Recommend Catcher's Mit

[GIMNEPIWO]

Any advice on breaking these in quicker? My daughter has the CM275K and it seems like it's taking a long time to break it in. She's done the pitching machine balls into it, rubbed it with the Nokona vaseline, and hit the ball in. The pocket is forming okay, but she still says it hurts her hand to close it after awhile. Any suggestions? (She's 13.)

They say not to ... but I put them in the oven on warm ( I suppose you could leave them in a hot car, but I think that puts a glaze on the leather ) ... once their warm I oil them up with glove oil or preferably E.V.O.O. ... then the usual stuff, ball-rubber bands lots of catch and repeat next week ...

[3Bsnag]

They say not to ... but I put them in the oven on warm ( I suppose you could leave them in a hot car, but I think that puts a glaze on the leather ) ... once their warm I oil them up with glove oil or preferably E.V.O.O. ... then the usual stuff, ball-rubber bands lots of catch and repeat next week ...

A Ray or Lagasse fan?

It took DD's Nokona mitt a while (a few months) and we do the oven bake too. It still isn't where I want it to be, closing easily, but she isn't diligent about keeping a ball wrapped inside.

[GIMNEPIWO]

They say not to ... but I put them in the oven on warm ( I suppose you could leave them in a hot car, but I think that puts a glaze on the leather ) ... once their warm I oil them up with glove oil or preferably E.V.O.O. ... then the usual stuff, ball-rubber bands lots of catch and repeat next week ...

A Ray or Lagasse fan?

It took DD's Nokona mitt a while (a few months) and we do the oven bake too. It still isn't where I want it to be, closing easily, but she isn't diligent about keeping a ball wrapped inside.

Try repeating and wrap it in a towel while it cools ... like you would fresh baked bread ... holds the humidity in ... I'm actually more of a fan of Anthony Bourdaine and the bald dude that eats the gross stuff ...sh*t, I forget his name ...

Edit: Andrew Zimmern

[Intel]

Do the new buffalo leather Nokonas break in any easier?

[Lefty's Dad]

Any advice on breaking these in quicker? My daughter has the CM275K and it seems like it's taking a long time to break it in. She's done the pitching machine balls into it, rubbed it with the Nokona vaseline, and hit the ball in. The pocket is forming okay, but she still says it hurts her hand to close it after awhile. Any suggestions? (She's 13.)

My DD had the same issue, same age. It litterally took a couple of months before it was game ready and that's catching pitching practice for an hour a week along with other stuff. We never put anything on it or cooked it.

[frogs_mom_15]

DD really loves her Worth Liberty. Didn't take to long to break in and has lots of padding.

[jth1959]

Mizuno GXS30 or GXS31...........trust me.

[GIMNEPIWO]

Mizuno GXS30 or GXS31...........trust me.

ABSOLUTELY !... I'm ordering 6 on-line right now

[jth1959]

When you do get those six Mizunos make sure you oil, bake and wrap all of them in towels as you recommend in your posts that way they will all be ready to go.

[Bruin Softball]

My DD prefers the Nokona CM 275 Buffalo it's a litle bit pricier but it's soft & supple, Not as stiff as the walnut or kangaroo leather mitts. It broke in pretty quick for a catchers mitt. She loves this one, We also have the Walnut/Roo leather model that was pretty stiff new, So I let a buddy's DD use a season in order to break it in quicker, Great thing about Nokona is I was able to send it to them to be restuffed and re-laced for around $50 It is well broken in & she uses it as a back up mitt.