need advise on breaking in a nokona catchers mitt.

[NumeroUno]

The best and quickest way to break in a glove is to get a bucket of balls and stand next to your pitching machine. Put the glove on and put is 12 inches from the ball shoot. With your other hand start feeding the balls. I put my machine at 70 and it hurts like hell but you can break the glove in very fast. Some of the balls will stay in the glove but it is hard to hold on to them with a stiff glove. After 15 minutes of pain you will see a difference. Send me $100 and I will do it for you. The $100 is to cover the ice that I will need for my hand. I have done this on so many gloves it isn't funny. I did 3 at one high school practice last year.

[Joe]

Petroleum jelly is what I use,....It has worked very well for us.

Hmmm.....?

[Skarp]

Petroleum jelly is what I use,....It has worked very well for us.

Hmmm.....?

I'm just sayin'...

What was the topic again?

[absdad]

I'm pretty sure the Nokona "conditioner" is just petroleum jelly,

I believe you're right. Strangely enough, there is no ingredients list on the Nokona "stuff".
We went with the Nokona conditioner when we bought the mitt. At the time I didn't realize what it was. It does seem to a slightly lighter consistency than petro jelly. Maybe I'm just not as experienced as some..

[watcher]

Myself & DD have broken 6-7 of Nokona mitts, Remember they are a (double-break) mitt

I lube it up paying a little more attention to the pocket, Bend it at one of the "break" points and stuff it under a couch over night , Repeat with other break points. I took a pitching machine ball & drilled a hole 2/3 of the way thru & drove in a wood dowel (14" long) DD then catches with it & i the evening uses the prop to slam into the pocket, Then manually working the break-points.
This can be done wile she is watching TV, Catch more with it & your done. I have seen more mitts ruined by people making it a "single-break" glove than you can believe.

Yes the Nokona NLT Classic Glove Conditioner is Petroleum jelly

[Twocents]

The best and quickest way to break in a glove is to get a bucket of balls and stand next to your pitching machine. Put the glove on and put is 12 inches from the ball shoot. With your other hand start feeding the balls. I put my machine at 70 and it hurts like hell but you can break the glove in very fast. Some of the balls will stay in the glove but it is hard to hold on to them with a stiff glove. After 15 minutes of pain you will see a difference. Send me $100 and I will do it for you. The $100 is to cover the ice that I will need for my hand. I have done this on so many gloves it isn't funny. I did 3 at one high school practice last year.

Thais how I break in my batting helmet too! JK!! I could'nt resist. LOL

[watcher]

Myself & DD have broken 6-7 of Nokona mitts, Remember they are a (double-break) mitt

I lube it up paying a little more attention to the pocket, Bend it at one of the "break" points and stuff it under a couch over night , Repeat with other break points. I took a pitching machine ball & drilled a hole 2/3 of the way thru & drove in a wood dowel (14" long) DD then catches with it & i the evening uses the prop to slam into the pocket, Then manually working the break-points.
This can be done wile she is watching TV, Catch more with it & your done. I have seen more mitts ruined by people making it a "single-break" glove than you can believe.

Yes the Nokona NLT Classic Glove Conditioner is Petroleum jelly

Wow, I posted this after a 30 hours at work, I did proof read it & still made a mess of it. LOL

[90066DAD]

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Excellent product for breaking in a new glove or conditioning an old one.