Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Steven Wright demonstrates his knuckleball grip for a photo during a Picture Day photo session on day seven of Red… The Complete List of Knuckleball Pitchers – A list of just about everyone who’s thrown the pitch in the major leagues, with links to each player’s career stats. Since it…
Nearing a sidearm throw, Garciaparra’s ball flight had considerable movement from left to right . The thumb is tucked below the ball, resting on or near a bottom seam, and the ring average softball pitch speed finger and pinkie are curled on the side of the ball. It is important to use good lead arm…
The reason that this ball is so great to throw when you are behind in the count is because this type of pitch has absolutely no movement. So in answering that dad’s email, I gave him some tips, but really it’s tough to get everything across by email. So I’ve put together this video explaining…
The split-finger, also known as the splitter, looks similar to the two-seam fastball with a twist at the end. It is an advanced pitching grip and seems to work well if you have big hands. The pitch is Place your middle and index finger placed outside the seams and place your thumb on the back…
Post pictures of your pitching grips on mybaseball pitching discussion forums. The straight curveball (or “overhand curveball”) is one of the most common breaking ball grips. It’s a variation of my beginners curveball and my knuckle curveball. The index and ring fingers are placed on either side of the baseball for balance, and the thumb…