How do you throw a curveball.?
Question:When you throw the ball is there any whiping action of the arm or wrist.I'm 13 years old if that makes any difference in how i throw the ball.
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kid, don't throw a curve.1) can screw up your arm
2) the batter can always tell your gonna throw it at this age.
-stick with the changeup
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It's better to start young... I wouldn't really use it much at your age you need to strengthen your arm a little first.Grip it with your 2 fingers straddling one of the seams. and one kind've off to the side of the ball. Then, as you throw the pitch, you need to flip your wrist a bit in kind of a snapping motion.
Look it up on google, and they'll have some videos on thre which will work well in showing how to do it. Work on it just playing catch for now and when it starts to actually curve, you can try and use it in some pitching practices, then eventually in games.
Keep in mind, a curve can be good... But a change up can be even better in some situations.
There are many ways to throw a curve ball. You can come up with your own way. I throw it by gripping the ball along the seems. Then I throw it like I normally would but instead of keeping your wrist strait you twist it to the right (if your a lefty to the left), and then follow through. You can come up with your own grip that might help you more than my grip.
Good Luck!
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ya i'm 13 also and i dont throw a curve. I pitch for the varsity team at my school and i am only in 8th grade. i throw 2 seam, 4 seam, and a circle change. I know a lot of people who have messed their arm up throwin curves. I have never thrown one in my life and my arm has never hurt.My circle change is nastier than everybody on my teams curveball.
stick with the cicle change.
GRIP: The key finger in a curveball is the middle finger. Ideally the pitcher will find a grip where seam will provide resistance against that middle finger during the release. That is how the curveball gets its tight rotation.
STRIDE: If you find that one of your pitchers is having difficulties getting on top of their curveball (pitch constantly coming out high), get them to shorten their stride by 2-4 inches.
ELBOW: The throwing elbow must be equal to or slightly above the throwing shoulder. As soon as the pitcher lowers the elbow below the shoulder, they put additional stress on that arm. The angle of the elbow joint should be no more than 90 degrees. Pitchers who throw curveballs at angles greater than 90 degrees may put additional stress on their throwing shoulder.
PATH: The path of the ball on a fastball is generally far from your head. In the case of a curveball, the path will be much closer to your head (slightly up and away from your ear).
RELEASE: Releasing a curveball is much different than releasing a fastball. A fastball release is straight out in front of your body. In effect, the way you release the ball is the type of action you want the pitch to have. When releasing a curveball, your wrist will be hooked and your hand will pull down in front of your body. It is important that you release the ball close to your body (Short Arm). The further you release from your body, the less resistance your middle finger will have on the seam and therefore your rotation will be looser. Loose rotation curveballs tend to spin or hang.
ARM SPEED: It is extremely important that you maintain similar arm speed with your curveball that you have with your fastball. A hitter reads arm speed. The matter of arm speed is obviously more important with a changeup than it is with a curveball, but it’s important for other reasons. Another way to get a tight rotation and hard downward movement with a curveball is to throw it with quicker arm speed. If two pitchers have the exact same curveball grip, mechanics, release, etc. but one throws it with quicker arm speed, the one with quicker arm speed will throw the curveball with more break, and thus the harder pitch to hit.
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dont throw itthrow a splitter or a change-up
just grip the ball with your whole palm, it will slow down naturally and get some break
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FROM EXPERINCE I WOULDN'T TRY TO BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU MORE PRONE TO INJURY AT A YOUNG AGE. FIND YOUR FASTBALL TRY TO EXCHANGE YOUR CURVE FOR A KNUCKLER OR ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE. I PLAYED FOR TEAM USA WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE. HAVE FUN!!!!More Questions & Answers...