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Does the riseball really rise???
So Chris, is his report still on line? Does it say that the ball can overcome gravity? I mean start on a horizontal plane and rise above it. Thanks, Brad- Brad
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Front foot...
But maybe more important for the newer pitcher is the location of the ball hand on the first upward motion. I would submit that the center knuckle should be pointing at the target thus getting the circle off to a proper start. After your first fifty thousand repetitions though muscle memory...- Brad
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Does the riseball really rise???
A ball will move/curve perpendicular to its axis of spin. I believe Ernie Parker coined the phrase, "airplane riseball", and to me, describes a ball thrown with a horizontal axis, back-spin, and thrown at an upward angle. A riseball ball thrown horizontally to the ground will not rise above...- Brad
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