Jsut like with any sport, theres tons of gimmicks and "secrets" that claim to work.  What always works, is oil, a ball and a rubber band at night. and as the other gent said, get out there and play.

P.S. I bought a glove right before a deployment to Iraq, and never broke it in, but upon arriving I had an M1 run over it, so if you have access to a tank............:)

I disagree with the school of though that gloves should be broken in so that the thumb and pinky meet.

It just doesn't feel natural to me. Imagine your hand reaching up in the air to grab something someone threw your way... when you go to close your hand, your thumb doesn't naturally close onto your pinky.

As long as the pocket is formed and deepened to secure the ball and it the way it closes feels comfortable to you, I think either way is fine (but personally prefer the fold to be not exactly in half)