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BM- I need some help understanding the spiral. I can do it no problem, but in showing a kid - how do they grip the ball and what direction of spiral are we trying to achieve?
1- grip the football the same as you would to normally throw it with fingertips on the laces and throw with spiral/bullet spin but underhand instead of overhand?
or
2 - grip the end of the football with the point in your palm, throw underhand with turn resulting in a spiral/bullet spin?
or
3- grip the football the same as you would to normally throw it with fingertips on the laces but throw it sideways (long axis of the ball perpindicular to the direction of throw) with a sideways spiral?
it seems to me that the first two are creating bullet spin which is not desireable in softball and the last one gives you the desired 12-6 spin- or am i mistaken?
1- grip the football the same as you would to normally throw it with fingertips on the laces and throw with spiral/bullet spin but underhand instead of overhand?
or
2 - grip the end of the football with the point in your palm, throw underhand with turn resulting in a spiral/bullet spin?
or
3- grip the football the same as you would to normally throw it with fingertips on the laces but throw it sideways (long axis of the ball perpindicular to the direction of throw) with a sideways spiral?
it seems to me that the first two are creating bullet spin which is not desireable in softball and the last one gives you the desired 12-6 spin- or am i mistaken?
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