How to Break-in a Hockey Goalie Glove the Best Way! 

+Matt Schulz Absolutely, Matt! Every single comment! I appreciate the kind words, man!

ShortDJMINE96 That’s awesome! Good luck!

Awesome, Ken! Glad to hear it!

yes i have the same question

Thanks, Wally! I set the couch/weight specifically on the thumb-side of the glove along the break. Just don't set it on the thumb protector.. I dented one that way, LOL. It came right now -- miraculously -- but it nearly gave me a heart attack. Good luck, man!

Awesome! Glad to hear it!

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if you want to sit there for 36 hours straight opening and closing it, then go for it.

+hex1334 That's awesome! I tried a test set a couple years ago but haven't since then! Hoping to in the future, though!

Funny enough, I had the same issue. I grew up playing baseball, and so when I switched to goalie it was a hassle, and then trying to play baseball years ago I had a problem trying to go back. One thing you might consider is the CCM 600 series, which in my opinion feels a lot like a baseball glove.

+hockey videos Awesome! Make sure to check out my video about breaking in the entire set! Good luck with the new pads!

super9co Cool, I just ordered the S190, does the water seem to effect it in any way?

Can't say I noticed anything negative. I really like the gloves though.

Awesome, Bacon! Good luck!

+Sean Cameron Awesome, Sean! Right there with you! Over 15 gloves done this way and worked with every glove.

+GoalieCreaseNet the key to it is really the second step. Getting the glove as wide as possible allows it to be as flexible as possible

Agreed!

It works just fine.

+Kevin Qiao Single outer/inner break and it's a straight angle. If you haven't see already, I did the unboxing here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0FHUtLJL1-g.html and talked about them more in depth here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uTNcAdaUNHs.html

Thank you! You can absolutely repeat it multiple times. The most I've ever had to do it was twice, though I'm sure some others have done it more.

Awesome! You're very welcome, Caleb!

+Greg Kiriakos Awesome, Greg! Lots of people just do the pressure because they think the water might ruin the glove; it won't! Works like a charm! Good luck with the new Supremes!

+John Parks Awesome, John! Let me know how it worked! Good luck!

+GoalieCreaseNet It worked great I'm going to use this method on all of my new gloves, and we won 6-2

+Matthew Spadaro Absolutely! I did it on my EFlex2 glove and it worked beautifully. And using water won't damage the glove whatsoever. It's just water; sweat is way worse than water for the leather! You won't have any problems at all. Good luck!

If you air it out after every use, it'll never come! But if it does... the only thing you can really do is apply leather softener to the inside of the glove. The crust is from damage from the sweat that breaks down the material. Good luck!

Yes

It will absolutely work with it. Won't affect the new materials whatsoever.

+yvonne Lou I always use a single T simply because I think it looks better. But the supposed benefit of a double T is that it cradles the puck a bit better than a single T. Whether that's true or not, I don't really know. But more and more NHLers who used to use single Ts are now using double. Pretty interesting.

You absolutely can do just the last step, too!

+Pancakes Hockey Weird! I've never had that happen. If I were you, I'd just do it over again, and this time make sure to time it so that you can use the glove the same night as the second part of the process so that you can physically break it in a little more on the ice before it can have an opportunity to dry out and get stiff again. Hope that helps, Pancakes!

Aha he just posted the video, how could it've worked already? :/

+Sam S Thanks, Sam! I was hoping the intro would be cool for everyone! Glad to hear the method worked, too!

+Cam Schneider This is the same method I outlined in my other video about breaking-in the entire set, and I also talked about it in some past hangout videos. This is just the first time I did the full tutorial for everyone. I bet he watched a prior video and did it from one of those.

+Cam Schneider Well, I did this method before with my Eflex glove and the 1st time it kinda broken in, but when I put it flat yo open it, it ruined the closure, so I had to re due the closure and now it closes easy and opens very wide.

Gotta make sure you put the weight on the right point of the glove when doing the wide part! But glad it worked out in the end, Jake!

You can work on your grip strength. One common one is to get a wood dowel, tie a rope on it, and at the end of the rope put like a milk jug with water or concrete in it. Roll it up, roll it down, over and over. Works on your forearms and grip strength. Good luck!

