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Equipment => Wicket Keeping => Topic started by: arsenal123 on August 19, 2015, 08:41:42 PM

Title: Wearing in keeping gloves
Post by: arsenal123 on August 19, 2015, 08:41:42 PM

Any tips?  I have put them in elastic bands before and under mattresses, any other ideas?  Aside from wearing them and catching balls obviously!!

Title: Re: Wearing in keeping gloves
Post by: windyroad on August 19, 2015, 09:05:05 PM

I have found the bat mallet to be the quickest way.

Title: Re: Wearing in keeping gloves
Post by: Cin88 on August 19, 2015, 09:38:59 PM

I broke mine in by wearing them whilst watching something on TV for a few hours whilst constantly flexing my fingers. Watching a cricket match on TV is ideal as you're not likely to be changing the channel for a few hours so you don't have to keep taking a glove off.

Title: Re: Wearing in keeping gloves
Post by: HallamKeeper on August 20, 2015, 08:31:36 AM

My current gloves (GN Omega XRD) didn't need any breaking in as they are very thin but the GN legends I had before needed a little bit.

I did the usual throwing a ball between each hand and tried to pinch my thumb to each finger repeatedly and made fists while I watched TV. I think wearing them whenever you can will gradually mould them to your hands too with the heat your hands produce.