Hello All.
I've been away from the Forum for a number of years,
but read this excerpt in a MLB context today,
and it sparked the question:
"Yamamoto releases the ball from a low arm slot and has exceptional carry on his fastball, meaning its pure backspin causes it to drop less than a batter expects, so it looks as if it were rising."
Have the NCAA Fastpitch Media come around on the actual physics of a "riseball", yet?
Or are Michelle Smith and the like still describing magic tricks...
I'm just curious.
I've been away from the Forum for a number of years,
but read this excerpt in a MLB context today,
and it sparked the question:
"Yamamoto releases the ball from a low arm slot and has exceptional carry on his fastball, meaning its pure backspin causes it to drop less than a batter expects, so it looks as if it were rising."
Have the NCAA Fastpitch Media come around on the actual physics of a "riseball", yet?
Or are Michelle Smith and the like still describing magic tricks...
I'm just curious.