Baseball Pitching : How to Throw a Cut Fastball

[havanakings]

@Uci your right was the sense if you have nothing behind homeplate to see the cut of the ball before it reaches home plate!! The pitch is very similiar as a slider the grip slightly different. TAKE TWO MY FRIEND!!!

[UCilicious0228]

why would you throw this pitch with the camera facing you head on? we want to see the movement of the pitch with the camera behind you.

[cbboarder5]

Hey guys, i throw a 230 MPH eephus... Is that good enough for you guys?

[CletusGoldsteinberg]

@cbboarder5 Aka a mortar

[MoOnWaLk971]

the first way is much easier to do. this is how mariano rivera throws it and i throw this and have had great success. Deilver like a natural 4 seam fstaball and grip like 4 seamer, off center, and more pressure on the middle finger.

[keesvangulik127]

HELP!! We in The Netherlands need help from across The Big Liquid. Baseball and

softball are dying slowly in our country. Can anything be done? Free broadcasting of

Major League games for instance? All we see here is soccer, soccer, and soccer.

Really, we baseball fans need help over here.

[SubliminalEnt1]

Sick because i knew how the pitch moved right from that angle right?

[TheCSL21]

wtf? it wont cut with a 4 seam grip? it has to be held like a two seam grip... with the long grip or short grip

[fujiboy15]

@TheCSL21 That's why you hold it slightly to the side if you use a 4-seam grip

[TheCSL21]

@fujiboy15 true

[YungCityBoi415]

FUck

[MrRyan1168]

bottom corner all the time

[whatstairs1]

How do we no if the pitch even moved..maybe it moved the other way Idk

[hollywoodundead77100]

you were gripping the four seam fastball wrong so im kinda comfused

[Nazmi0794]

I guess Mariano Rivera watch this video before he came more famous

[moomooanter2]

i just wanna throw one like Mariano Rivera.

[ThEzGReAteStzZ]

The only thing they need to change is the camera angle. It needs to be behind the mound so we can see it break. Great Vid btw:)

[EXXC0MN]

all his pitches look the same

[bloodvein3]

@EXXC0MN probably cause of the angle of the camera

[TopTenCrew]

@EXXC0MN

that would explain his 7 ERA

[Alaatu]

i thought thats how you throw a regular fastball, i learned i was wrong and i was throwing a cutter by accident :)

[MrEAZYKUSH]

damn this is some HD SHIT

[ElektrikWanker]

Trying to learn how to pitch, in Ireland there's no baseball things, but we play softball in school. Going to Boston to see the Sox play the indians in the summer can't wait. :)

[hamslammer69]

BALL 1

[seattlehawkins]

does anyone know where I can find a video that shows how to throw a 4 seam fastball?

[IIRsGodII]

@seattlehawkins four seams are kind of simple. if you look at how he was holding the ball before he was positioning the cut fastball, that is how you grip it. and to throw you would just throw it like you'd throw a ball.

[seattlehawkins]

@IIRsGodII Does anyone know where i can find a video on how to Grip,Position,and throw a cut fastball, I hear that they "are kind of simple" :D

[IIRsGodII]

@seattlehawkins /watch?v=FTd4eMV9VdU&feature=r­elmfu

here is a video for a fastball. simple :p

[tmagicsucks22]

@seattlehawkins this is a video for a cut fastball

[seattlehawkins]

@tmagicsucks22 is is a video for benoit balls.

[tmagicsucks22]

@seattlehawkins you seriously dont know how?

[SupDudewazgood]

lol ur cut fastball suks i just but my middle and index finger on the seams and angle my hand to right since im a lefty and then for a screw ball i direct my rist in the opposite direction =0

[ajlepisto]

@SupDudewazgood Maybe his fastball sucks, but so does your spelling.

[SupDudewazgood]

@ajlepisto dude shut up at least agree with me

[SuperTitansfan28]

like to see u throw it!!

[Max4905]

ball

[tabbyabbey]

it would be better if you could actually see the grip?????

[bigandbad15]

i think he i just throwing a fastball everytime and jus aiming it to a certain spot to make it look like its cuttin



[ZdzSnFlip]

i understand the grip but it would help in the vid it you would show arm angle overthe top maybe? can some1 that throws 3 quaters pitch this?

