How to Throw a Slurve

Video Transcript

"The question is asked how to throw a slurve. The slurve is a hybrid pitch. It's a combination of a curve ball and a combination of a slider. It's usually thrown hard like a slider, but has much the same action as a curve ball. The slurve is not always the most highly recommend pitch because it incorporates two different pitches into one pitch, and sometimes it may not be as effective as if you actually became a master at one of the other. But if you're going to throw a slurve ball basically, you throw it by gripping with the seams, with very light pressure on your pointer finger, and more pressure on your longest finger. Basically when you come forward to release the ball your fingers are going to be outside the ball and then right after release, or right at release, you're going to have the back of your hand towards home plate, and then you would follow through in a matter outside your knee. Make sure that you throw the ball hard like a slider, and use basically the same action as you throw when you throw the curve ball. It's a hybrid pitch, a combination of both the slider and the curve ball, and is referred to in many circles as the slurve."