Finger pressure

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Jun 18, 2012
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48
Utah
On my phone so tough to see. So is her hand on the outside of ball. Rollover drop curve.

Well, I don't quite call it a rollover, but it doesn't matter to me what it's called.

Here is a closeup of the pitch (pressure more on ring finger and pinky due to turning the hand such that the fingers go around the outside of the ball during release).

 
Apr 15, 2016
19
1
Here is a vid of DD from U12 provincials last year. Kinda looks like the same hand action with ball going down and out

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=V41KREeLdLc[/video]
 
Jun 5, 2012
38
8
Ontario, Canada
I try not to overthink/overcoach this. Pitchers should be experimenting with all sorts of different grips and finger pressures. Once they learn to pay attention to what they are doing and make those adjustments they will see what each one does and find what works best for them. Everyone is a bit different. That's when they really become masters of their position.
 
Dec 5, 2012
4,143
63
Mid West
Slight finger pressure will make the balls axis change. The last finger to come off the ball will tilt the axis in that direction. Do this on drop balls. You will gets a slight cut in or out as well as the down movement. My girls know that when I call and inside drop for example, it's automatic that they squeeze their index finger...(squeeze the ring finger for outside)
 
My issue with my 12 yr dd the 10 min attention span. Start to see movement then stops I ask what finger did you put pressure on and I get I don’t know I forgot. “You’re killing me smalls”
 
Jun 17, 2009
15,105
0
Portland, OR
Do not focus on increasing finger pressure, rather decrease it AND focus on the the placement of the now dominant fingers at release. If you have more pressure with the index and middle and keep them inside the ball it will cause it to tail into a RHB. This is what you get with a baseline IR/BI fastball. If the ring and pinky have more pressure and you get them outside the ball it will tail away from a RHB.

Bold above ... would welcome an example of this.
 

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