[bassjrogers]

Check out my page The video up is me closing out a 11-9 came with the tying run at second. 4 pitches to a 12 year old tournament player who just the inning before hit a solo HR off our 3 rd pitcher of the night. My 4th pitch to him was a modified cut fast ball. Cool! Jeremy Rogers 12 year Pitcher AtLANTA GA

[slggerboy44]

im 15'9 and i can throw 25,879 mph and my slider breaks 400 feet

[D4RKCR3W1]

@slggerboy44 oh yea well im 19'9 i throw a 18702987498,000,000,000 m feet

ile per hour fast ball and my changeup drops 500000

[mariandar21]

i love this man thanks for the leasons now i can use it for my pitching games.

[acdcbagel]

he needs to put the camera behhind him to show the movement of the ball

[M4sterSw33t]

He's so out of budget he doesn't even have a catcher

[luckdawg1]

you are super suckish

[SaveUSAPlease]

I'm not a fan of his two seam grip...

[jefetiger]

Mo's Trademark

[Flyinllamas]

Everyone's bragging about how great they can through pitches jeez >.<

Well.....Im 7'11 tall and i throw a 200 mile per hour fastball and my curveball drops 20 ft when i throw it.

[eddiev333]

@Flyinllamas best comment ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha

[ihavetehdrugs]

@Flyinllamas LOL

[brandon9491]

@Flyinllamas same bro

[123Iliketoeatpie]

@Flyinllamas im 9'7, i can throw 13,800 mph fastballs and my changeup spins in circles. lol

[percy798]

@Flyinllamas that's fucking impressive

[jedimindtrick1001]

@Flyinllamas niiiiccceeee...

[futurehallofamer]

@Flyinllamas thats a lie

[saroshk7784]

@Flyinllamas mad respect yo.

[broatch82]

Love the vids, keep up the good work

[ThatEverydayGamer]

fuck you thats not how you do it i have a pitching coach and he know how to teach someone things like this, his name is:BUD SMITHH search him up!

[Legendofzoom]

What would have been cool if he had two cameras. One in his front side and the other on his right side so we can see the baseball CUT. Still a very good informational video. I want to teach my son how to throw a curve ball and cut fast ball like Roy Hallladay

[WiffleballPros42]

always a great pitch

[crazydodgerfan777]

thumbs up if ur a lefty and can thro slider 4 seam circle splitfinger like me!! (im 12 XD)

[luisespinax]

@crazydodgerfan777 you should post a video of you pitching each

[michaeld20]

@crazydodgerfan777 im 12 2 but i throw EVERYTHING(righty)(i also dont throw everything but i know how to pitch evrything) my slider has a 5-7 inch break(verticaly)

Change-up that has a little tail that drops out

2seam that has sharp rotation

4 seam

Knuckler that has no rotation wat so ever

knuckle-curve

and more

[elFlakation]

@michaeld20 I'm 8 and I throw 208mph, I have a $200 million per year with the yankees for 10 years [2 Billion] and I have thrown 89 perfect games in little league and 1 no hitter

[michaeld20]

@elFlakation really true.... OF COURSE NOT!

[michaeld20]

@elFlakation OH BTW if u threw 89 perfect games then u would have 90 no-hitters

[Hazard142]

@elFlakation You wouldn't be speaking like that if you were 8

[elFlakation]

@Hazard142 U obviously dont get the joke that I'm clowning these 90 mph throwing 14 year olds

[JAH0628628]

@michaeld20 no one gives a fuck bud

[admiralsnipe]

@michaeld20

cool story bro...

[jordan2921]

at my age all i care about in pitching is throwing the ball so they cant hit it

[smikemc09]

um okay retard the real way to throw a cutter is to grip it like a slider but throw it like a fb so you get the velocity and movement. the only correct part was the pressure on the middle finger

[ghsk8terfimur]

some day expert village will make videos that help

[baseballjones18]

that was gay.

[ThePitchersArsenal]

guys the sinker is a much better pitch! expertvillage has a great tutorial on it but so does my channel, if you check out my video i'd be glad to take any advice and all views are appreciated!

