How do you throw a RISEBALL?

[lhowser]

Posture is about 10-15% of the reason for effectiveness. Best to have about 7-8 degrees spine tilt at time of release....this helps with throwing an upward trajectory (lowers the release point).
The action of the wrist/fingers is about 85-90% of the reason for effectiveness. ....let the posture and wrist/fingers do the work.

Rick, does Sarah intentionally try to spin the ball backwards with her thumb and fingers? It doesn't look like the "turn the knob" action typically described.

 

[corlay]

Someday my 10U DD will hopefully get to a place where her PC and I will get her working on a "Drops Less Ball" (abbreviation: DLB); or at least that's what I'm gonna call it...

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

The "reality" is that my DD has not racked up 183K's this season throwing a pitch that does not move. Yes, there are a bunch of pitchers throwing the Wunderpitch, but the vast majority of are getting hammered. The "reality" is that the best riseball pitchers in the game do not throw bulletspin.

My version of reality is a bit different. I believe high pitch speeds make up for having a high degree of bullet-spin.

Daniel Lawrie .....

 

[lhowser]

Not to hijack my own thread but that is a great clip FFS. That hitter should have learned to turn the barrel and hit that ball out front.

My version of reality is a bit different. I believe high pitch speeds make up for having a high degree of bullet-spin.

Daniel Lawrie .....

 

[Spartans21]

Isn't that hitter doing a pretty decent job of turning the barrel?

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

The faster the pitch speed, the more the pitcher can get away with bullet-spin.

If you are throwing pitches with pure bullet-spin then spin-rate isn't a key factor.

 

[riseball]

The faster the pitch speed, the more the pitcher can get away with bullet-spin.

If you are throwing pitches with pure bullet-spin then spin-rate isn't a key factor.

True. Because no matter how fast the spin any movement is nominal at best. But I will take great movement over a flat pitch any day.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

All pitches have 'movement' .... that is they have a particular pitch profile. It isn't like the pitch suddenly moves in a different direction.

 

[riseball]

Yeah, the Wunderpitch is definitely the end all. Chuck the RevFire and sling the bullet.

 

[FiveFrameSwing]

My interpretation of Ihowser's question is that he wishes to avoid the common pitfall that happens when a pitcher attempts to impart a riseball spin by using their wrist to obtain that spin. He understands that using the wrist out of sequence, and forgetting that the wrist is primarily a hinge, can result in a loss of speed. He is further asking for what is considered the proper action to achieve backspin ... which for many will result in a high degree of bullet-spin.