Chelsea Wilkinson

knightsb · Feb 21, 2015

Is anyone familiar with the grip Chelsea uses here?

I assume this is her offspeed grip by the positioning of her thumb.

abbygale · Feb 21, 2015

I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't a cut rise and she uses her thumb to brace her forefinger. Just a WAG

knightsb · Feb 21, 2015

I've looked at a lot of images of Wilkenson and Waldrop and don't find many, if any photos of them with their thumb opposite their middle finger (I guess think traditional fastball or dropball grip).

abbygale · Feb 21, 2015

X-pitcher got to them ....lol

Wilkinson looks like she has little hands which might give her a tough time getting the thumb out of the way on typical grips.

colin · Feb 21, 2015

both look to be off speed to me

Cowdogz · Feb 21, 2015

That grip on a baseball would pretty much be a circle change.

Ken B · Feb 21, 2015

We have one member that knows for sure. Darn NCAA gag rules...

riseball · Feb 21, 2015

Looking forward to Dawgs and Gophers next Saturday at Disney!

abbygale · Feb 21, 2015

Took me a minute Ken, then I went" Oh Yeah, that's right!"

JJsqueeze · Feb 21, 2015

I am with Abbygale. That is a type of riseball grip. I am guessing that it is designed to let the fingers dominate the spin and remove the thumb from causing a churning effect. The palm burying looks to be compensation for keeping it in the hand without the thumb there to hold it around the circle. I bet she relaxes the palm at release and let's the fingers take over.

Then again I am drunk so maybe it is just an change up that I am reading way too much into.

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