Softball Overview : How to Throw a Curveball in Slow Pitch Softball

[ImSoEgo]

thx for the subtitles

[musicgeneration901]

u did loops and they were all balls I just want 1 video to show me how to throw it!!!

[ryanjmcgowan]

A softball is larger than a baseball, so the same rotation speed as a baseball means more drastic velocity at the surface of the ball, and more surface area to pull the ball in. And the ball is less dense, so it needs less drag in the first place. And with a slow pitch, the velocity is changing throughout the pitch so it would actually curve, go somewhat straight, and curve in again before the plate.

[jrjr143]

I HAVE TO GO TOTHE Bathroom, I WILL BE RIGHT BACK

[scientist949]

haha. derf!

[DigitalDel1]

I cant see the freakin video with stupid writing

[ezshi87]

@DigitalDel1 so turn it off

[MrJds1983]

there is no way the ball is going to curve enough to throw a decent hitter off....maybe a womens church league or children may be thrown off.. but the speed isnt there to make a drastic curve....

[MsPudding101]

ever pitch was a BALL im a softball player and i pitch better

[monsteronmydesk]

Yes! you can curve in slow pitch! All you people saying you can't do it don't have a clue, people have been doing it for decades. The problem is against experienced hitters it's hard to stop them with a curve because it's really hard (maybe impossible) to curve it enough to get out of the way of the bat.

I don't know why she said to curve it to the outside. It's been my experience that an inside curve causes more "flubbed" up hits especially if you can get it high in the zone.

[markmengers]

@monsteronmydesk  I agree...with the size of the sweetspots on all of the bats now days - it is better to try and curve the ball into the handle than away from the handle...I find it works way better - especially with noobies

[FriskyMagic]

I love how people say I dont think you can hook a ball throwing it that slow, obviously you throw a baseball and dont realize the design of a softball but they break real easily plus you have no clue until you go out there and throw one yourself and yes i can throw a underhand curve

[pumacat05]

what you are suppost to do is relese the ball a tiny bit early and bring your arm across you body after you throw the ball

[sfcphilip]

let me just say this, i have never been fooled by any type of breaking pitch in slow pitch softball

[james44121]

This makes no sense. A baseball needs speed to actually be able to "break" no matter what pitch it is.

[kngfufytr]

Middles open...

[Arch611099]

I was once struck out by a curve ball in slow pitch! it freaked me out! The next at bat I hit the curve out of the park.

[rodrigoklepacz]

i dont think u can curve a ball throwing that slow, there's no air movemend to bend it

[BudPeters44]

you sure can,i pitch for my Church softball team.And i have almost perfected the curve ball.Anything that has distance to travel can curve.Peace

[ajcatt11]

you honestly have no idea what ur talking about.

[adaris2009]

Curveball (cont.):

One last note: If you hold the ball across the seams (like a baseball pitcher throwing a "4 seam" fastball), it will not break. I use this grip when I want to make sure that the ball does not break.

[adaris2009]

Curveball (cont.):

Again, as Keithlagatta mentioned below, you DO NOT torque your wrist and spin the ball sideways. I generally keep my wrist stiff when I deliver the ball, rolling it forward off of my ring finger. The flatter and harder the pitch, the easier it is to get it to break, but you can do it with a fair amount of arc as well. I have gotten the ball to break as much as two feet on occasion. Note that this pitch will not work if the wind is blowing against the break or from behind you.

[adaris2009]

Curveball explained:

As Keithlagatta mentioned below, you hold the ball with the seams. I personally lay my index and ring fingers on the seams, but if you have larger hands you may prefer to use your index and middle fingers instead. When you deliver the ball you roll it forward out of your hand off of whichever finger is underneath the ball and closest to your body (this will be the ring or middle finger, depending on your grip), so that the ball comes out spinning forward and at an angle.

[adaris2009]

No offense, but it is very difficult to throw an effective curve by imparting sidespin on the ball the way the girl is in this video. You can't see the pitch in the video but I can pretty much guarantee that it is not breaking at all. The only guy I have ever seen throw an effective sidespin curve (one that breaks more than a few inches) in slowpitch was like 6'4" and 300 lbs. You have to be very strong to do it that way. Keithlagatta is on to it with his comments, see my next comment.

[keithlagatta]

try this.... put pointer and middle fingers on seams of ball where the seams are closest together.. aka sweet spot... just as you release flick your wrist up . try to put a little more speed and throw it 6 to 8 foot range, seems to work best at that hight for me... DO NOT TURN YOUR WRIST TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. let the ball and air do most of the work...comment back please

[soccatmeow]

oh wow it DOES really work!!!!! Thank you!

[flakaso0fab]

She doesnt explain well. -___-

[ireneallman]

she doesnt!!! i have no idea what a curveball is!

[HendroitI]

Whats the difference between slowpitch and fastpitch softball?

[DreDay111893]

you cant pitch fast in slowpitch but you can in fastpitch

[rkan05x]

@DreDay111893

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[MCKJEREMY]

In slowpitch you have to have an arch and in fastpitch you just throw it faster and straight without an arch.

[sfcphilip]

Nice, but I would still hit a bomb:)