BRUCE BOLT BLOG

On a crazy humid July afternoon in Queens, a congregation of Little League ballplayers sat at attention as their guest of honor preached his gospel. “I’m from Wyoming,” Brandon Nimmo announced, making eye contact with his charges. “I’m not supposed to play baseball.” His entire life, Brandon has overcome preconceptions. Overcome the obstacles that fed such preconceptions. Overcome others’ doubts _ and even, at times, his own doubts. Stay in the know Always, he has done so with a great support system. Take the critical juncture in April of 2016 when Brandon found himself wondering whether he truly was supposed...

Most of our customers know that BRUCE BOLT was started 4 years ago by Bear who was 16 and needed gas money for the '93 Landcruiser he'd just purchased.  Read "A Bolt of an Idea" by Joe Favorito  What a lot of customers don't know is that for about the first year and half, Bear was only selling 1 to 2 pairs of gloves a day - if that.  He used to wake up early, pack up the orders, answer emails, post to Instagram and then head off to school, then baseball, homework and bed.  Then he'd wake up early and do...

In recent blog posts, we've talked about the best foods for tournament weekends, how to hydrate and how to keep your energy up during a double header.  One constant is the importance of "good protein".  Knowing that Protein Bars by their very name should be a source of "good protein", we wanted to delve deeper into what the best bars are for game day. ALSO READ: BE BETTER: Doing Breakfast Right BE BETTER: Double Header Nutrition Hack So we reached out to BRUCE BOLT contributor Margaret Connor, MPH, NTP on to take a deeper dive into these this entire category and see what best...

When we started BRUCE BOLT our goal was to make the highest quality baseball equipment in the world, AND we also wanted to give back to the game we love so much.  So as part of that mission, we created the "get a pair, give a pair" program where we donate a portion of every sale towards a pair of BRUCE BOLT “starter” gloves for players in youth organizations associated with the Pro Players that wear our gloves. After a bit of a rough start because of COVID, we are excited to announce that Bear and the BRUCE BOLT team have...

BRUCE BOLT's goal is to make the players wearing our gear BE BETTER on and off the field.  Developing quick feet, acceleration and change of direction are essential skills for every position. So in an effort to show BRUCE BOLT players how they can work on their "quick feet" we reached out to CJ Wellington, MS, Head Coach at Tactic Performance based in Los Angeles, CA to see how he trains his high school, college and pro players to improve their foot speed. Watch the video below to see how CJ trains his high school, collegiate and pro players: Stay in the know Low Box Plyos -...

Founder and CEO Bear Mayer and right hand man, Alex Cannata got a chance to sit down with Ian Happ, one of our integral pro team members and the inspiration and visionary behind one of Signature Happ Series. We got the chance to sit down with Ian after the launch of his gloves in what was one our most successful day in company history. Stay in the know We are so grateful to Ian but to our whole BRUCE BOLT family who made this type of success and continued improvement and evolution possible.  Want to hear more from Ian? Check...