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When you break in a glove, you generally want to degrade the leather in very specific areas to make it usable (pliable). A lot of players like other parts of the glove somewhat stiff so that it provides structure. Any break-in procedure damages the leather and shortens its ultimate lifespan; this a what we want, but we need to control it. However, when we soak gloves, or microwave them, or put them in ovens, or oil impregnate them from the factory we are damaging all of the leather in the glove as well as stiffeners, padding, and the rest of the material that makes up a glove (it’s not all leather). The result is a glove with a short lifespan, and floppy not only in the pocket but everywhere else. If you like floppy gloves with degraded leather (some shortstops do) then do whatever you want. If you want to break-in a glove along specific lines and specific areas then you need to be more careful, applying oil, force, steam, water, etc. in a controlled manner to specific areas. This will give you a nicely broken in glove that will last more that a month. The Aso video’s are a great example of how to do it correctly (generally he’s just getting the leather wet). He’s very good at working leather in specific areas to get what he wants. Just remember that he’s breaking in gloves for pro players who may get new gloves yearly. You might want to have them last longer than that.
I make custom fishing gear (and knives) and work leather for cases, covers, and sheathes. I use water and force (hitting) to soften leather while I’m working it, but it’s not indiscriminate. BTW, using the large end of a wooden bat works very well to help form the pocket. However, you still need to catch balls to finish breaking in the pocket. My son had “game ready” Rawlings 1st base mitt that only lasted 6 weeks before it was worn out and too floppy to use. We bought a custom Glovesmith 1st base mitt and it took him a good 6 months to really break it in and it’s been his go to glove for the last two years and has plenty of life. Good leather in a well made glove will last years if broken in properly and treated well.
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