[ThePitchersArsenal]

there is a video on my channel with an explanation of an easier way to throw this pitch. mariano style!

[Sh00t1stAskLater]

this guy looks like a used car salesman, not a ballplayer

[OCBKbaseball]

@igotpurplesocks1 everyone is different, you have to work and figure things out about your body.

[yourhometowncasinos]

why do u guys need slow mo? i dont even need to see the demo

[trufiend138]

ever heard of slo-mow and camera behind pitcher or plate?? 

[UrbanApacheStudios]

I'm 13 and the way i throw my cutter is just by simply shifting my fingers over to the right slightly. it moves perfectly, and i can throw it 74mph for a strike. :)

[MrJacobisKewl]

@UrbanApacheStudios Thats pretty fast for 13.

[OCBKbaseball]

@UrbanApacheStudios im 5 years old and on my teeball team i can throw my cut fastball is around 95 mph =)

[Cusi31]

@UrbanApacheStudios horse shit

[FootballBaseball31]

hey will a cutter hurt your put stress on your elbow?

[theoriginal61]

@FootballBaseball31 No it shouldnt unless you throw it more like a slider.

[MrPaintballfreak13]

mariano rivera is a problem with his cutter and he learned to throw it on accident he only would have had 2 pitches if he never figured this out in 1997

[hucyman000]

it wuld be nice if we can see from view than side... stupid video without view..

[taiwangx]

you just show us how to grip, but that's it, who has the eagle eyes to see that pitch? you need high speed camera or put camera on your back

[tom23owns]

Does anyone know how to throw a cutter sidearm?

[fastspeed1234]

i throw my cutter like cc sabbathia my dad showed me that he uses a curveball type grip and throws it like a fastball and it works alot

[Retepification]

Well you see Baseball is a lot arder than football and basketball.

[BotonNegro]

@Retepification yea i tried to play baseball but i would rather play football nd not strike out every time i bat

[steelersrocc627]

@Retepification so wtf y wud dat matter mre ppl wached tthe supeerbowl dan the worldseries nd mre ppl r wachin the nba finals an dr will b wachin the world series

[sirbill15]

the bottom of your heel should face the batter when you reach your balance point

[Nixta12]

yo can someone help me?? wat does a cut fastball do?? will it drop, go off to the side, slow down??

[tom23owns]

@Nixta12 ifts kinda hard to explain. I guess it slants, but keeps its speed

[Nixta12]

@tom23owns thanks i tried it in a game, seemed to work well

[steelersrocc627]

@tom23owns dats y ever1 is always "i cnt wait for basebeall season" rite?

[Mrmike95355]

@Nixta12 The cut fastball moves inward or outward late in the pitch. Much less than a typical slider and much later as well. It causes the batter to hit the ball off center or miss it altogether. Very effective pitch. Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Jamie Moyer and Scott Feldman all have very effective cutters. You should check them out.

[littlewhopper98]

@Mrmike95355 cutters are good pitches but i prefer sinkers....if the batter makes contact they only have like a 12% chance to hit a line drive...if not a line drive then a grounder 88%

[FriskyMagic]

Lower half? it comes from your core which is the middle, lower half would be hips

[dancingecko14]

so how do you throw a cut fastball i could not even see the ball

[AOEGolfing]

i just need to say this. Murder shut up dude you have to be the dumbest person i have ever seen on the internet. which is saying a lot. Basketball is not a sport. football is a bunch of grown men looking for an excuse to touch each other. trust me if you ever played baseball you might realize how much fun it actually is. also your little sweat comment peoples physiology is going to be different. point made and stated if you need an example reply to this post.

[Gntsbigfan]

i love baseball, but how can u say basketball and football are not sports? thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard

[junmengo]

@Gntsbigfan football is the ultimate sport, the rest is the rest

[DaMrMasta]

@junmengo dude u stupid! baseball is americas pastime. you actuualy have to think in baseball!

[bradybjg]

@Gntsbigfan i agree because basketball and football require the most athletics where in basbeall David Ortiz can be succesful without being atheletic

[eid2u4emit]

@bradybjg How can you say someone can be succesful in baseball and not be athletic? The strongest man in the world could step up to hit and not drive the ball half as far as an acomplished baseball player. Basketball and football players are athletic but do you know how hard it is to throw the baseball 80+ miles an hour from third to first base for a routine play day after day after day for 160+ days?

