How to throw these pitches???
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One of my old teamates uses the slurve nd i have used it in the past. If your starting use the 4-seam 1 its a lot easier to control. 1st u out ur middle finger on 1 side of the ball nd the thumb on the other side of the call (of course both r touchin both seams) the u put ur pointer finger on the top of the ball nd have ur other 2 finger rest nd throw it. the 4-seam is faster nd less slurvy than the 2-seam. the 2-seam is most affective but u really have 2 pracitce. i believe u take the middle nd the thumb on 1 seam each nd put the pointer on top of the ball but iv never seen the 2-seam but i can imagine that it is a wicked pitch. i never used the slurve in a game i jus used my fastball, change up, curve nd slider\nthe slider can be thrown many way. i like to have the middle on 1 side of the seam nd the pointer on the otehr side of the seam nd my thumb on top nd watch it go. try not to touch the seam.
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Evaluate your lineup and player attributes. Place the best contact hitters and speed runners near the top of the lineup and play small ball to score runs early. Be aggressive on the bases and try to steal often. Most pitchers won't expect it, or might make a bad throw to the base, either way you advance the runners. Teach the hitters to work the count and take pitches. Most pitchers will not get the ball over the plate everytime. You can get more walks and increase the pitch count on the opposition which will force them to go to the bullpen. Play the outfield deep so they can run toward the ball if it is hit shallow, it is much harder to run backwards and catch a pop fly. Teach pitchers two good pitches and make them stick with it. A decent breaking ball in would very difficult for most 16 yr old hitters to make contact with. Even if the breaking ball ends up in the dirt , they will swing. I could be more specific if you gave more detail on the team's weaknesses.
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First off you have good height strong upper body helps but pitching is 30% body strength 70% technique ask yourself these questions \n\n1.do i have good balance from the point of my rotation into my stride.\n\n2.am I using full arm motion = on a 360 degree scale wich means are you releasing the ball at the top point into your stretch.\n\n3.you say you have long legs that is a good tool for alot of pitchers. question from me to you. So I can be a bit more helpful . After you go into your stretch from the wind up what is the position of your trail leg into your stretch do have a habbit of pushing off the mound . Not good gets you into bad habbits .Its more like a pulling off the mound into the stride then pushing into the release . \nA good practice for this is stand at the mound go into your routine simulate your movements to the place go step by step every motion check your body position into each step. Break it down steps 1 to 5  \n\n1.your starting stance Check your balance \n2.your raise into your windup check balance look at your footing \n\n3. from windup into your stride check balance arm position did you get proper waist rotation did you push off the mound. \n\n4 look at your arm are you at your right release point .is it in correct position if not at a perfect point gonna cause loss of velocity and cause improper control of the pitch.\n\n5 check your balance after the stretch do you still have proper balance.\n \n\n\ncauses balance issues and takes away from your volicity and has a tendency of causing alot of wild pitches. Do you see  \n  yourself with this problem?\n\nThe leg kick is a tool but if you dont have balance from the kick to the stride your wasting your time .\n\n4. Do you have proper waist rotation going from windup to the stretch this is important. (note) proper hip motion=rotation) if your not balanced going from your turn into the stride this will cause a potential  loss of velocity thats where alot of power pitchers    get this down to tee.\n\nYou say you have a 3qtr arm slot question when you release the ball at what point of your stride are you release what is your arm position .Always release the ball at the top of you stride Balance+  release point = velocity .I hope this gives you some ideas on  where your at or where you need to be at .Please feal free to e-mail question's if you have any .Id be glad to help
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There are two ways.\n\n1. This is the most likely way.  On a day with no wind, throw the ball straight up.  This is quite unlikely and requires a lot of skills.\n\n2. This one is impossible.  Throw the ball so hard that it goes around the Earth once before coming down.  Humans just don't have the power to do this.
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here is an oldie but a goodie, get an old tire hang from a tree. paint a small circle on it. hit the circle till you remove the paint.  repaint the circle and do it again. work on blocking the ball, have someone thow balls in the dirt to your left and right just outside the plate. not too far away from you keep your head down watch the ball hit your body or glove.  when you work on throwing down to second do not take three steps to the base. stand up and throw. one step. start slowly catch the ball. stand and throw. then keep going faster.  watch the pros on how they frame the ball. frame it where you catch it.  DO NOT MOVE YOUR GLOVE DURING THE FRAMING!!!!  I am also an umpire and we hate that
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It's going to take a lot of practice before you are consistent. Just keep that in mind. \nLine up a little farther away from the service line to give yourself room for the jump. You can either toss one handed or two handed. The trick is to toss high and a little in front so that you have time to do an approach and meet the ball. The approach is almost the same as a hitting approach except you stay facing straight ahead. So toss, do the approach and hit. Good luck!
