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Summary: The split-finger pitch has almost no rotation and has a severe drop when it reaches the plate. Make hitter's knees buckle with the split-finger with tips from a professional baseball instructor in this free video on baseball.
Mickey Hiter played baseball at Lipscomb University. In addition to being a professional baseball instructor at Hit After Hit Baseball Academy, Hiter's baseball teams have won more...read more
"This split finger is a pitch that is gripped with the first finger and second fingers severely outside the ball with the thumb under the ball. The split finger causes the ball to rotate very slowly or basically not at all and causes the ball to drop severely when it reaches the batter and that's a split finger."
eHow Article: How to Throw a Split-Finger Pitch