baseball gloves?

Question

what is the best brand of baseball gloves? where should i buy one? how do i break it in, and how long does it take?

Answer 1

Traditional Rawlings any kind depending on field of play. Mink oil works well. Need to work in a good glove. Good luck

Answer 2

I personally am a fan of Rawlings gloves, but Academia are good also. You can usually buy them online for much better prices than in the store, but you may want to go to the store first, to find out what size glove and such. There is this stuff that you get and you put it on the glove and then you bake the glove in a oven, and it will make the glove at least able to start breaking it in (most new gloves are extremely stiff). Then you just need to just catch the ball with it. Keep a baseball in it even if you arent using it. It will probably take a month before it is good and broken in, but as you play more, the glove will become even more broken in.

Answer 3

Depends what position you play and what you are willing to spend.

I have played with a few gloves from little league all the way up to professional rules leagues. If you are a pitcher get a closed web glove so the ball cannot be seen. Outfielder, then get at least a 12 inch glove if not bigger. I recommend a Nakona. It's made by American Indians, out of amazing quality leather, a little pricy and you must take care of it. It comes partially pre-broken in. Any of the Wilson A2000s are good as well as A3000s but once again are expensive. Traditional Rawlings mitts are always a choice and you can find them anywhere on the price scale, but I recommend sticking with genuine leather. Any sports store such as Dick's Sporting Goods or Scheels should stock most of these gloves. Finally, the best way to break in a glove is to use it, and use it often. There are lots of little tips and tricks out there, but the fact of the matter is there is no better way to break in a glove than to simply play catch every day for 3 weeks or so and you should be good to go. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

The brand isn't the issue it's how it fits. Go to a sports store and just try a bunch on. Remember not to get the biggest glove they have (unless you are the biggest guy ever). Most of the gloves now are much easier to break in. They have gloves that are already pre-broken in so you could play with it right away. Just talk to a person at the store and they can tell you additional information needed for the maintenance of the glove.

Answer 5

I don't know what brand is the best, but get it from Dick's Sporting Goods if there is one near you. To break it in, put a baseball or softball in it and a rubber band around it and leave it like that for 4-8 days.

Answer 6

The place to go for any sporting goods is at Modells. You break it in by putting vasaline on it, and you can also get the vasaline from Modells too. It usually takes about 1-2 weeks tops. When i put vasaline on my glove, it took around a week.

Answer 7

there is a two-pack on easton gloves for only 30 bucks
the home pair has white and your team color
and the away glove has gray and your team color

Answer 8

Rawlings
Ive always used em and i only feel comfortable with em even though all my other gear is nike
mine broke in by playing catch and keeping a ball in the mitt at all times

Answer 9

Get some neatsfoot oil to help soften the leather (palm).