.

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 .

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.

Ur form is actually rlly good

Bro thanks I just got a new glove today and I need to break it in so this helped a lot

thank you for this video. i just bought an all star pro elite and i want to break it in box because my last mitt i broke in flat and didn’t like it

I’m almost first can u doe a new 44 glove or maybe how javy Baez breaks in his clove

Thanks for the video!! Super helpful

I love your form

I have that glove and I absolutely love it

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.

I literally just ordered this same glove last night to catch my 13 year old son. Catching with my 11.5" pro 200 HOH or custom 44 pro aint cutting it anymore... Need that protection. Looking forward to watching this video now that I have the same glove coming tomorrow... Stay Blessed!

Maybe do a used glove and trying to “fix” a break-in next! Great video!

You can ask if they have one the gloves on the wall in the back, the guy that was there for me was very understanding and went to the back to get the same glove.

Yo what up bro I like your vids baseball gloves are cool

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.

i wish this video (and YT) were around 40 years ago.

Weird. I caught h.s. with a Wilson 2500 in the 90’s, size 34! It was a little too big for me, but I had no money and some rich kid just gave it to me bc he hated it. Admittedly, the transfer could be a little slow, but I could catch/block everything and I never got “thumbed” because the pocket was so big. I have it to this day to catch for my sons

pretty good form

Hello it’s my first year playing baseball and I wanted to now what catcher glove should I go with.

I still catch in mens league and do box with an all star (all star I feel makes the best catchers mitt) and the finger sleeve I cut off because I feel as thought it subconsciously makes me move my finger to behind the pocket and with mine I have a big pocket but I feel as though it makes it easier to catch the ball and have more control on framing and throw downs

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.

1:42 Haha I’m a softball girlie needing this rn

LOL RIGHT AS YOU BURPED I DID TOO 😂

Great video , helped me out a lot, but how long does it take you to break in your glove?

I see the wife glove in the background. No joke dude. That thing is 🔥 Do you have plans of reviewing it?

Hey I love your stuff good you post a video about how to stop a glove from pancaking?

I Run All Star mitts and just play catch with them to break them in. Have never needed a mallet. Have boxed every one of them.

Love your video! My son will be getting a new catchers glove for his birthday. I will use the method you showed. I got his the same Wilson A2000 catchers glove. How do you like it? What is your opinion on it?

I got a new mitt a week ago and broke it in with no tutorial i am sad I did t have this

Will is such a cool guy met him once when he played slow pitch with my brother weird how my RU-vid videos collide

Thanks getting a catchers glove

box shape is really good and i like it but i think that the flat break in allows for a bigger pocket and allows more room for error so you dont get rung up much. Also with the box break in you really have to be precise and get the spot before the ball but with the flat it allows you to even if you get there slightly late it doesnt hurt as much

What are your thoughts about the Wilson A2000 PF 33 catchers mitt

Whats the instrumental a the beggining of the video ? Nice video as always 💪

i got that exact same catchers glove and same size too in december of 21

I’m a big glove guy too… but how about some bat love? Could you go into what bats your team is swinging? I’m about to play some ASA Softball and swing a bat for the first time since high school. Need to learn how to go yard again.

I need help with my gloves when i curl my fingers the side of my glove side pops out causing the curled ridge to go back to straight

Can u please do one on first base

How do I get my glove to close thumb to pinky. It keeps closing flat and it’s getting me really frustrated

Hi nice vid

I'm getting a new catchers mitt and I'm gonna break it in exactly how he did it

I just want to ask what size glove you’re using using in your video??

Can I use this for a softball one to I can’t find a video of how to do a softball mitt

Can anyone hear me I can’t close the glove so should I keep hitting it in the palm or should I try to hit it in other place

8:36 most important statement ever said About catchers.

i bought the all star catchers mitt for like 120 and it broke within 5 catches of 40 so now we exchanged it with a wilson A950

Any tips to avoid bubbles in the palm?

I caught my whole life including through HS and college, well I take that back I played right field my sophomore year in HS when I began starting varsity, so my sophomore year I played Right Field, but I was moved to varsity catcher the following year and caught my senior year as well as in college. I've never seen any other catcher do a flat break in and quite frankly I don't think youll find a single major leaguer who breaks it in that way, I mean I've not seen that.. so that's different, I think as you were saying, do a box break in... Also, while All Star pro Elite is the most popular mitt in major league baseball and is a great glove, imo you bought the best catchers mitt money can buy. Its funny cause I don't like A2000 fielder gloves, and I absolutely love Rawlings HOH fielding gloves, when it comes to catchers mitt the A2000 is the best one, looks the coolest too... I like the all Star pro elite, I actually hate the Rawlings catchers mitt, but to me the A2000 is the best mitt. It has the deepest pocket and the nicest feeling leather of all of them, my second favorite is actually the under Armour Genuine Pro, then probably the All Star, which is a great mitt.. but the A2000 you bought is the best mitt....

Hey I have a question. Do you think a massage gun would be fine to use instead of a mallet, 5 pd dumbbell or baseball?(just to make it so I can squeeze it so just a little below the web)

I know I’m a year late but to make it close should I only hit it in the palm or hit it other places

I think you missed the flat box hybrid kinda thing. I’ve heard it call the corner box because the toe bends in way more than the rim closer to the heel

would you ever do any Mizuno gloves? I might have missed one.

Will you do a first base mitt, I’m getting a new one soon.

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i have a one and when i close it the part of the 4 fingers dents in and the ball doesnt manage to enter

I have an akadema glove but it’s different than any others the glove I heard that the top of the web and the seams are curved and I’m pretty sure that’s not supposed to be like that

Do a first base glove next, I broke mine In And it doesn’t feel right. Also, it is a much cheaper mitt. I think it is a bad player preferred Rawlings.

Getting thumbed hurts sooooo bad!🔥

What do you think is the best catchers glove for its price?

Seeing a flat break in makes me cry every time! :( Having as big a pocket as you can is so much better for a catcher. Just my two cents, really enjoyed the video!

That pop time tho!!!! It would have been 😮😮😮!

I just got my catchers glove from 44 and this I how I'm gonna break it in

How do I get bubbles out of the pocket of my Wilson A2k?

Should I put any sort of oil or the glove hot stuff on my catcher glove while breaking it in

What can u use instead of a mallet

2:12 How long did it take you to be able to close it like that?

@ballgloveking can you send me some infielders gloves cause i need to get a new glove and so I can review them

I do a combo of both

I broke mine in as box but when I squeeze me fingers make a big bubble. Is there anyway I can fix that it’s a pro preferred and I have had it for a year.

I have small hands so I can’t close the glove evenly is that fine?

5:13 the product Catchers Thumbs protects these thumb shots!

My thumb and my big toe turned purple from bruising after playing catcher all season

Where should I put my fingers in the catchers mitt??

When is the first base glove break in?

There was this one game where the ball friggin bounced right of my cleat baseball players you know the pain

you need to check out rico custom gloves it’s just like 44 if not better and they are for a very good price

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Can you get a 44 pro catchers glove