How to Break-In a STIFF Glove - 4 Him Gloves 

Real ones remember when his channel was just called Cris Bangert

I had a small palm bubble that I worked out, but listen to this guy. It is insanely hard to get out.

I love how much work you have been putting in to make these fantastic videos💛

Literally just customized a pro stiff 44 that I ordered. I feel like I messed up breaking in my old glove when I was younger, so this’ll be nice to break in a new glove the right way. Can’t wait to get it.

Absolutely LOVING the new upload schedule

Gotta love when the king is consistent

Thanks for these videos. They have been super helpful. I have twins (boy and girl) playing high school and travel baseball/ softball, and been doing my best to help them break their gloves in correctly. Each kid has multiple gloves since my daughter plays multiple positions, including catcher, infield and outfield. My son plays first, outfield and sometimes pitches. We have a few 44 gloves, couple Mizuno, and just recently got a Wilson catchers mitt

Love the content hard work and consistency!! Keep it up man 🙌🙌💯

just ordered my 44 outfield glove today love the vid

Lovely video as always, if I get a new mitt, I’ll be sure to come back to this video! It’ll be easy to find if I like it!

I use a Mizuno Pro and those things feel like butter. Doesn’t need any time breaking in. Feels good looks good.

I play SS so when you suggested were o pound away it helped alot

Perfect timing on the video! I’ve got a pro stiff 574 coming in next week and wasn’t 100% sure how I wanted to break it in yet.

love the recent flow

Hey there. With the markings that were left from the water treatment, could you give an update as to how they look now? Did they eventually go away? Did you try anything else to eliminate them? Did they just stay forever? Any feedback would be awesome.

Two stories about palm bubbles: 1. Got a A2K B2 summer before my freshman year at college, got a bubble but the leather is so nice the bubble broke in apart of the glove, barely noticeable 6 years later. 2. Custom A2000 CK22 came with a one as well, and it’s the reason I refuse to use it at all, barely even catch play. Moral of the story, leather quality makes such a difference it’s crazy.

Good to know. I'm getting a 44 pro glove in 2.5 weeks.

Water below 118 degrees will keep it from letting colors run😊

Wow never saw that happen from the hot water treatment. Done it with 11 44pros and countless HOH and a2000s. Weird. Even Aso says to hot water haha. Great content as always !

Gonna buy my first quality glove soon(and one for my son). There's a company like 5 min away from me called glovebreaker, and he breaks gloves in professionally. I've never broken in a stiff glove. Would you recommend letting him do it, or going through the process myself?

Dont have a mallet , I was thinking screwing a eyehook into a baseball tie paracord to it get a short stick like cut off shovel handle screw a eye hook into that tieing the paracord to the handle . Kinda like nunchucks but baseball and handle.and spend time whipping it into the pocket...what u think ?

can i use a normal mallet or do i need a sphere mallet like the one you have?

Thank you sm helped me break in my a2000 in like a day

I've had those same water lines on my glove too. I suspect it is from minerals in the water. Either way, what worked for me was a little conditioner after everything was bone dry.

I just got my 44 pro stiff and i gotta tell you that so far it was the easiest glove to breake in. It took me literally a couple of minutes to make it game ready. I actually thought 44 sent me a standard instead pro stiff. Do you have any experience breaking in made in Japan gloves? You should get one and try it

No hot water. Use smith’s leather balm. As you work the heel and palm just add more. It will work the balm deep into the leather, adding a waterproofing element to it and also extending the life of the leather.

Love the vids

Hey. Love your content. I think I have gloves bubbles on my glove, how can I get fix it?

Do you condition your glove first before breaking it in?

What are the best ways to get a palm stain I really like the look

Thanks for this I’m just ab to get a 44 and I was kind of wondering how to

I attached a baseball to a hammer. Worked awesome; less effort & hand blisters

Is glove oil ever an option when Breaking in a new 44 glove? My Sons new glove should be here soon and I'm trying to learn best way to help him break it in!!

Loved the video man, thumbnail was 🔥🔥 Wanted to know ur thought on this new company, 4him, vs 44 pro, which you would recommend?

is there supposed to be like a line crease in my heel? everytime i close that 1 line appears and i can’t seem to make it disappear. is it normal or is there a way to get rid of it?

been looking up palm bubbles. So to treat you have to poor hot water over the bubble and pound on them.

Thanks for the video. Do you have a video on catcher's mitts?

