whats the best way to break-in my baseball glove?
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Forget all those methods and listen closely.  Your new glove is something that needs to form around the way you want it.  Everyone likes there glove a different way.  Take a ball (either baseball or softball, depending on which sport you play and treat it with oils one night and let it sit for a little while.  After that take it and with that ball you got, catch the ball and close your glove how it feels comfortable.  Once thats complete, keep that form and remove your hand while placing the glove under the matress.  Leave it under there for the night and check on it in the morning.  Reset the glove and reoil again to make sure the form stays.
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Believe it or not (I work in a baseball pro shop), a glove that you are most comfortable with. Outfielder's usually have longer gloves than infielders do. A good outfield glove for someone your size should be around 12 to 13 inches.
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Go to your local sporting goods store and buy some mink oil...after you apply the oil, its like a paste, stretch the glove and put it in an oven on 150 degrees to let the oil penetrate the leather for about 10 minutes.  Afterwords, you will only have reapply it rarely.
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First of all, don' t be so tense, loosen up, relax. Practise, a lot. \nWhat you have to do is keep your eye on the ball. This may sound silly, but sit down and take a really good look at the ball, count the stitches. Feel it, hold it. Think of nothing else but the ball. Now do the same with the bat. Remember that where the name of the bat is, that is the weakest part of the bat. Just between the emblem and 2" below the tip of the bat is where you hit the ball. What you need to do is slowly practise hitting the ball in that spot on the bat. Slowly at first, then work your way up until you hit it right over to centre field and beyond. This you can do on your own, but it is better if you have someone chase the ball for you. Just throw it up and when it comes down, then swing. Good Luck and enjoy the game.
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Lightly oil your bat with a thin film of raw linseed oil.  Then lay it on a flat surface with the face of the bat pointing upwards for a few hours.  Take a hard cricket ball and place it in a sock.  Make sure the sock material is not heavily ribbed or else it will impart the pattern in the face.  Strike the bat with many blows paying particular attention to the edges and bottom of the bat.  Repeat this procedure many times over.\n\nAT the end of the season lightly oil your bat again and store face up.\n\nEnjoy and remember too much oil will damage your bat.
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1.   Grip the ball as you would a four-seamed fastball. The index and middle fingers should be on top of the ball across the seams at the widest point. Hold the fingers about 1/2 inch apart from one another.  \n  \n2.   Place the thumb under the ball across the seam and curl the ring finger and pinkie along one side. The two smallest fingers should make little contact with the ball's surface.  \n  \n3.   Hold the ball with your fingertips away from the palm of your hand.  \n  \n4.   The index finger and thumb should provide all the pressure. The middle finger releases the ball.  \n  \n5.   Go into your wind-up. Remember to pivot and shift your body weight from the back foot forward toward home plate.  \n  \n6.   Turn your wrist inward in a corkscrew motion just before releasing the pitch. This rotation is the opposite of a curveball. For left-handed pitchers, the ball should break down and away from right-handed hitters.  \n  \n7.   Follow through the ball as if it were a fastball. Your feet should parallel each other at the end of the pitch, and your throwing arm should come across the front of your body.   \n\nWarning: The screwball is an advanced pitch that will cause arm damage. Practically no major leaguers use this pitch anymore.
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My favorite is an overhand sinker. Hold the ball with your pointer and middle finger on the top and your thumb on the bottom and the slots facing your palm. Throw the ball over hand with kind of a football throwing motion bring your two finger snapping over the top. The ball goes much faster than a curve or slider and has a sharp, late drop that fools most hitters. Best when thrown in on the hands. \n\nI also like the sidearm riser. Hold the ball like you would for a curve. Throw the ball with a big, sweeping submarine motion and the ball will rise and break across the plate.
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To be more specific than "don't snap your wrist". \n\nGrip the ball with the index and middle fingers together so that the middle finger is just inside the seam and put your thumb at 180 from the fingers so 1/2 the ball is "sticking out" (sort of like it's floating in water except in your hand).\nWhen you deliver the ball, twist your wrist ahead of time to avoid the "snapping" motion which causes tendon/ligament damage. when you release the ball, your delivery should be almost like you're reaching out in front of you and grabbing a rope and pulling it down.\nThe most important thing about a curveball is the mechanics. Push off the mound using your legs, deliver the ball in the correct postion, and most importantly follow through with your whole body, not just your arm.\n\nAfter you try this a bit it will start to work EVERY time. It feels very funny at first though.
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You're gonna definitley wanna buy a re-lacing kit. You can get them at any sports store. It'll save your fingers, teeth, and any other projectile you're gonna try to use to weave the thick leather lacing through the impossibly tight holes.\n\nOther than that advice, it really depends on the glove. What I'd suggest is trying to find a really good picture or someone who has the same glove; to see where exactly the lacings go.\n\nAnother hint: To keep the laces from ALWAYS coming untied, wet them before tying them off. Wet leather expands and when it dries, the knot will tighten so it'll stay together longer.
