Comments on: Another new pitch? http://www.dryessis.com/wp/?p=532 Sports Training, and more... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: DrYessis http://www.dryessis.com/wp/?p=532#comment-1346 DrYessis Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:11:53 +0000 http://www.dryessis.com/wp/?p=532#comment-1346 Thank you for the comments Lich. I believe you also raise a very good point in regard to the exotic pitches. Even though I do not have much faith in sports commentators making accurate comments, I noticed that they mentioned only three pitchs for most of the World Series; fastball, curveball and breaking ball. Makes you wonder if all these other pitches are actually different. In regard to the cut fastball, in order for it to still be a fastball it should have the same hand and wrist action as well as point of release, regardless of grip. If not, it is technically a different pitch. The different grip, but with the same hand and wrist action, can only expose the ball to more or less seams resulting in more or less friction. So I go back to my original question. How is the cut fastball different from the regular fastball in relation to the pathway that it takes on the way to the batter? Thank you for the comments Lich. I believe you also raise a very good point in regard to the exotic pitches. Even though I do not have much faith in sports commentators making accurate comments, I noticed that they mentioned only three pitchs for most of the World Series; fastball, curveball and breaking ball. Makes you wonder if all these other pitches are actually different.

In regard to the cut fastball, in order for it to still be a fastball it should have the same hand and wrist action as well as point of release, regardless of grip. If not, it is technically a different pitch. The different grip, but with the same hand and wrist action, can only expose the ball to more or less seams resulting in more or less friction.

So I go back to my original question. How is the cut fastball different from the regular fastball in relation to the pathway that it takes on the way to the batter?

]]> By: Lich Doan http://www.dryessis.com/wp/?p=532#comment-1345 Lich Doan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:05 +0000 http://www.dryessis.com/wp/?p=532#comment-1345 Cut fastballs get their movement and motion from the location of the grip the pitcher uses on the ball. Pitchers (more or less) use the same arm movement on all fastballs. Different grips lead to different varieties of fastballs like four-seam, two-seam, split finger, cutter, etc. I think the more important question is: has the prevalence of all these exotic pitches and the weird arm movements required by them, lead to the epidemic of arm injuries in baseball? Prior to the 1970s, pitchers generally used a small repetoire of pitches and depended more on changing speeds and pitching inside. If today's pitchers "got back to basics," they may be able to save their arms from long-term injury. Cut fastballs get their movement and motion from the location of the grip the pitcher uses on the ball. Pitchers (more or less) use the same arm movement on all fastballs. Different grips lead to different varieties of fastballs like four-seam, two-seam, split finger, cutter, etc.

I think the more important question is: has the prevalence of all these exotic pitches and the weird arm movements required by them, lead to the epidemic of arm injuries in baseball? Prior to the 1970s, pitchers generally used a small repetoire of pitches and depended more on changing speeds and pitching inside. If today’s pitchers “got back to basics,” they may be able to save their arms from long-term injury.

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