Curve Releases

[starsnuffer]

Does it help to think/feel having the ball come out the pinky side of the hand?

Yes, that helps, another pointer for pitchers that get cues from follow through is that the pinky leads the follow through.

The important thing is to not palm the ball, the fingertips are along the equator of the ball. You may need to experiment with having the "C" on a four seam grip either parallel to the line of your thumb/index finger or opposite, depending on your own hand geometry (whichever gets you three fingers on a seam, though a two finger grip works fine if your hands are big enough) It's a four seam spin.

-W

 

[wichita]

That top video is a NASTY pitch!!

True its a nasty pitch .... But the batter could help herself out by not trying to pull an outside pitch.....

 

[Ken B]

starsnuffer and Hal,
I think I'm finally getting this for a crop. Just wish there was more time in life to play...

Ken

 

[starsnuffer]

Practice makes perfect! We need to start up a senior league where all the coaches are daughters of the dads playing. Turnabout is fair play!

-W

 

[Ken B]

Bump. I think I'm finally getting the crop and Gascoigne's crazy curve change. I get to play in the gym tomorrow and hope to work at dialing these in...