Breaking In An Akadema Professional Baseball Glove
The best way to properly break in your new baseball glove is to play catch with it at least 20 minutes every day for two weeks. This not only causes the glove to become softer but also allows it to form to your hand.
If you find that you aren't getting any results using this method or want to break in your baseball glove more quickly, there is a method to speed up the breaking-in process. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees (never use a microwave) for about 10 minutes. Turn off the oven and place the glove in the oven on a cookie sheet for 5 to 10 minutes, checking the glove every few minutes. Do not leave the glove unattended while in the oven. Carefully remove the baseball glove from the oven. (The glove will be hot, so use caution.) Liberally rub Akadema Glove Conditioner on the glove. Proceed to break in the glove. A similar method is to leave the glove in a hot car before applying Akadema glove conditioner and breaking it in.
Common Myths
Myth 1: Glove oil should be used to help break in a new baseball glove.
Use only Akadema glove conditioner on your new Akadema glove. Akadema glove conditioner contains lanolin and other agents that cures and forms the glove pocket. Unlike our light-weight conditioner, glove oil weighs down your glove and eventually breaks the leather down into a flimsy mush.
Myth 2: Baseball gloves can be soaked in a bucket of water to help break them in.
Water should not be used to soften a glove's leather. Water will make the glove heavy, and it will cause the leather to eventually dry out and crack.
Myth 3: A microwave can be used to break in a baseball glove.
Never try to use a microwave to break in a glove. A microwave cooks from the inside out, and doesn't heat evenly. A glove will get too hot in a microwave and may even have holes burned through it.
Myth 4: The easiest way to break in a basball glove is to tie a baseball in it and let it sit overnight.
This process will not produce the optimal pocket shape, and it does not form the glove to your hand. Use the suggested method to get the best pocket shape and glove fit.
Final Tips
Remember, your Akadema Professional Baseball Glove is a tool for good fielding. Break it in properly and fit it to your hand. Condition your glove with Akadema conditioner regularly and replace loose and broken lacing when needed.
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