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Do you have someone that can pitch for you?  If so, have them throw you some BP.  Have them intentionally throw you a low of low pitches.  And then you just need to stand up there and swing at as many of them as you can.  Get the confidence to know that you can hit them.
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If its unlimited, obvisouly throw it as high as you can. If its 6-12 ft, find a good height that you can constantly hit while throw strikes, thats tougher as a pitchers, its like putting it on a tee for the hitter. Technique wise, i pitch with a backspin on my pitch.  Hold it with all 5 fingers, have your hand face the batter, the ball toeards second, flick your wrist dfor the backspin, thats one way to do it. You could also hold it in your palm, ball facing the batter, and throw it that way, with that you can spin the ball for a bit of a curve. Those are some ways i do it. Good Luck!!
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1.  As a hitter, you look for top spin (opposite of fastball).  Also, occasionally a pitcher will drop his elbow when he throws the curve.  Look for that.\n\n2.  The best 0-2 pitch is often a fastball high and in.  It's called "wasting a pitch" but either causes an aggresive hitter to swing at a bad pitch or sets up a timid hitter to put a bad swing on a next pitch low and away.\n\n3.  For velocity and control, go with the "4-seam" grip (across the widest space between seems).
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Take a bag of balls find a padded wall somwhere or sturdy fence. Start throwing  balls at it repeatedly. Start from 15 to 20 ft and toss lightly. Move back every little while. Keep throwing. I'm not kidding it sounds silly but I'm serious. Don't get fancy, just throw the ball. Like catch, as you get further you can throw a little harder but don't get crazy. But you'll see that as you go back you start throwing a bit harder involuntarily.\n\nYou'll do two things. Get your arm more durable, and work the muscles you'll use to throw which will increase velocity. Pitching is an unnatural motion you have to develop the muscles you use to throw which don't get used as often in normal circumstances. There's no easy fix. Throw, throw, and when you're done throw some more. Young pitchers don't just throw anymore.\n\nRemember Jim Morris the 35 year old Science teacher who'd had arm surgery and at 35 was throwing 98 MPH, and later pitched for the Devil Rays. How'd he do it? He was throwing batting practice to the kids he was coaching. Just throwing over and over.
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Try one of these -- http://www.baseballtips.com/strikezone.html
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Built a trebuchet.  Use your cup to hold the weight (water).  The cup goes on one end of the ruler (throwing arm) and you will need a sling on the other end.  The sling holds the baseball.  You'll have to build a strong frame (more rulers) to hold the throwing arm up.  The frame has to be tall enough to allow the weighted cup to swing down without hitting the ground.  The throwing arm should pivot on the frame.  The pivot point should be closer to the weighted end to produce more thrust.  The length of the sling affects how far and how high the ball will go.  One end of the sling must be firmly attached to the long end of the arm.  The other end must be able to slip off of a smooth nail (also attached to the long end of the throwing arm) that has a small or non-existent head.  The angle of this nail affects the height and distance your ball will be thrown too.\n\nWhen cocked, the weight is up and the tip of the arm is down.  The sling holding the ball is tucked under the throwing arm.  The end of the throwing arm is held down.  When the arm is released, the weight swings down, drawing the throwing arm up, dragging the sling and baseball behind it.  The sling slips off of the smooth nail, releasing the ball.
