- Apr 11, 2016
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DD's screwball is the same as her fastball, except she ends on the left side of the mount, not directly straight. (There, I gave out her secret.) To the batter, it looks like she is pitching a fastball, but with that step off to the left, the ball goes straight then curves to the left side of the catcher. Her previous screwball had her curling her fingers in a way that could easily hurt her shoulder, and her physical therapist advised against screwball and curveball until she's 14. With this new screwball, it is the same as a fastball so no unnatural curling of her fingers, so she was able to pitch them since she was 12. On top of it, since every fastball pitch should also be a drop ball, so not only does the screwball curves away from the batter, it also drops, making it very difficult to make contact.