How does a curve ball affect your arm or hand?
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Throwing a curve can rip apart your tendons when done wrong.  But at a young age there is no right way to do it.  Sure they will be dominant because no young kids can hit a curve, but it will destroy their arm later in life.  A guy I used to play with was a great pitcher at a young age, but he started throwing a curve and by the time we hit high school he couldn't throw faster than 70mph.  Which was slower than what he threw back then. \n\nThere is a kind of curve ball, though it doesn't have as much sideways movement, it is virtually harmless.  Hold the ball like you would a slider and when you throw instead of your hand being horizontal, keep your palm facing you, don't snap your wrist, just start like that, and follow through like that.  It will drop like it's dropping off of a table.
14926
No, but if you ask a baseball player "does a curveball curve?" they'll tell you that it sure does, and they're right. It turns out it is a lot harder to prove than you may have expected.  In September 1941,  Life magazine claimed to have proven, through a series of high speed pictures, that the curve ball didn’t curve at all and it was just an "optical illusion." Again, as recently as November 1982, Science 82 magazine published an article that referred to the "apparent break in a curveball" as an "illusion."  If curveballs curve a lot, according to baseball players than where does this controversy stem from?\nThe bottom dotted line is tangent to the path of the ball when the pitcher releases the ball.  If the hitter thinks the ball is a fastball this is the path they would expect the ball to take, but the ball curves on its way to the plate, represented by the solid black line, and the hitter would claim the the ball curved the width of the plate.\n\nHowever, if you were to draw a line from where the ball leaves the pitcher's hand to where it crosses the plate. The largest deviation from this line, called the sagitta, is much smaller. If you were to have three poles in a row it would be very difficult to throw a pitch which passes left of the first, right of the second, and left of the third.
1040806
With a grooved swing(short radius, etc), I'd recommend that you work on strengthening your lead hand arm strength. I have seen this work wonders when hitters that want to add more pop do concentrated isotonic training on the lead arm which for most players is their weaker arm. Have you ever tried the frisbee drill where you knock a softball sized wiffle ball off the tee using the lead hand? It's a hoot and effective!
960973
DO NOT THROW EVERYDAY.  This will hurt your arm in more ways than you can imagine.\n\nDO NOT THROW CURVES.  This will also hurt your arm and will actually shorten your career.  You shouldn't start throwing any curve balls, sliders or cutters until you are in college or in a minor league system for a major league team and then, an instructor will show you how to do it.\n\nThere are plenty of instructional videos out there for kids like you.
938551
The first step is to establish a proper grip, putting two fingers (index and middle) around a seam of a baseball. Then pull back behind your head and during the act of throwing pull down on the ball to produce the rotation, releasing the ball at the proper point.\n(the two links are alternate grips for a curveball)\nhttp://www.hellbored.com/uploader/uploads3/DSCN1761.JPG\nhttp://www.hellbored.com/uploader/uploads3/DSCN1762.JPG
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u flip ur wrists...its hard to explain on here but basically its like throwing a cureball in baseball...its all in the wrist and it depends how hard/fast u flick ur wrists and the direction as well that determines how much or wut type of spin you use...its alot like putting spin on a tennis ball...if that helps
816483
Anytime you have a cervical herniated disc it is going to affect your arms and hands.  You may have a disc that is pinching on the one nerve to your pinky fingers.  I don't believe it is something different but you may want to ask your doctor about it.
92064
A slider moves right to left (for a right handed pitcher; it is left to right for a lefty) with what is typically a minor downward movement.  The slider is thrown with speed, usually just a bit less than the fastball.\n\nThe curveball tends to have more of a top to bottom break and is thrown with substantially less velocity than the fastball or slider.
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First off a curveball doesn't tail. \n\nWhat you need to do is finish the pitch better. A pitch will maove more when you don't watch it because you will get better extension and finish the pitch. The path the your hand takes determines the angle of the break, if your goes top to bottom (12-6) the ball will do the same. \n\nAnother thing you should try is to think fastball and start the curve ball after your head not before. This create tighter spin and the break will start later. A lot of young pitchers have the problem of starting it behind their head and it gives off the appearance that it is coming out of the top of your hand, the curve will be like a big loop (like Barry Zito). \n\nTry spiking your finger nail on your index finger into the ball, this will create a feeling of getting on top of the pitch. \n\nYou need to be aggresive when you finish the pitch.\n\nMost importantly, make sure your elbow is above your shoulder, this is for health and saftey of your arm.
988816
I think you are thinking about a mush ball! I have played "soft"ball for 26 years, and have broken many fingers and many bruises from being hit, I am a catcher. I can guarantee you it is hard and hurts when we get hit. I do not know why they are bigger, I guess if they were the same size we would be playing baseball.
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Just think of it this way, look at a clock on the wall.  The best curve balls will break from 12-6.  Most curve ball will have a 1-7 or 11-5 break depending if it is thrown by a righty or lefty.
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http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/curve.html
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The ball becomes scuffed.  A ball with any flaws on it will have more break on it.  This is an advantage to the pitcher.
569644
If your hand hurts real bad it means you either have carple tunel(which would suck) or that u are squeezing too hard on the cap to turn it...and if u dont squeeze as hard and ur hand just spins on the cap, then u are just too weak O_O...\n\nTry doing hand excorsizes such as finding somthing that is not easily compressive and then squeezing it over and over, within a week your hands will be significantly stronger...\n\nEDIT: And its cute cause...it is...i would find it cute too, i dont know, men are weird...maybe its that we like to see women who are weak and need help at some things or somthing like that...or maybe its a consolodated opinion and the few of us who find that sort of thing cute are just freaking weird...the world may never know
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To swing the ball, one side of the ball should be made shinier, by rubbing on a smooth surface, ie your thigh, and the other side left dull. The ball should be gripped either side of the seem with the middle and index fingers. If the ball is bowled down straight along the seem then the diffence in friction on the dull and shiny sides should make the ball swing toward the dull side.\nOff spin is performed by gripping the ball with fingers along the seem and the thumb in opposition. The ball should be given a higher, slower trajectory and on release the hand turned as if opening/closing a jar. The more twist/whip applied the more the ball will turn on impact with the pitch. The ball should spin toward the arm used to ball.\nLeg spin produces a greater degree of spin, but is more difficult to maintain accuracy. The ball should be gripped in the fleshy part of the palm, opposite side to the thumb. As the arm comes over, the ball should be released from the back of the hand, so that it passes over the hand in transit. Again the more twist/whip the greater amount of spin produced. The ball should turn away from the direction of the arm used to bowl.
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Accuracy comes from the player not from the stick.\n\nHowever, having said that, many players get a better 'feel' for the puck with a curved blade, especially for wrist shots.  The puck rolls off the blade with more spin and more control.\n\nThe other side of the coin (the other side of the blade?), is that you lose accuracy and the ability to lift the puck on your backhand. \n\nSo there you have it, a curved stick might help your wrist shot but will probably hurt your backhand.  Backhand shots are less common these days but they are also effective ways to score goals.\n\nIt all comes down to personal preference and playing style.  Oh yeah, and the rules, you can only curve your stick so far and stay within the rules.  Check the rulebook.
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This is news to me....  I would assume to get a bit more stick on the ball when they set.  But Ive played for 20 years and never seen a college/professional player do that.  We mostly just file our finger tips down so we can get a bit more feel.  Setters hands need more feeling rather then grip.