+Nolan Taylor It absolutely should!

Pete _dagoalie35 he just made a video

I think it should work. I just might not put it under something too heavy; just enough to make it go down. You'll need to manually break that one in more since they're cheaper materials. Good luck!!

+Cam Alter I used to do it on the thumb protection until I dented a glove, lol. Granted, the dent "undented" itself, but now I recommend putting it directly on the break itself, making sure NOT to put it on the hard thumb protector. Hope that helps, Cam!

I have never tried this but I see a potential issue with his last step which could possibly crush the structure of your glove depending on the weight and where it sits. Water doesn't seem like it would effect the goalie in any negative way as it is going to be wet every time you play with it so that shouldn't be a big deal.

Nope!

I used this method for my sons new glove during his Senior H.S. season (division 1, he ranked 2nd in the state at the end of it all) worked great, just got a new glove for his college team and about to use this method again. Right now he's still using that old glove, but the colors are different from the college,... can't have that.

Also I know im a little late here lol

I have the same issue, pro glove premier 2. Int interior SR exterior. Did this method and it was better... while the glove was a bit wet still. once it dried.. it was back to previous state.

Not at all.. I've done that and it works great.

+EverythingGoalie Goalies I can't say one way or the other since I only got to use the OD1Ns for a day. But I can say I LOVE my Premiers, and just released the review today!

+Calum Hodges Awesome, Calum! Very glad to hear it helped you break in your new EFlex2! I used this method on my EFlex2, too.. worked like a charm! Good luck!

You have the 1s full set at age 13!? You must be rich to afford top of the line equipment that'll last you a year until you grow

If I get the chance to use the set a ton, I certainly will!

Awesome! Let me know how it goes!

+Jonathan Buckland Hey, Jonathan! First, I really appreciate your feedback! That's absolutely right: I'm very transparent about the pros and cons of everything, and I love helping out. For strapping system I've talked about it a few times in my goalie hangouts, which I try to do 2-4 times/year, but the problem with that is it can be highly dependent on the style of the goalie and the pad model. I can see what I can do, though! Now, for washing my gear, one of my first reviews ever was the Rocket Sport Wash, which works AWESOME. Here's the review.. enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mwgT8lY01cU.html

+Alex Vela How do you like it so far? I've had a ton of people ask about V6 year but I've never tried it. And funny enough about the stubble.. I've just been too lazy to shave for a week, lololol. I've tried growing it out a bit, but it never quite looks right. It'll be gone tonight, ha!

+GoalieCreaseNet Lol, it's actually very nice. I got the one piece cuff 2200. Vaughn tends to be a bit stiff but after a week it closes pretty easy, and great protection.

+GoalieCreaseNet I love the catching style of play, and the Vaughn gloves have absolutely HUGE pockets

Awesome! Definitely has a big pocket, especially if you get the double T, I've noticed. Glad to hear you're happy with it!

Valen Moore probably

+SABER 12330 It should! It might take a little bit, though, since it's a well used glove.

ok thank you for the information

You're welcome!

+Eric Schmidley (Schmids) hey babe 😘🐓

+Shane Gaglione I'd say the issue in your case is that it was a One70 glove; I should've said I really only recommend this method for pro gloves, as the senior and lesser gloves tend to have more fragile materials. Now, I DID do this with my NXG glove and it worked BEAUTIFULLY, no problems at all. But you're right that the "lesser" gloves can become floppy in this method, though again it's all about what you want from the glove. Hope that helps!

+GoalieCreaseNet that helps a lot. I've been trying to break in this Rinne pro stock NXG and it will shut but not easily. Definitely going to put it face open under some weights tonight after running it under hot water and all that jazz. Thank you!

Are you sure it's a pro palm or is it perhaps his practice glove? If it's the latter, no matter how much breaking-in you do, it'll likely never close all that well. Doesn't hurt to give it a try, though! Good luck!

+GoalieCreaseNet I can definitely tell it's not a practice glove because I could shut it right out of the box and it can fap easily during hockey season. I just want it to be able to shut easily even after a few weeks of not being on the ice.

The supposed benefit is that it cradles the puck better, but I've never seen any evidence of that.

