Topspin Vs Bulletspin, Which is Faster?

[MikeP]

Buddahbump

I just read this entire post and I don't have a clue what is right or what to tell my dd. Maybe I'll tell her to switch to baseball or golf

 

[Ken B]

I just read this entire post and I don't have a clue what is right or what to tell my dd. Maybe I'll tell her to switch to baseball or golf

I was just looking at a ‘17 thread on hip snap and couldn’t believe how much my understanding and teaching has changed in a year! The one the I know, is that the more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know!

 

[Ken B]

Good thread!

 

[Coach Dan]

I have seen some of the better pitchers at the local Mid-Major colleges throwing bulletspin, I'm not sure if they consider it their fastball or riseball. I am curious about which pitch is faster, the topspin one or the bullet-rise one (for a given pitcher). I'm hoping that maybe Rick Pauly has some experience with this given that Sarah probably throws both.

Bullet spins do not move. That's why they spin bullets that way. They stabilize in the air. Just like a spiral in football. It's physics.

 

[PharmerBrown]

Bullet spins do not move. That's why they spin bullets that way. They stabilize in the air. Just like a spiral in football. It's physics.

Runners, take your marks...

 

[Rolling Hard]

Bullet spin sounds faster.

 

[ArmWhip]

Oh yeah?

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[Northball]

Oh yeah?

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So all the meat carcasses hanging behind him were failed attempts at curving a bullet?

 

[ArmWhip]

So all the meat carcasses hanging behind him were failed attempts at curving a bullet?

Yes, he was experimenting with his grip, it took him a while to find the right one.