Over time, baseball and softball glove laces can become stretched, damaged, or even break. Stretched laces create larger and larger gaps between the fingers of the glove. Laces that are too loose, can, over time, actually result in deformation of the glove’s shape. Very large gaps can actually be dangerous as hard line drives can sometimes get through one of these gaps and can injure the player.
Occassionally tightening your laces throughout the season will keep your glove in its original shape. You may even have laces become damaged or actually break. When that happens, you’ll need to replace it.
Steps to replace glove laces:
1. Use glove oil or leather softener to treat the new rawhide lacing. This will soften the leather and make it easier to handle as you repair your glove.
2. Make careful note of the stitching pattern of the lace area you are replacing.
3. Remove one section of the broken lacing at a time, using scissors if required.
4. Tie a tight overhand knot at one end of the new lacing, and using a leather awl or other pointy tool, push the lacing through the first hole of the stitching pattern. Pull the lacing...
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