Do you recomend a 44 catchers mitt and what size

I usually treat mine with oil bc out here during the summer it gets to 116 after a week or 2 of that i start beating the glove in with my hand in it how i would usually wear it to form it correctly then i play catch

I have a very stiff glove its the oa1gm where do i start

I’ve collected gloves with my dad for years and gotten a lot of game used gloves for mlbers. There is something distinctly different about how they break their gloves in. Can you shed any light on that or come across any info about what they do specifically??? Thank you bgk

i got my 44 in the pro stiff and it is taking a while to get right. id say for anyone who needs to glove out of the box and take into a game within a couple weeks, pro stiff will not be ready in time

Two things. Just bought a couple hats. Way cool. Also, I feel like 44 has changed in the past couple years. I bought my fielding glove 2 years ago and it has pretty thick fingers. The fingers on the gloves now seem to be much thinner and kinda cheap. I did choose the pro stiff option, so maybe that's it? Have you noticed any change?

We’re did you get the glove

No link to where I can buy that glove?

hey, i just got my new pro 44 and when i was younger messed up breaking in my glove and im scared to mess this one up, ive been watching all your vidoes on it and im just not sure if it closes right can end you a video via email or somthing to see if the shape looks right to you?

Bro you have so many gloves what do you do with the gloves

hey I play baseball and I have a old glove and I was wondering if you do give aways with gloves?

Hey can you do a review on Lou Llerandi gloves I have gloves for me and my kids and I really like his gloves my kids have some too

Gotta be honest, i don't remember ever breaking in a glove in all the years i played, but i also was an A2000 man. Went through 3 of them. Those things break in, in like a day tops 🤷

How do you do a custom logo on the site? I don’t see a option to do a custom logo for the glove thanks in advance

Nice hat

I just ordered a Pro Stiff from 44 and I’m kind of regretting it because everyone says it takes ages to break in. Is that true? I’m a sophomore in high school and want to use it a soon as it gets here.

How do you break in pom bobls

Please do Steelo sports next

My baseball coach owns that company 😀

if you dont want to go out and buy a mallet get a long screwdriver and a baseball and push the ball into the screwdriver untill it goes in almost all the way then you could glue it to get it firm

does this work with catchers gloves?

I got it from academy sports

My dad used to put oil on them, put a ball in the pocket, tie it closed, wrap it in aluminum foil, then bake it in the oven for I want to say 15-20 minutes. Then it was just a matter of playing catch. Still using my high school glove 25 years later.

Wassup mr man

i love my wilson a2000 to death and once i accidentally left it outside all night and it got completely soaked and now the pocket is dry but i still love it and use it in games

Can you use a glove with no laces

When I got my wilson a360 glove it literally had glove bubbles out of the box

Wish I could find a mallet sized to 12” to better break in softball gloves.

At this point you should just start your own glove company 😂

I have two daughters playing high-level travel and college softball, so I have broken in my fair share of Heart of The Hides, Pro Preferreds, and Nokonas. The key is to use a 10 lb dumbbell on the outside of the glove instead of the mallet, especially with a catcher's mitt. The added weight does the job for you; and you get to work your biceps. I made a mallet with an old softball and a 3S drumstick. I drilled the ball with a 5/8 spade paddle bit to 75% through the ball. I then covered the stick in hot glue, forced the end all the way into the ball, and let it sit overnight. Now I have the perfect mallet for a softball. The ones you buy in a store are all designed for baseballs, so the pocket won't form right if you use those. Also, I never use water. Condition the glove with Ball Player's Balm or Nokona conditioner several times during the process. But, most importantly, play catch with it. For my catcher's mitts, I fire balls from my Jugs machine into the pocket at 50 MPH while feeding the ball with my other hand. It breaks it in even faster that way.

I'm thicc in the right places.

Kilroy was here ( is this a 44?)

It’s thick in the right places 😮‍💨 I should call her

I wish I had this type of money

Any gloves for sale ?

Can I just use a wooden bat

Do a catchers glove… please.

I’m one of those sad guys with a baseball😢

May get my kid one or a 44

“Thick in the right places,” just how i like it

BIG NO NO....Hot Water treatments and Steam raise the leather PH level to 7 with automatically starts a deterioration process, hence broken laces and bad smells..Leathers' best PH level is between 5.5-6.

Can I send you my Nike Elite for some help!!!

I had an a 1000 and the laces broke

Do you think it's fine if I use a mini bat

I like to steam instead of hot water

Thumb to pinky

I bubbled my A2000 and I can’t get rid of it 😭😭

Please reply

Can I use a bat

I was almost first

Wilson a2000 spin control is thick af and impossible to break in.

Juust use a rubber malllet

I’m that sad guy using the baseball

Lemme get a glove hook a brother up

first

Does the PHP order matter?

for the hot water, i just turn the sink to the hottest and then just rinse the glove. it works for me IDK if It will work for you but...

Can you please send me a glove please I need one

btw where buying a hat

if i dont have a mallet can i use a bat lol

Can you give me a glove

Jesus Christ loves you

Don't ever use water idc how hot. Water makes leather shrink