- Aug 21, 2008
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Whitey is right, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me either. The funny thing about the "turn over" is, the overwhelming majority of PC's say to step shorter when throwing this pitch. All stepping shorter does, whichever way you choose to throw your drop is help alter the release point. I do not believe one has to step short in order to change the release point. With practice the timing will kick in to maintain a massive explosion off the rubber and still release the ball at the correct point for it to drop. Stepping short, by definition, means there is less of a push off from the rubber which equals less speed. Couple that with not whipping the arm (which I believe generates the spin) is a recipe for the pitch to be slower. And, again in my opinion, not backed by science just my own experience... the spin RPM's won't be as high.
Bill
Bill