Things You'll Need:
- Partner
- Baseball
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Step 1
Warm up by delivering several moderate fastballs. Concentrate on smoothness and accuracy. For a curveball, grip the ball so that your first two fingers run along the seams of the ball.
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Step 2
Begin your delivery as you would for a fastball. Keep your shoulder and elbow high to maintain power and accuracy.
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Step 3
Release the ball at the same point you would for a fastball, but bring your throwing arm vigorously down and into your body upon release. Coaches like to compare this arm motion to pulling down a window shade, as compared to the relatively straight arm motion of the fastball.
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Step 4
Drag your back leg significantly more for a curveball than you do for a fastball. Combined with the arm-release motion, dragging your leg has the effect of cutting the delivery short. The goal here is to create topspin on the ball, producing a downward and sideways curve.
Comments
035971 said
on 2/16/2008 100% injury-free 12-6 curveball:
1. Grip ball with pointer and middle finger together above the bottom of a "horseshoe". Thumb goes on bottom of other "horseshoe".
2. To begin delivery reach as far as you can back & up.
3. Throw directly over head (max effort) and "pronate" (end with thumb pointing to the ground)
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Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 When you throw your curveball, throw it a little side-armed, about 3/4. Then flip your wrist upside-down instead of snapping it. It doesn't move as much as a normal curveball, but it's great for fixing your curve.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 a curveball should be a little slower than ur fastball but with the same dilivery for a little more drop ! a good pitch sequence is important .........throw this pitch as a first pitch or afther a fast ball