Question:does any1 know where i can find a pic on how 2 throw a cutter or can some1 explain. I already checked on yahoo and google. thanx
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There are also several versions of the cut fastball. The basic idea is to throw a fastball but get a slight amount of side spin that makes the ball move in or out a few inches. You do this by moving your fastball grip (usually the 4-seam fastball grip) slightly off-center. Some pitchers bring the thumb slightly up the inside of the ball and the index and middle fingers slightly toward the outside. This gives you a pitch somewhere between a fastball and a slider, and, thrown properly, that's how the pitch will move, like a very tight slider. For young pitchers, though, there is a tendency to turn the hand too much toward the slider position, getting a "doorknob" action with the hand that can stress the elbow. I prefer to have the pitcher leave the thumb directly under the ball and move only the fingers slightly left or right, depending on which way you want to cut the ball. As you release it, think "fastball," and spin the ball hard with your middle and index fingers, just as you would the fastball. If you're a righthanded pitcher holding the ball slightly off-center to the outside part of the ball, the pitch should move a few inches away from a righthanded hitter--just enough to get it away from the barrell of the bat. Unless you have a fairly high arm angle (throw "over the top") it will be harder to learn to make the ball move the other way, but try it. Just offset the fingers slightly to the inside, and throw with fastball action.
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2 seamer - switch your grip to the side a little bit and snap your wrist like a curve
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The most common way to throw a cutter is to take a basic 4-seam grip, then shift the ball over so your top fingers are closer to the seams. Just throw it like a normal 4-seam. What the shifted grip will do is cause the rotation to cut through the air with more sideways motion
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