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- Dec 13, 2019
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Which pitch do you think is used most?
Rise or Drop
Rise or Drop
I’d say drops are used far more often. If for no other reason than most riseballs are just high fastballs.
I think it is all very individual-based. For my dd, the rise came more natural to her. She also started with a coach who taught more HE mechanics when she started so she learned the peel-drop early on and just decided that she didn’t like throwing it. Her PC in HS reintroduced her to the drop a year ago (he is IR) and explained she already had the spin (FB), she just needed to whip through a little sooner and it worked. Her drop for some reason is a few mph slower than her FB so it is a decent pitch that works well for her. Her TB coach just didn’t call it very often as he liked her rise better.Is one of these pitches easier for the majority of pitchers to throw effectively?
Drop is a pitch that can be effective fast
or off-speed.
Rise not so much.