Fastest Pitch
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Speaking personal fastest pitch, or what should be by the laws of physics?
Personally speaking DD's screwball ( LHP ) will come in 2-3 mph faster than any other pitch she has, including the FB. Not sure how or why, but it does and has for many years. I've called on it many a time when a batter is fouling straight back to the backstop. That lets me know the pitch is timed and the batter is just not getting a good piece. I either call the off speed to go slower, or the screw to go faster, depends on the situation.
But I'd guess the peel drop or fastball should be the fastest.
But I'd guess the peel drop or fastball should be the fastest.
Do you want the fastest pitch a pitcher can throw with no batter and just a radar gun, or the fastest pitch she throws during a pitch sequence to a batter, because the answers may not be the same. The fastest pitch will usually be dictated by the pitchers natural motion. A pitcher with a 'natural' screwball release will typically not pickup extra speed when she throws a curveball. My DD probably throws her riseball harder than the other pitches because it is the one pitch where she will 'come out of her shoes' when she throws it, while she tends to be more concerned with her mechanics on all of her other pitches.
- Jul 26, 2010
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The one where she crow-hops and replants and doesn't get called on it.
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I guess I should have inserted the word "legally" in my post.
- Apr 25, 2010
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My 13yo DD's fastest pitch tends to be her "cutter". Drops down and in on a RHB.
When you say "cutter", are you referring a screwball? If not, would you desribe more in detail how it is thrown?
- Apr 25, 2010
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No, it is not a screwball. She does not throw a screwball or a curveball. She just throws her regular drop but applies more pressure to certain fingers to make it move in or out while it is moving down.
