I just got a new fitted new era baseball cap. What is a good way to break it in?
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What needs to be broken in?  I've purchased about thirty wool, fitted caps over the years and I just wear them new and try to keep them looking as new as possible.  Too much breaking in makes them look like they are worn by a redneck truck driver eating chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes at a truck-stop diner in Waco, Texas at 3:00 in the morning.
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here is an oldie but a goodie, get an old tire hang from a tree. paint a small circle on it. hit the circle till you remove the paint.  repaint the circle and do it again. work on blocking the ball, have someone thow balls in the dirt to your left and right just outside the plate. not too far away from you keep your head down watch the ball hit your body or glove.  when you work on throwing down to second do not take three steps to the base. stand up and throw. one step. start slowly catch the ball. stand and throw. then keep going faster.  watch the pros on how they frame the ball. frame it where you catch it.  DO NOT MOVE YOUR GLOVE DURING THE FRAMING!!!!  I am also an umpire and we hate that
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get a big bottle. (i.e. a coke bottle. just make sure it's big.) ok, put about 1/2 a cup of water in it, and get some matches. Hold the match and put it in the bottle for about 5 seconds. Put it out immediatly if it touches your fingers. Then, put the cap back on the bottle quickly and squeeze the bottle. For best effect, but it against some light.
775615
You should get a big pot and boil some water,stick the bat in it ,it should expand enough to put the cap back on.
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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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Well, it's getting near summer. The weather is warming up. Don't you think your helmet will be too hot? How 'bout just your cap?
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SIMPLY GO TO NEAREST SPORTS SHOP AND BUY IT..\nOR GET ONE PREPARED FROM YOUR CARPENTER..
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Tape the lower part of the bat at the knob, then lower your hand on the bat so your pinky is curled under the bat this cocks your wrist and increases bat speed as you get used to it you will enetually drop a seconed finger you will be surprised. many pro's do same
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for a denver broncos soft meshback slouch cap try this link below
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Roll it in tighter.  put the other end up (Narrow end) up closer towards your chin.
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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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As a former coach, here's my advice to you.\n\nStart with a bat that's not too heavy and one that's not too long. If you feel awkward swinging the bat it may be because it's too long and you'll have to "choke up" [move your hands up from the bottom of the bat handle.\n\nOnce you've found the bat, you need to get into a batting cage where you can watch the bat hit the ball. You need to watch the ball all the way into the bat.\n\nDon't swing hard [called "trying to kill the ball"] swing easy and make contact first. Do NOT increase the force of your swing until you can consistently make contact with the ball. Then gradually increase the speed of your swing.\n\nFind a batting stance that you are comfortable with. Don't have your legs too far apart and be sure to "step into" the ball when you swing. The power in a swing comes from the hips and legs driving through the ball, not just from strong arms.\n\nI hope that helps. Oh yeah, don't forget to wear a batting helmet.
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Nose? That is where you add the funlube. The cap probably popped off. It happens to me all the time with "Candy". If you cannot find the cap just use a little gum and you are back in business sailor.
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I usually dry clean mine, it's normally less than $5.00 and they press it for you too, so it looks nice when you head out to the old ball game.\n\nThat is if you're talking about an authentic jersey, If you mean a game-used or game-worn, DO NOT WASH IT, it will lose all value.
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Go to a sport shop, get oil for your glove.  Rub it in really good, and bend and twist the glove to loosen it up.  Then you need to put a ball in the web and tie it up.  Make sure you line the edges of the glove up when you close it.  Put it under your mattress over night.  The next day, cut the string bend and twist it, play catch and repeat above at night again and again.
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Play with it. Its like a baseball glove. New ones arent that great, but one that you've had for awhile works perfect.
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Combination of two things, store the glove in a warm dry place with a ball in the glove. Coat the glove every few days with Mink Oil. The other thing is to just plain use it. How will it fit to your hand if you don't use it?