Unnaturally Break In the NBA Official Game Ball and Olympic Game Ball [Mudding Basketball] 

The way I start to break in my new basketballs: I dribble my brand new basketballs for twenty minutes every day for forty days straight before take it to the court. I do it in my living room ceramic tiles floor. It's a hard polished surface harder than a hardwood floor. It helps to soften the ball and to break in the leather. It works for me. Thanks for taking the time to show us your experiment.

Thanks for the work!

Can I do this with my Baden composite leather basketball? It's very tacky and rough on my finger tips

Does breaking in a basketball only affect the feel in hand, or does it bounce differently as well? If so, does it get more or less bouncy?

You never want to rub mud on leather then brush it off because all those granules of dirt do is clogged the pores and absorbs the moisture that the leather needs it also prevents the leather from properly breathing

Oh god, please don’t turn actual sports equipment into the ridiculous “supreme” style shoe reselling industry!

Nice work on the experiment 👍. I wonder if that shaving cream trick I’ve seen them do on the NFL Wilson makes a difference 🤔

Will the mud [contains water] and heat harm the leather on the basketball?

Did you get the new Adidas Pro Ball 3.0 that dropped?

This is stupid. Leather conditioner will make it harder to brake in. Fundamentals of brake in a genuine leather ball is your natural oils from your palms/hands, softening to bouncing the ball on hard wood, the dirt that the hardwood floor soaks and breaks the leather surface of the ball making the ball bibbels dark. Hard rubber or tile floor can make the ball shiny and even harder .

Does composite leather changes color too?