Hockey Goalie Gloves
If you are a hockey goaltender you probably know the frustration of breaking in a brand new pair of hockey goalie gloves. Although the goalie blocker is not that difficult to actually break in, it can be a little bit weird adjusting to a new blocker when you are used to your old one. The hockey goalie catcher is a different story though. Back about ten years ago goalie catch gloves were very stiff and difficult to close when they were brand new, and although today the catcher is a bit easier to break in, it can still be very difficult to get used to and feel comfortable with.
To break in the hockey goalie catch glove you just really have to work on closing and opening in hundreds if not thousands of times. Another great thing to do is to put a softball inside of the web of your catcher and then tie a hockey lace around the whole glove very tightly for several hours. When I played goalie I really wanted to have my catch glove wrap around my goalie stick well so that I could handle and shoot the puck better, so what I would do is take my glove and wrap it around my stick and then tape or tie a lace around the glove very tight for a while. If you use this tactic for breaking in your glove, you should be ware that though your hockey goalie glove will close easily, it might take some more effort to open the glove as wide as you need it to be. After some time though, your glove should be broken in nicely allowing you to open, close and hold your stick efficiently.
Hockey goalie gloves are fun to buy, but they can cause some stress when switching from gloves that you were previously comfortable with. But if you just come up with a good system to break in your ice hockey goalie gloves, you will start to feel more comfortable with getting a new pair of goalie gloves. If however, you do not want to deal with breaking in a new hockey goalie catcher and blocker, you might consider buying a used pair of hockey goalie gloves. Buying used hockey goalie equipment can not only be good because you can skip the breaking in process, but you can also often save a lot of money in the process.
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