This is how you hold the grip for a screw ball. You put your index finger to the left side of the first seem and your middle finger on the left side of the second seem.
When you are releasing the ball you want to focus on keeping your arm close to your body. The idea of this pitch when you are releasing it to is think about turning a door handle. It is also beneficial to take a step out a little bit more than usual.
The screw ball is a handy pitch to have in your arsenal. It keeps batters off the plate and you will always have them thinking.
That was pretty cool. As someone who doesn't play sports this was very interesting & I enjoyed reading.
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ReplyDeleteHey Nikki! i really liked your blog posts. As an avid baseball fan, I am very familiar with the different types of pitchers they all use. But to hear it from a softball perspective is even more informative and i loved to hear how you actually perform your pitches with such a different style ball!
ReplyDeletelol thanks I still have a few more pitches to show you :)
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ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent blog. I love the fact that you are taking the pictures. This is truly instructional.
thank you very much :) the pictures are one of my favorite parts
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