Knuckle ball is a strange beast. DD had a teammate were the ball would suddenly drop and hit in front of plate, the batter's would swing at it if they did not see her very often. If they saw her a few times they just let it go for a ball.
Dd was taught to hide her grip in the glove by Hill house but could the crook and cat paw method be explained more.
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JAD, I'm not sure about this...
If deception is the key, wouldn't make more sense to have more spin? This only adds to the deception!
Knuckle ball is a strange beast. DD had a teammate were the ball would suddenly drop and hit in front of plate, the batter's would swing at it if they did not see her very often. If they saw her a few times they just let it go for a ball.
Not saying it can't be done - but I think it would be pretty difficult to pick up 1-2 knuckles on ball if the pitcher keeps their arm speed up and hides the ball in her glove well into her windup; and how could the coach relay that info to the hitter at that point? Could also have a similar appearance to a bent finger rise if the grip could even be picked up at all. I think those who benefit the most from this pitch are girls with very long fingers as they can still maintain a good grip on the ball with their thumb, ring, and pinky. Thrown as a drop curve it can be very nasty.
Not saying it can't be done - but I think it would be pretty difficult to pick up 1-2 knuckles on ball if the pitcher keeps their arm speed up and hides the ball in her glove well into her windup; and how could the coach relay that info to the hitter at that point? Could also have a similar appearance to a bent finger rise if the grip could even be picked up at all. I think those who benefit the most from this pitch are girls with very long fingers as they can still maintain a good grip on the ball with their thumb, ring, and pinky. Thrown as a drop curve it can be very nasty.