To add to Ken's ring finger/pinky comment. If you hold the ball like a three finger grip 4-seam FB, with the horse shoe opening facing to the right, your pinky actually can lay behind the seam creating more downward movement
I disagree. Teaching the game of softball is a progression. Teach the basics, become proficient at them, introduce new and/or more advanced skills. It takes a lot of reps to get kids to understand 3B’s of rotation. The last thing I would recommend is complicating it prior to understanding the...