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Step one\n\nHold the ball as if you're about to bowl a normal leg break.\n\nThe top joints of the index and middle fingers should be across the seam, with the ball resting between a bent third finger and the thumb.\n\nStep two\n\nAt the point of release, the palm of your hand should be open upwards, towards the sky, with the back of your hand facing the batsman.\n\nYour wrist should be 180 degrees to the ground, while the seam of the ball should point towards fine leg.\n\nAgain, it should be your third finger which does most of the work, turning the ball anti-clockwise on release. \n\nVisit:\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/skills/newsid_3208000/3208899.stm
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The best website to visit is www.ehow.com and search for baseball pitching. It has awesome tips. Here is an example of how to throw a fastball: \n1.Choose one of the following handgrips for a combination of comfortable release and maximum control.  \n  \n2.   Grip the ball perpendicular to the seams, at their widest point, with your middle and index fingers spread 1/2 inch apart. Your thumb lies perpendicular to the seams on the underside of the ball. With this grip, expect the pitch to rise as it makes its way to the catcher.  \n  \n3.   Alternatively, grip the ball with your middle and index fingers at the point where the seams are closest to each other. Your fingers should lie perpendicular to the seams. Expect the pitch to sink.  \n  \n4.   Hide the ball in your glove.  \n  \n5.   Wind up, and use this windup to gain power. Use the same motion you use with other pitches so that the batter has trouble predicting a fastball.  \n  \n6.   Release the ball from your fingertips to maintain control and gain spin.  \n  \n7.   Continue the motion of your arm after releasing the pitch, and follow through with your body. Allow your natural momentum to carry your body forward.  \n  \n  \n  Tips:  \n For increased backward rotation of the pitch, snap your wrist slightly as you release the ball - this sacrifices some speed but makes the pitch harder to hit.  \n  \n As your control improves, adjust your grip to maximize speed without losing control.  \n  \n  \n  Warnings:  \n Gripping the ball across the seams may cause blisters.
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1.   Hide the ball in your glove.  \n  \n2.   Grip the ball with your middle and index fingers perpendicular to the seams at their widest point, with your thumb underneath the ball.  \n  \n3.   Spread your top fingers apart slightly and keep your ring finger and pinkie tucked into your palm. (Image 1)  \n  \n4.   Hold the ball firmly, applying pressure with your middle finger and thumb. Try not to let the ball rest in the palm of your hand, and keep your index finger relaxed. (Image 2)  \n  \n5.   Wind up into the pitch. Use the same pitching motion as in your other pitches so that the batter cannot predict a curveball. (Image 3)  \n  \n6.   Keep your wrist relaxed. After drawing back the pitch, hold your wrist so that the back of your hand points toward your body. (Image 4)  \n  \n7.   Roll your wrist downward and to the right (if you are right-handed) or to the left (if you're left-handed) immediately before releasing the pitch. (Image 5)  \n  \n8.   Release the pitch and follow through by bending your wrist. A right-hander should finish with the palm facing in toward the chest. The top of your thumb should be facing up.  \n  \n9.   Throw the ball between the batter and home plate if you're a left-handed pitcher facing a left-handed batter or if you're a right-handed pitcher facing a right-handed batter. \n\nSee pics at the linked page:
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If its unlimited, obvisouly throw it as high as you can. If its 6-12 ft, find a good height that you can constantly hit while throw strikes, thats tougher as a pitchers, its like putting it on a tee for the hitter. Technique wise, i pitch with a backspin on my pitch.  Hold it with all 5 fingers, have your hand face the batter, the ball toeards second, flick your wrist dfor the backspin, thats one way to do it. You could also hold it in your palm, ball facing the batter, and throw it that way, with that you can spin the ball for a bit of a curve. Those are some ways i do it. Good Luck!!
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With a good glove, soaking in water is great..then dry.  The only problem with Neatsfoot oil is that it drys the leather eventually.  Go to a Tack Store or Pet Supplies and find something called Bag Balm.  It is a salve and used on cattle...so it works well on cowhide :).  I have a 40 year old Wilson A-2000 that is still soft and supple and I used Bag Balm to lubricate the entire glove once a year and the pocket after each game or practice.  After it dries and you oil it.  Beat the pocket with the fat end of a baseball bat to soften the pocket even more....and playing catch with it is always good.
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Well first of all, keep it wrapped in ice as much as possible to keep it from swelling and making things even harder.  Also, before the game ice it again to keep it a little numb. Before u put the gloves on, tape it a little to keep it from moving to much, and geting unconfortable. After you have put your gloves on, even though its not recomended for a goalie since you depend on your reach, tape your pointer and middle finger together, so that it stays imobilized, and that way you´ll protect your finger as much as possible, and compromise your goalkeeping as little as possible.  But keep in mind, that neither your finger will be protected nor will your goalkeeping be unaffected, you must find a half way point, because things will change.  You have to compromise to a confortable point.
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Keep your baseball glove in a cool, dry place when it is not in use. Do not leave your glove where the heat could affect the leather (the trunk of your car). \nIf your glove gets wet, dry it with a towel and let it air-dry. Do not put it in the oven or near a heater as it may dry out the leather.\nDo not over oil your baseball glove! A few time each season is plenty. \nPetroleum jelly keeps the pores open and in effect, keeps the leather “alive” while providing a softening condition. There are other cleaners and conditioners that are safe, especially those scientifically developed for glove leather\nKeep the laces tight.
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hi there, \nmy name is rathish and i will help you if you want to swing a cricket ball,if its a leather ball then you need to hold the shinier side of the leather ball angling away from the batsman for an outswing and for inswing angle the shinier side of the leather ball towards the batsman.hold the thumb at the bottom of the ball and the index and the middle finger on the seam of the ball for a normal delivery if you want to swing the new ball keep the index finger on the seam and the middle finger slightly away from the seam for inswing for outswing the index finger should be pointing to slips and the middle finger should be on the seam on the ball,if you want to swing a tennis ball u should have pace or the ball must be slightly worn for you swing the ball.