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    Riseball spin clips

    You make a good point here. I have caught to pitchers that spin the living daylights out of the ball backwards but it seems to float and not rise. I dont believe that a rise ball will actually bend upwards but I do know that a good rise will have a particular shape to it that will give the...
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    Riseball spin clips

    I re-read your original post and you mentioned world class. For the record I am B grade compared to the big boys. Also all of the top pitchers here and they are some of the best in the business throw near straight back spin on their rises and at insane velocity. We are hosting a national...
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    Riseball spin clips

    Lol....Money where your mouth is. Yes. I will record my rise this weekend and put tape on it so we can see the spin.
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    Riseball spin clips

    "Anyway, this weekend I'll be on the field pitching my bulletspin-riseball with no backspin, but with enough movement to strike some friends out. Im sure I won't even think of spin direction by then.. " No such pitch as a bullet spin rise ball. Just a poorly thrown pitch located high in the...
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    international friendship Series Sydney Australia

    Like Lozza said it is really good to see the USA teams come to Aus. I guessed that the USA Combined Athletes team may be a who wants to come for a hit out in Australia arrangement. Lobster Birch when are you holding your tournament? Lozza will you be attending the friendship series? Mark
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    international friendship Series Sydney Australia

    Hi All, Sydney Australia is hosting the Friendship Softbal Series in June and July this year. It is a annual event and junior womans and Under 17's teams representing Australia and New Zealand will be in attendance. This year two teams from the USA have confirmed they will send teams to...
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    Is replanting or skipping now legal in my part of the world?

    ISF softball in Australia no umpire cares about what happens off the plate except maybe separation of the hands before the pivot foot lands. They look for a pause before starting delivering the pitch, heel and toe making contact, pushing off the plate in one spot only and coming onto the plate...
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    Facing Adam Folkard

    ISF pitching rules explained for both men and woman all levels. These will be the rules when softball is reinstated into the Olympics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FLfw1rlrw
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    No advantage to leaping

    Most of the world class female pitchers in Australia and like I said they are few compared to in the states, actually drag their back feet. I dont believe this is because they are not taking advantage of the leaping rules but because they have all been taught to pitch in the USA. Kaia Parnaby...
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    No advantage to leaping

    Australia and every nation of the international softball community play under the ISF rules. Leaping and replanting is allowed. In my part of the world most female pitching instructors here still teach to drag the back foot, and most of these instructors teach HE as gospel. Boys/men jump like...
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    Arm finishing position

    What do you think the best finishing position for the hand on completion of the pitch? I have a young pitcher who consistently finishes with his palm facing the catcher and hand as high as his head. It does not seem to affect the pitch delivery but I don't like it and am trying to change it...
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    is it truely a 1-7 spin or is more of a ...

    Do you throw a roll over type drop? I have never been able to throw a pitch like this without it coming off the hand like a change up. I have had success throwing a drop by whipping my fingers up and over the outside of the ball. It has a genuine hump shape to the pitch and I can throw it full...
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    is it truely a 1-7 spin or is more of a ...

    Wow, Beat me to it.
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    is it truely a 1-7 spin or is more of a ...

    Thanks. A few more questions for you when you have time: A running fastball - is this a pitch with straight top spin on it 12 - 6 with no axis variation? What do you think the best finishing position for the hand is? I notice you finish out in front, shoulder high with palm down. I have a...
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    is it truely a 1-7 spin or is more of a ...

    Hi BM, A bit about myself. I am a men's pitcher who learnt to pitch as a kid in New Zealand. I have only a few students including 2 who have thrown state here in Oz. I used to teach the kids HE when they were learning to pitch. One day I found your forum and started to read about IR. This...
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    is it truely a 1-7 spin or is more of a ...

    I don't teach a fastball but if it is a drop ball you are throwing then I would say that the spin you are putting on the ball is off axis. When I start with a beginner pitcher I don't care so much if the top spin is inwards so long as the pitching action is correct. As the pitcher develops I...
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    Riseball Location

    Adam Folkard pitching, Low rise first pitch. High drop second pitch even harder to throw IMO. Rise third pitch. Strikes him out with another low rise on outside corner. It may not rise 4 inches above the knee but it has completely different shape from the drop. Very effective spot pitch...
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    Fastest pitcher in the world

    I think if you have a good look you will see a complete diferent finish for every type of pitch he throws. The pitch at the 4:30 mark is his drop and the pitch at 5:00 his rise. Have a look at his curve and his arm cuts accross his body. There are world class mens pitchers around these parts...
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    Fastest pitcher in the world

    ISF softball rules are different from the rules you guys pitch by in the USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FLfw1rlrw Most mens pitchers and now many female pitchers in Australia and New Zealand hop from the plate like Folkard. I believe that the ISF rules are the official rules used at...
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    Release point

    This pitcher is Andrew Kirkpatrick from ACT Australia. He is the number 2 Mens pitcher behind his team mate and fellow ACT pitcher Adam Folkard. I have put a gun on him and he throws around 80mph. He is one of the few international mens pitchers who only strides out although he is 6'7. 80mph is...

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