Nolan Arenado does This with his Glove [You Should Too] 

It can be pretty hard to form a glove with the fingers out like that because Rawlings gloves are notorious for getting a bubble in the palm right under the ring and middle finger. This method should be done slowly and carefully!

That fielding style at the very end is probably the ultimate key to success.

dude i love how you talk about this stuff it’s all that’s on your mind you are so focused on it and so smart in analyzing props brother

You could probably do a whole series on different third basemen. It seems to me like not only is there a lot of talent at the hot corner these days, but there is a lot of variation in glove brands, styles, and fielding approaches there than at other positions. Or I'm totally wrong. Either way, this was a great vid, one of your best.

Would love to see this series continue! Seems like the top tier fielders may all have unique quirks that go unnoticed haha It would be awesome to see a Matt Chapman edition of this series!

The glove technique translates to every position, and is used among more pro players than you realize. The fielding technique however is only conducive to 3rd and P maybe. Great video, and I’d love to duet this at some point

I think another thing that makes a huge difference is how much glove is actually going to contact the ground to pick up ground balls. This is something that can be overlooked as knowing how much ground your glove covers will minimize mistakes and gaps in which the ball can slip through. Flaring the fingers open seems like it would cover more area to pick the ball up. It’s small but significant if you’re trying to transfer and throw within a second.

Could you do this same video but with a second baseman or shortstop and just found the channel and already love it

The way I was always taught was, when youre moving your glove through the ball, your keep your energy going forward when transitioning to throwing so that you dont lose momentum.

It’s interesting hearing you talk about putting your hand all the way in the glove compared to not all the way in. I never put my hand all the way in but I used to see guys always put their whole hand it. I felt it always created a bad pocket and creased the palm because it was pinching the palm instead of creating a nice flat palm IMO

That is how my glove broke in naturally over the last 25ish years. I play softball so the bigger pocket is a must. I put two in the pinky and pointer out to make it even bigger. My 13" h web glove is wider than most of the other guys 14 or 15" gloves and closes on it's own.

New glove video with the glove king epic!

Love the content!

Great work

Great break down!! I'm a huge fan of his too and love to hear glove specific insight. Let's hear some home town love for Yoyo's or Andersons techniques and gloves?? Maybe a Kolten Wong video? (Sorry lol)

I played third and I’ve always had two in the pinky and move the other fingers one slot over. I also didn’t put my hand in all the way, you could still see my palm. I used a 11 1/2 and I felt I had better control and awareness of where my glove point was at all times.

Nolan also keeps his center of gravity a few inches lower. He is always low center. A lot of fielders stay taller in their pocket while Nolan plays much closer to he ground. Which how he moves to engage a grounder: eyes up, knees and waist low he only gets tall after he loads up his back foot for the throw. His center of gravity and sense of balance are simply superb. He has tremendous situational awareness both within his body zone and his immediate environment. His internal clock knows exactly where the runners will be, given the first few moments after the hit. The fact that he takes hundreds of thousands of reps also helps, obviously. Be he does this even with barehanded plays, off center plays, plays in which he has to work off the backhand. The dude just knows the traditional border zone around the bag... And then expands it as if he's, like, 1.5 other players. Great vid by the way. Enjoyed big time.

I love going to the warriors high school I been there a couple of times and there both fields are really nice especially there big turf one.

Bro, you just addressed every single question I’ve ever had about his glove. I’ve never been able to wrap my mind around it. Especially his index finger on the outside. So much different than his counterpart in the AL, Chapman. As a collector I would never do that to one of my gloves. Haha.

I am a Rockies fan and I miss Nolan Arenado so much. You doing a video on his glove is just awesome.

Thanks for the videos

I’ve played at that field before and coached at it! There’s a big church located in left field and it’s in play super sick to see it on the video!

Great video man

This is exactly how I use to wear my third base glove and everyone though I was weird not putting my whole hand in but it felt good to me

This is so cool that you live so close to me, one of my favorite RU-vidrs!!

2:30 i personally like a mix of the 2 i like the ball to be secured in the pocket but i also want it loose enough so that i can get the ball out quickly. I play pitcher, second, and shortstop.

I tuck my left wrist in when I throw cuz it helps me be more on top of the ball when I throw

He tightens the wrist strap as well that may help with the glove feeling like it might fly off when you have it out on your fingers…

This depends on the player...hand size, dexterity, etc obviously all vary...but that’s a great discussion!

havent gotten a notif about a video in ages! lovin the video, you guys should analyze a local phenom by the name of the "J Hey Kid" Jeremy "Bones" Stephens. heard he's silky with it

All good (major league) infielders field grounders or short hops with their glove pushing the ball forward. For instance a first baseman takes a short hop throw with his glove going forward towards the pitching rubber. Second and short push their glove towards home plate. Reason being that if they miss handle the ball or it takes a funny hop and they get the glove on it the ball stays in the infield and the runner usually doesn’t take an extra base.

Definitely works

Love the breakdown on the glove, now if you could break down how to bend with tight Jeans on with a phone in each of the front pockets that would be great!

Yes agreed a glove like Nolan’s or Tulos is just superior

I do something similar with my glove: flare thumb out, curl pinky in, but I curl the other fingers more out. Idk what it is about it, but it just feels better.

