How to Slow Pitch a Softball

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name's Jill Weiss, and I'm going to tell you a little bit about how to throw a slow pitch softball. First thing you want to consider is just the grip of the ball. You know, maybe find the the seams, and depending on how big your hands are, you know, the thumb of the ball, or the thumb on one of the seams, and then three, at least three, you know, of your first fingers on the the outside of the seams. You don't want to palm the ball. You want to have it comfortably kind of loose, and the arc on a slow pitch is, you know, six to ten feet, and you know, the object of the, you know, slow pitch is just, you know, making sure that you put it in a position where these batters, you know, A, they're you know, just ground-outs, or B, pop it up, or C, you know, you know, strike outs. You know, usin' usin' that front foot to push off the mound; that's going to help you, you know, with that arc. And make sure that you have your your body, both your hips even with home plate, and follow through with the with the hands. My name's Jill Weiss, and those are just some tips on how to throw a so slow pitch softball."