Many of us coaches were at a clinic that Hillhouse and Paetkau put on in Ohio about 5 years ago. This argument was put to rest with Video that clearly shows the riseball just doesn't fall as much as a fastball. I will try to find the physics post that you would have to throw a ball over 80 MPH and have a spin of over 36. We all know that doesnt happen. Bill Hillhouse has the best riseball I have seen and I have seen some of the best females pitcher. None come close. What you call a high school rise ball , we call a slant rise. Released low so you are throwing it upwards, without much spin. Bill has a very good DVD on the riseball.
We still have many high school coaches in this area that feel the rise ball rises and then move up all the batters to the top of the box to catch it before it goes up. . I love it, my pitcher got 14 K's in a game against one of these coaches. Look at the video's above and why would anyone want to move up.
We still have many high school coaches in this area that feel the rise ball rises and then move up all the batters to the top of the box to catch it before it goes up. . I love it, my pitcher got 14 K's in a game against one of these coaches. Look at the video's above and why would anyone want to move up.
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