Working on correct spin

[Ken B]

From the catcher's position:

 

[Ken B]

Or, one for the hitting forums:

 

[Ken B]

We need to standardize direction terminology on the board and use one reference perspective.

I'm pretty sure one of these two pages has the answer... I think...

Physics Flash Animations
Rotation, torques, precession

 

[BoardMember]

Describe these catchers view rotations:

 

[WaSpeed02]

Describe these catchers view rotations:

I would guess 1/7, 2/8, and bullet spin. But my DD's a lefty so I get all confused trying to constantly think of things in opposite terms.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

Describe these catchers view rotations:

I'm going to say a typical dropball/fastball.

Quick and dirty screwball.

Common corkscrew riseball.

 

[humpty]

Describe these catchers view rotations:

1 12-6 tilted towards rhb
2. 2-8
3. Bullet spin

 

[Doug Romrell]

First two are "scrops." LOL

The "bullet spin" on is initial attempts at the riseball.

 

[JJsqueeze]

Describe these catchers view rotations:

same as Humpty

 

[CoachScott]

My DD inside fb has bullet spin half the time and 12-6 angled towards rh batter half the time.

I understand bullet spin. I don't understand 12-6 angled towards RH batter.

@BoardMember - I refer to that spin as bullet.

Humpty, BoardMember has a nice gif of him throwing a striped ball with what I would call a 2 to 8 spin on it (Pitchers view) I believe he may also have the catchers view of it also (10 to 4). I see he is already posting here. Hopefully he'll pop those gifs up for you. Unless someone else beats him to it. He posted them in a previous thread. (I really need to keep track of these threads better, especially BoardMembers gifs.)