Index finger

[Tango]

How important of a teach is the index finger on movement pitches

 

[coach james]

Tons of grips.... But my favorite will use the index almost exclusively on the curve and rise

 

[Tango]

DD has small hands but can really spin the ball. On the rise it seems she tilts her index down sometimes. Been talking about keeping her fingers long. All pitches seem to work better when concentrating on the index finger

 

[Crystal Brown]

I like to joke about how D looks like she is always pointing. Not something she was taught but picked up. Definitely helps her spins.


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[spleen1015]

DD has small hands but can really spin the ball. On the rise it seems she tilts her index down sometimes. Been talking about keeping her fingers long. All pitches seem to work better when concentrating on the index finger

I've heard Rich Balswick talk about making sure you "left the nose up" on the rise. He's essentially saying what you're thinking.

 

[coach james]

I've heard Rich Balswick talk about making sure you "left the nose up" on the rise. He's essentially saying what you're thinking.

Rich and I spoke on this as well....
He calls the outside axis point of the ball the nose... He wants it slightly orientated upwards at release and not horizontal.... This is in an attempt to keep the fingers more under the ball.

 

[Tango]

I've heard Rich Balswick talk about making sure you "left the nose up" on the rise. He's essentially saying what you're thinking.

Wondering, does Rich Balswick talk about the nose of the ball on the curve ball or turnover drop?

 

[spleen1015]

Wondering, does Rich Balswick talk about the nose of the ball on the curve ball or turnover drop?

I don't know. I just remember at the first Fastpitch Foundations class in Chattanooga that he really emphasized it with the rise.

 

[coach james]

Wondering, does Rich Balswick talk about the nose of the ball on the curve ball or turnover drop?

The "nose" is the axis point.... So yes, there is always an awareness of the spin axis. On a rise, keep the nost slightly upward as this reinforces the fingers under the ball. On a palm up curve, the nose will be pure north, this gets the fingers outside and around the ball

 

[Hillhouse]

Wondering, does Rich Balswick talk about the nose of the ball on the curve ball or turnover drop?

Willing to bet dollars to doughnuts, Balswick never threw a turnover drop in his life. I never even heard of such a pitch until I got into doing lessons. I'll bet he didn't either.

Bill