Hours upon hours of practice is the most important factor

bro thats a sick video. been a minute since the last one! you should do Ji-Man Choi! First base mitt for a change. or George springer with his plastic nike glove. keep up the sick content!

You should do a review on the new 44 Pro glove camo snake skin

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

Is it normal for a 3rd baseman with a 12 inch glvove to use a single hinge on their glove? I have a 12 inch for 3rd base and I close it thumb to ring but im considering changing it from thumb to pinky

Most infielders flare all their fingers and all outfielders do with few exceptions. I've put my hand in rons of game used pro gloves. They have a special way they break gloves in. Flare the fingers first and then they pound the pocket from what I can tell

Bro thank you for the feedback

I'm sorry this is kind of random, but how did you get the cross in the homeplate on your purple/blue Pro 44? I'm looking into customizing one but I don't see it as an option?

Nice

Can you do a video showing how to break in the glove like arenados

I just found your channel. Have you done or will you do softball glove reviews?

Please tell me how you got that glove it is absolute FIRE I can't find it anywhere.

what he's doing is similar to what an ice hockey goalie does - keep the ball in front of you at all times to control rebounds. flashy glove saves to the side look cool, but a goalie prefers to keep the puck in front with the body behind it to keep it from getting away from you. This way, your eyes are always on the ball. I played goalie and 3B/C for a long time and this makes total sense - same concept, different sport.

I always put my pinky and ring finger in the pinky slot, middle finger in the ring finger and my index finger outside the glove. When it was colder (I grew up in Maine) I'd put a battling glove on under my glove...

I’m getting a 44 glove for slow pitch softball and I want a 12.75 but they don’t have a infield that size so will a outfield work if I switch the web?

I literally just played a game at Wheaton academy for baseball

Do you have any videos on cleaning gloves or how do you clean your gloves??

The ball hitting your glove closes the glove; same in barehand sports like cricket where you soft hand the ball and let the ball close your fingers around the ball. As an infielder you also need to get your throwing hand to the ball so a closed glove works against you, not for you. Transfer of ball to hand is what the better play/ears make look seamless

Goat.

Great analysis of Nolan! Reminds me of the volley in tennis. Feet moves the hands and then the eyes follow the hands.

Also curling the glove fingers in, forces u to open ur wrist more when fielding a ground ball. Hard to explain thru text.

dude i live by that feild

Can you do a video on how to break it in this specific way?

When I tried this with my glove I figured out that when your finger is over on the pad if it’s over far enough it feels like it wraps around the ball in the pocket

I like the two in the pinky

Chris I have a question, for stage 6 of 44 pro gloves does it mean in that week it will be delivered or after that week it. Will be delivered?

What kind of shoes are you wearing?

what about for outfielders?

A good video idea would be how you broke in that glove kinda like what you did in the mike trout one

What color is the purple laced glove?

this is wheaton academy in Illinois. you live in Chicago?

What’s up BGK, have you seen the video where Arod interviews Arenado? During that vid I noticed Nolan fields with his right foot forward contradicting fundamentals. Why does he do that?

I got the Mizuno pro select

So wild how things have changed since I was a kid. I use to just keep my index finger out, and play on, baby!😂

I never noticed how much Arenado focuses on having his head and eyes as close as he can. You can even see it in his swing. Look at his swing and notice how much more exaggerated his head and eyes are during his swing

❤️U Chris

It’s a placebo effect it’s more of what’s comfortable to you and how you use it.

Ozzie Albies next!

Always done 2 in the pinky with the glove barely on.

when they were showing off the gloves too those two guys the guy on the left looked like Shane Dawson

its all preference. i prefer rolled fingers but thats just me. Matt Chapman rolls his glove, and so do a lot of other good defenders

Anybody know what size Nolan arenados glove is?

Is this Masters College in SCV? Looks familiar.

head and shoulders kept making me think of troy polamalu

3B/OF with a non-flaired 2 pinky glove, guess i’m just a unicorn

Is he takin grounders with a pro max in each pocket?

is this wheaton academy high school? i had my tryouts here.

3:55 is it just gonna fly away? You can always pull a Dallas Braden scrape the resin out of your bong n smear it on the heel

When I played ball I never had my hand all the way in. Back in the day we were told not to do that.

I’m so jealous of these really nice gloves while I have a $60 Rawlings Kris Bryant model. I tried to convince my parents for a 44 before I got the Rawlings but to no avail😂

I tried this, but it didn't work. I gave up 7 home runs in a row. The last one was hit so far, in my next start, my coach played the outfielders on the moon.

Mookie is who you should do next

It took me a minute to realize your only 15 minutes away from me. I hit a nuke at this field my sophomore year lol

You really did a lot of studying

I use mine the same way in the hot corner. Just tighten the thumb and it won’t go anywhere

What city and state was this filmed?

Nolan is actually always intune with his legs, watch his videos

Corey seagurs glove

Javy Baez video would be awesome

I form min all curved inward even the thumb

what size and model is this

Next Buster P o any catcher’s

Nolan is the greatest fielding third baseman I have ever seen. Such a shame the Rockies paid the Cardinals 50 mil to take him.

he could pinch his fingers and leave the first hole free. move all fingers one position and put ring and little fingers in the last hole.

Do a Ozzie Albies do this you should too