Both of my teams pitchers throw a real nice curveball and was thinking about trying to get them to throw a back door curve but have no idea how to throw it. Anyone know???? I want to keep them with 2-3 real good pitches and I like this pitch rather than a screwball as you don't see the screwball much at a higher level.
Back Door Curve
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A backdoor curve is thrown no different than any other curve. It is just thrown to a different location. Typically East/West pitches are thrown so they break away from the plate and out of the zone. A backdoor curve is thrown to a location where it breaks toward the plate and into the zone often catching the back corner of the plate. This is a very effective pitch but also very risky. Too much break and it ends up fat, not enough break and you have a HBP. My DD used to throw her 2 seam away to a RHB but now throws it just behind their front knee forcing them to stay in and wait for the pitch to break. When it is on it is awesome, when it is not then that is why she hits more than her share of batters, #2 in SEC just behind Walljasper at LSU. 
It's the same as throwing any pitch to a different location. Practice going back and forth, up and down, etc... Just like throwing to a different spot overhand, there is no conscious change in how you throw. See the target and throw to it. Catcher needs to give feedback and adjust the target as needed.
By any chance, are you asking about a screwball? A pitch spinning and breaking opposite a curve?
Ken
By any chance, are you asking about a screwball? A pitch spinning and breaking opposite a curve?
Ken
Often the pitcher will stride/land to the right of the powerline (RHP) to help set up some "extra" horizontal release angle to enhance the actual movement created by the spin.
The release point is determined by the pitchers brush interference.....which should be in the same place regardless of which pitch she is throwing.
Catcher shouldn't have to move glove out of K-Zone.... catching the outside corner
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