The Curve Ball

The curve ball is a pitch that curves away from a right hand batter and would curve inside on a left handed batter. The curve ball can be thrown with the motion of your hand going on top of the ball or the motion of your hand going underneath the ball. I throw my curve with my hand on top of the ball so this is how you would hold that type of curve ball.

When releasing the curve ball you want to focus on keeping your arm close to your body just as you did with your screw ball. The less outer lateral movement you have the more effective your pitches will be. While and after you release the ball you want to focus on "putting your thumb in your pocket". If you remember this technique your curve ball will have a great amount of movement on it.

If you can keep your curve ball just on a small portion of the plate and then have it moving off right after you will be very successful. The curve base is a difficult pitch to hit when it is thrown well.