[bradybjg]

@eid2u4emit how can u call David Ortiz athletic????? he doesnt play 160 games! sometimes he cant hit 80+ mph fastballs

[XxdominifreshxX]

@bradybjg lmao ortiz is just FAT!! hahahhaah

[chowwow1]

football is beast

[RawrDolliesRawr]

i know how to throw a cut fastball

[Mrmike95355]

This pitching vids might help a little more if we could actually see the pitches from a view better than the side view.....wtf, like it's that hard to move the camera man behind the netting or directly behind the pitcher????

[popsnacks2]

@Mrmike95355 i know thats what im sayin i can barely see the pitch!?

[TheGorillaGuy505]

@Mrmike95355 I agree That would help out a lot

[KitKatJunkie]

Baseball is a sport based on strength, not endurance. and just like most power based sports you will not sweat that fast.

[mrbishop33]

your curveball breaks 6 feet...youre a fucking idiot

[bustwith5rhymes]

i threw 75 when i was 13 and had a great curveball myself and than maxed out with an 81 mph fastball THAT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO TO YOU DARKELITEMODDERS u will never make it. My fastball used to be so sweet and now......

[okgo1fan]

exactly...and when hes playing halo everyday i doubt he will get very far

[celticcon92]

damn.

[H3adSh0tL0lz]

well maybe its not all because of throwing youre curveball maybe you just dont have the right mechanics of horrible core power. those are the key basics to pitching. all of you're power comes from the lower half of your body.

[DarkEliteModders]

my 12-6 breakes 6 feet my fast ball is 75 im 13. i have gone to the world series 2 my city has gone 9 times west hamilton Ohio.

[woahpeanuts]

congratulations to u darkelitemodders, u throw hard at age 13, but the problem is ur gonna max out or maybe gain 5 more, n thats it, ur one of those kids that developed earlier than every1 else. thats it.

[DarkEliteModders]

u think i give a shit u dont know how much fucking time i spent fucking pitchinG!!!!

[okgo1fan]

lol u realize there are like 1,000 kids just like you and the probability of u having any major league success is little to none? If only you were Dominican I'd give u a chance...

[DarkEliteModders]

O_o racist nigger i dotn give a shit what the fuck u think bitch i can do what ever i want and chances are i have more chancess geting to major leages than u ass hole MOFO!

[okgo1fan]

k then, have fun finding a team who would want to draft your arrogant ass

[woahpeanuts]

darkelite, in regards to ur private lil bitch message u sent me rather then on here, i dun care how much time uve spent pitching, guarantee u havent spent half the time i have ive forgotten more about the game then u know about this fuckin game u lil dingleberry

thankshav a good one buddy

n stfu u have no idea

[bigchickenfu]

so a cut fastball is like a mini slider that breaks less than a slider but comes in faster than a slider ?

[Notok1997]

take a look at how to spell his name

[tindothan]

lol shitball is a good pitch now!

[JorgeMoliner]

Baseball doesn't need the stamina like other sports, that's true. A part of the game is just waiting for your turn. But baseball players do need to be athletic. Just because not every player had big muscles like football or basketball doesn't mean that baseball players aren't working out a lot. They just train for a different result to get strong muscles, instead of just big arms.

[murderbillny44]

basketball players do not have big muscles and there still way more athletic than baseball players

[dolger14]

yes! thank you mika!

[mikasiscool0131]

Hey baseball players play 162 games a year getting a day off only every 19 days or so...they are athletic, they work out and practice 5 plus hours before EVERY game...they work out in gyms all winter and then work there ass off in sping training...half the players on a football team sit the whole game. And most important- the football in a game is only in play for 9 minutes of the 2-3 hours the game goes on. Thats all fact

[murderbillny44]

ok football players practice 4 hours every day then go n work out 4 a hour n a half every day......they do suicedes in practice n many other conditioning routines they do many different things during practice......not just swing bats and catch balls...n if u r a starter on a football team u play 4 half the game...maybe even more...in baseball u get 2 sit in the dugout n chew sunflower seeds n such(laugh, joke) for half the game...when ur not playing in football ur on the sidelines stratagizing!!

