Madi Balk, a little bullet/curve spin along with back spin, but it floats. I wonder what kind of velocity it has.
@javasource or @Rosey would know for sure.
Madi Balk, a little bullet/curve spin along with back spin, but it floats. I wonder what kind of velocity it has.
Madi Balk, a little bullet/curve spin along with back spin, but it floats. I wonder what kind of velocity it has.
The announcers in the SEC tournament keep calling a bulletspin fastball a curveball. Because it "spins".
I don't know if I've seen a backspin rise ball since Barnhill.
Keely Rochard had a pretty good one.
IMO, I would agree with what you said. My DD pitches for High School but plays SS for her travel team, she is a far better SS. She throws a Riseball but in all honesty it is very inconsistent. Every now and then she can throw a really good riseball and that pitch will have bullet spin but it is spinning like very fast. Sometimes she will throw a riseball with almost perfect 6-12 spin but it is slow and not spinnig as many revolutions from what i can see with my eyes.As a general rule I think there is a trade off between back spin and velocity, the more of one the less of the other. Kelly B was a rarity. I'm not sure how effect a slow riseball would be at the higher levels.