That was pretty well debunked as all his data shows the relationship over distance, not time. When he finally plotted the pitches by time the result was different.
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That was pretty well debunked as all his data shows the relationship over distance, not time. When he finally plotted the pitches by time the result was different.
Depends on how the data is presented, over time or over distance.
Coachmom,
My dd also throws the flip (14u). It is a great pitch for her also, but I was always under the impression that you didn't want much spin on a change - more stiff wrist, etc. Does getting more backspin on that pitch make it more effective? If so, how do you get that much spin on it? Not palming it as much and using fingers on seam? Would like to work on this more.
Hi catchermom, I am sure some of these pitching experts on this board will be able to answer your question better than I can. I know she uses her fingers across seams like a 4 seam fastball. She does not palm it much at all. Her wrist stiffens a bit on the finish as she flips it out of her hand and lets it roll off the fingertips. It spins almost perfectly backwards and fast enough that it is very hard to tell the difference between it and a 4 seam fastball spin.
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What??? That's not what I got out of those discussions! Sure the amount of break may increase at later times, but there's no drastic change or instantaneous break i.e., all pitch trajectories are smooth.
Don't you mean riseball? A fastball typically spins the other direction with topspin.
What I mean is that the back spin fast enough it can be mistaken for the topspin of a fastball.
You almost cannot tell it's spinning backwards.
Hope that makes sense.
You almost cannot tell it's spinning backwards.
Hope that makes sense.