+DNA Absolutely! I've done that before.. did a quick break-in and it worked beautifully. It can still be a bit wet, so just put a towel in the glove and try to shove your hand in there to soak some of it up.

Awesome! Glad to hear it!

+RdyToGetRekt - MLG Gaming Awesome! Good luck!

Jacob Mendoza To be honest I always recommend using both at the same time. Especially nowadays, break in is pretty easy. So I think you’d be fine to use both from the start, even if it’s still a little wet from this method. Good luck!

+GoalieCreaseNet thanks it does

Awesome! Good luck!

+Jonathan Fernando If it doesn't work fully the first time, sometimes I'll rewet it an redo the first part of it again. Since you have a tournament this weekend, I'd suggest timing it so that the end of the process coincides with a game day. That way you can immediately physically break in the glove. Hope that helps!

+GoalieCreaseNet thanks! That really helps

Awesome! You're very welcome, Jonathan! Good luck in your tournament!

Hmmm, that's odd! My only other recommendation would be to time it so that the end of the second part coincides with a game night so that he's able to use it and physically break it in, as well. See if that works!

Best bet is just to follow the directions in the video, and I show on it where to put the weights. I can't describe it better than how I show it in the video, haha!

Ok thank you!

Nope!

wayward anddown it runs down inside of where your fingers go

Absolutely.

Only with sweat!

It'll work!

TheGerbser same I have a eflex 3 glove and can't break it in it's been 2 years

I have the revolution 597 by CCM and it just won’t break in

CCM glove. Two years old and I’ve done this at least three times. Wont close once it dries. When still wet it is perfect but once it dries it’s like you have wasted 36 hours. CCM seems to have this issue a lot with their gloves

+Andy Garrett How'd it go, Andy?!

Very good, I love them. They are too short, 33+1, probably need 33+3, but since I am getting back into playing are fine for awhile.

Oh, this is the gloves!!! Great, I love them too, no stingers.

Awesome!

Did you time it so that the end of this process backed up with a game night? It's best to do this method and then play with it that night. That way it'll be nice and flexible (though damp) for some physical break-in. To be fairly honest, if you like it as fappy as possible, your best bet is either using it for hours on end or doing the physical part of this break-in over and over: closed under a weight, open under a weight, over and over again. I'd do it for like an hour each time and do it for up to a couple days, if you want it really, really fappy. Hope that helps!

GoalieCreaseNet That's what I was thinking, but I didn't want to ruin the glove lol

Absolutely.

Nice!

It absolutely will. Your glove will not be permanently wet, lol. Just hang dry it after and it'll feel like brand new but now will be nicely broken in, especially if you use it right after this method. It'll be damp, but not horribly wet.

Thx, I'm just into the process!! As soon as I put my hand in the glove after getting wit soaked it already feels more broken in

That's awesome, Jayden!

+Russell Dornisch (Russ) Awesome! Good luck, Russell!

I'm most likely getting my G3's in June. I'm just afraid of the water in the glove. Is it for sure ok???

It's for sure okay, Kyle. It won't be a problem one bit.

+Goalie 31 You might just have to do it one more time or even just put it back under the weight while closed for another 6-12 hours. Only once have I had to do that, but that should break it in pretty well, and then you should be able to keep it wide and close it perfectly. Good luck!

+GoalieCreaseNet Thanks Tomy! I tried the hot water method and now, my Revoke pz closes really well and opens really wide! :)

Awesome, man! Glad to hear it!

Try not putting as much weight on it

+A Johansson I've heard really, really bad things from several sources about the Bauer 9000 glove. I think it's the glove, unfortunately. :\

GoalieCreaseNet Ye, its a real pain it should be standard to send everything "game ready" :-)

Haha, I agree!

ha ha

Not a big deal at all. I just recommend 12. It's totally subjective.

It absolutely will. I've heard from several with the G3 and it worked like a charm.

+MC Crusherz If that happens, do the first part of the break in method again and you'll be fine.

+GoalieCreaseNet Thanks

+TheDemonDrum Great question, and that's a valid concern. I would still wet it, but I probably wouldn't put it under anything TOO heavy. Something small like a 5-10 lb weight would be fine, but likely not a whole couch. Hope that helps!

