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This pitch to me does not look like a step left, throw right straight line pitch. It appears to me to have a late movement to the right.
This pitch to me does not look like a step left, throw right straight line pitch. It appears to me to have a late movement to the right.
Sure. Except it moves right.No, it does not look like a step left/throw right pitch.
It looks like an inside fastball with some funky wrist action that accomplishes nothing other than adding some funky wrist action.
I can throw a ball, underhand or overhand, to the right, left or any direction at all if I angle it in that direction.Sure. Except it moves right.
Interesting. A lot of that went straight over my head but, the parts that I did understand were interesting!! lol.Because laminar flow is more powerful than the magnus effect. Laminar will move a ball without spin. Spin a ball with the opposite laminar force and it isn’t moving the direction you want it to move based on spin. I’ve seen a curve ball demonstrated with proper curve spin and an opposing laminar and it goes more in.
That’s also how a screwball is thrown. Not with spin, but using laminar and seam orientation.
Just like HD cameras showed that high-end pitchers weren’t using HE, newer technology is also now showing that most pitchers aren’t spinning balls to make them move (outside of drops), it’s slight changes in release angle and laminar flow.
And yes, much more study had been done in cricket than softball.
If it was simply angled, it would move in a straight line from Point A (release) to Point B (catcher's mitt). In the last pitch sequence, you can clearly see the ball move right as it approaches the plate and the catcher abruptly moves her glove outside. It's pretty easy to see.I can throw a ball, underhand or overhand, to the right, left or any direction at all if I angle it in that direction.
It's not breaking right.
That also doesn't mean it isn't an effective pitch. A rise ball is an effective pitch even if it's not actually rising.
It's just camera angle. If you look at any recruiting videos you can see the same effect. At the 25 second mark you get a view from behind the catcher and the ball path is dead straight. To accurately see if there's break you need to be more in line with the path of the ball, either behind the plate or the pitching rubber.If it was simply angled, it would move in a straight line from Point A (release) to Point B (catcher's mitt). In the last pitch sequence, you can clearly see the ball move right as it approaches the plate and the catcher abruptly moves her glove outside. It's pretty easy to see.