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This depends on a lot of things...  Do you have quick feet, quick release, strong arm, and are your pitcher holding the runner so that you even have a chance at throwing the runner out.\n\nThe first thing to work on is your arm strength. Make sure you are doing a lot of long toss. You can work with another catcher or pitcher. You can also do some tube work to work on overall strength for your arm and shoulder.\n\nMy favorite drill is the 1,2,3 Rapid Fire Drill. You will need a pitcher, 1st basemen, 2nd basemen, 3rd basemen.  Pitcher will need three balls and stand about 30 - 40 feet away. Pitcher throws first ball as you recieve first ball, drive your left knee downward and toward first base, rotate upper body to first base. Using a short snap throw, deiver the throw to firstbase.\n\nQuickly recover to receiving position... pitcher throws ball number two.  Throw to second base using a jump pivot, jab step, or rock and fire method.  \n\nQuickly recover to receiving position... pitcher throws third ball. Throw to third remmeber to work on a right footed drop step to clear right handed batters.\n\nDo this five or six times a practice.\n\nAnother good drill is "Quick Hands Drill"\nTwo catchers line up about 15-20 feet apart facing one another. The catcher receiving the throw gets into ready position with glove extended and throwing hand positioned behind the glove hand or against chest in a relaxed manner. \n\nYour partner initiates by throwing the ball. As the ball contacts the glove the throwing hand immediately covers the ball while the fingers find the seam.\n\nUsing "short" arm action, the ball is brought back under the chin while the front shoulder closes. Hands break, and the ball is brought straight back to the throwing position.  Without hesitating throw the ball back to the other catcher who has assumed the ready position. THis should be done about 15-20 throws each. DON'T USE YOUR FEET!  THIS IS JUST TO ISOLATE UPPERBODY THROWING MECHANICS.
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In little league you only need one pitch.  That is a fastball.  Forget about the ohters.  The real art to being a successful little league pitcher is to throw strikes.  If you can throw 2 strikes out of every 3 pitches then you will do great.
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Practice throwing shorter distances first and make sure you're throwing it straight.  If you do it correctly, it usually has an "S" flight trajectory.  If you're right handed, it starts of to the right and then comes back left.  Make sure you're throwing straight and then start throwing harder and harder.  Once you can stand there and throw it pretty hard (and straight), then start getting a one step start and use your body along w/ your arm.  Once you master that, Get a running start and put your body into it.  The main thing is making sure that you throw it straight.  You're maximum distance will come on a straight throw.
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Im the same do the basics,anotther good thing to do is practice your bat swing,im talkin about bat speed,knowing what each pitch looks like,train your eye to pick up the ball mid way between you and the pitcher,make sure your timing is right,dont over step with your lead foot its all in your hips anyway,my coach taught us to place your toe to the cornner of the plate and then bring your toe to where the back of your foot is so you can make contact on any pitch,(on and inside pitch your going to turn your hips sooner making your bat come come closer to you.its the oppsite for and outside pitch your going to wait on the ball and take a slight step inside at the same time swinging your hips to the outside.as for feilding get a good jump on the ball and dont make a catch in an ocward position,get a good angle.
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You throw the sinker pretty much like a fast ball. It is mostly a modified two seem fastball. Take your two seemer grip, then move your pointer and middle fingers closer together. They should now be between the seems (fingers on seems takes away the sinking action). Offset your thumb from the 6 o;clock position to about 7 or 8 o'clock. \n\nWhen you throw, this grip will make you, without trying, "turn the ball over". From a righthander, the ball will have a little clockwise and "top" spin to it. The ball will TEND to move in and down to a righthanded batter.\n\nMove your thumb the other way and you will be throwing a "cutter". A cutter is a fastball that acts like a slider (without as much movement and sinking action) but has almost the velocity of the two seem fastball.\n\nThe regular two seem fastball will tend to tail into a right handed batter from a righthanded pitcher.\n\nAnother way to throw the sinker is to widen your pointer a middle finger a bit from the two seem fastball. Now they will be outside the laces of the "sweet" spot on the baseball. Thumb stays in the same position as a regular two seem fastball. This pitch will tend to break straight down late. You will loose velocity (compared to the two seem fastball) but pick up movement down. With a little pressure from either finger, you will find the ball tailing one way or another. Some call this a sinker, others call it a split fingered fastball. Neither term is completely accurate but both suffice.\n\nIf you have large hands and widen the split in your fingers so that the ball rests on the web between those fingers, you will be throwing a fork ball. That pitch breaks down hard and is fairly slow. It actually works like a poor knuckle ball but at a higher velocity. \n\nAgain, you need a coach right there with you that knows what he/she is doing. You should also not be trying to throw these pitches until you are at least 13 and more like 16. Some people say that widening your fingers on a ball can hurt your arm. I say it depends on the size of your hands and length of your fingers. Be safe with it.