+GoalieCreaseNet I just tried this method with my new CCM Premier r1.5 and I'm really happy with the results! I put a poker chip case (around 20 pounds) on top of it and I was scared at the beginning, but the result is amazing! Thank you for your help and I'm looking forward to my first game with it tomorrow!

That's awesome! You're very welcome, Demon!

+MyCrEaSe Good question, as in the past they have, but I don't remember seeing that option on the sheet this year. So honestly I'm just not sure, sorry!

Oh ok thanks I thought you would go for it or ask since you mentioned it before I believe

While I do have small hands, I always get the regular glove. I always worry about things being way too small to use rather than way too big.

Weird! I've never had that happen. Are you using a pro glove, senior glove, or "lesser" glove? Sometimes that can happen with less quality materials, but typically it comes out perfectly. Also, at the end of the overnight drying session, it shouldn't come out completely dry; it should still be damp, at the very least. Does it come out dry?

GoalieCreaseNet I have Vaughn Lt68 which is pretty much a Lt88 put just made in a junior size, after I use hot water, I place a puck right in the palm and I tie it with skate lace, then I will put a 15 pound weight on it, or put it under my mattress. After it is damp it has finger curl and still stiff, and I can't cover the puck without one side being up, which allows people to pull the puck from my glove. I'm using a Bauer rx4 for roller hockey, had it for 3 years and the hot water worked beautifully, it is perfect expect for a wavy Palm but it still closes with no effort, I have to try and break in my Vaughn because the Rx4 is falling apart after 3 years.

Well that's not my method at all, lol. It could be getting the waves and finger curl because of the puck and skate lace tying it down in an unnatural position. That's why I don't recommend doing either of those two things. Especially not with a Vaughn, which historically has been notorious for finger curling. Not sure what to tell you, other than not to do that method next time you get a glove. Follow my directions perfectly and that should result in a very nicely and perfectly broken-in glove with a natural break. Sorry, man!

Yup!

To be fairly honest, the only alternative is to simply use it.

alright then. i just finished the second step (crushed the glove while it closed) and i don't have a fan to dry it up. is it ok if i use hair dryer or should i just open the cuff and expose the inside part?

Just open the cuff and expose it. I wouldn't use a hair dryer; that applies additional heat to it. We just want to air dry it so it's ready for your next outing. In fact, it's best if it's slightly damp when you use it next.. should break-in very well!

thanks mate, u da real mvp

Haha, thanks, man!

jeffrey kiesling If the glove is leather, water can cause it to wear out or stretch prematurely. I suggest using a leather treatment like leather Honey in small amounts to keep the leather in good condition.

@@camwhite7808 It's a CCM 2.5 I believe it is leather. I will try that thanks so much.

+Christopher Walsh You can certainly do it multiple times. Only once have I had to do it twice in all the gloves I've used this method on. I recommend timing it so that the ending of the last part of this method lines up with a game day so that you can use it immediately, which will break it in further. Good luck with the Vaughn Velocity glove, Christopher!

Absolutely!

Absolutely!

+CLIF YU Absolutely! You can do it as many times as you need to get it broken in nicely.

That's very interesting, and I haven't heard of that before. I'd suggest playing around with any hand and wrist strapping that might be on your glove. See if any combination lets it stay on the hand in the right position. If not, perhaps the addition of a golfing glove will help! That's what Lundy does.

Sorry for the wall of text. But im trying hard to figure this out. Its a Vaughn Ventus LT88 glove. It only has a strap over the hand so i dont have super much to adjust. Ive used your break-in method once and im really thinking about using it again. It closes very easy after first phase where you close the glove. But after turning it around and putting weight on the back to open the glove it turned hard to close again. About the finger placement and how far i can reach inside the glove. If i press with both hands i can- with the tip of my fingers- reach the end of the finger stall. So i dont think the glove is too big for me. ( Maybe a little too small ? ) I tried loosening the wrist strap and the glove seemed a little easier to close. not much though. also i have to mention my wrist kinda twists right at the strap. How many times can i use this method? As many times as it takes for the glove to close easy?

ShortDJMINE96 Did you play with the glove right after the next step? That usually helps keep it pretty soft and pliable!

@@t0myTTV no I did the last step last night and have a game tonight

Finished my game and it closed after I tightened it after a bit