[xOGBxConnorr]

shut the hell up,when your on the sidelines your playing grabass, football all you do is build up endurance and muscle to push guys around and run...baseball comes down to more wih mechanics and positioning, foot ball you run around and try and smear a guy, hmmm some sport...

[murderbillny44]

u dont sweat at all playing baseball.....period!!!!

[EvoDude26]

since when are sports about sweating?

The hardest sport in the world might not include sweating....

and the easiest might be the most tiring. Really doesnt explain anything.

[murderbillny44]

simply put.....if u r sweating, ur working harder than someone that is not sweating(.)

[EvoDude26]

i just wanted to sound smart.

[Nepalm9]

Or its just hot out and you have more clothing on?

[katowestfootball26]

@murderbillny44 out fielders sweat a lot

[katowestfootball26]

@xOGBxConnorr your kidding right? there is mechanics in tackling someone and mechanics to catch the ball mechanics to cut and block so stfu

[jjwhipey]

baseball players have it just as bad we have conditioning days and we have to work out to but we cant work out during the season because theres a lot more skill in having to throw a baseball than throwing ur weight at someone and most baseball players play football to i do im a defencive tackle and a pitcher i love both games so please dont try and make eather sport look better than the other

[thedude123123123]

baseball takes more talent then all other sports, but most tother sports require more stamina, or are more demanding.

[taylor23spisak1]

i think your some what right but i think golf is a little bit harder

[dolger14]

your outnumbered murder so just shut the fuck up i dont even think you pplay sports granted that your always responding to everyones coment

[PiStOnS212121]

I play baseball, basketball, and football. And I have to say basketball takes the most athleticism. Baseball takes the most skill. and football you have to be in really good shape. Baseballs just skill cuz i dont think every single person in the world could hit a 95 mph fastball, like 9-10 people could eventually make a basket. and in football unless your paralyzed im pretty sure you could catch a football. So thats my opinion that baseballs the hardest to play

[dolger14]

dude baseball may not be as athletic as football and basketball but it involves more skills and talent than in both of basketball and football

[murderbillny44]

thats a fair argument

[Gregun1nd3]

murder u are an absolute idiot. u prob couldnt hit a curveball thats why u think baseball is not an athletic sport. get a life

[mikasiscool0131]

Dolger is right...it is so much harder than any sport. There is so much practice that goes into hitting, pitching, and fielding. It takes much more skill, athletics, coordination, and teamwork than football, soccer, or basketball. Thats why its americas game

[dolger14]

ok baseball is a real sport do you know how hard it is to hit it? and second off every other sport lets you know exactly were the ball like even in soccer you have defenders! but anyway as soon as you see the ball hit the bat you have a second to react. oh by the way lets see you catch an 80 mile an hour line drive bitch.

[murderbillny44]

too bad baseball isnt a real sport

[xXGLUCXx]

thats insaulting you go up there and try and hit a 100mph fastball or hit a 12-6 curve ide pay to see it

[murderbillny44]

i am a basketball and football player......(real sports)....i dont play sports where u dont even break a sweat....i dont play sports where u cross ur arms n chew gum for 90% of the game.....im an athlete lmao!!!!

[bretthodge1993]

no ur a faggot not an athlete. baseball is a good sport. if u think its not hard, why don't i see u in the bigs?

[murderbillny44]

lol, wooooooo i didnt say its not hard.....chess, n checkers is hard....im just sayin u dont need to be athletic in baseball..n its not a real sport...u could be 50 years old n be the best pitcher in the league!

[bretthodge1993]

u have to be athletic to throw a ball 90+mph. u need to be athletic to hit a ball over 400 feet. u need to be athletic to run 360 feet in 11-12 seconds. u dont know shit about baseball

[murderbillny44]

good point....put u just have to have a good arm to throw 90 miles per hour...they dont call tom brady the best athlete in the nfl...and hitting a home run is all about technique and power so, stfu!!!!

[bretthodge1993]

no u need strong legs, core and arm to be able to throw a good hard ball (90+mph). hitting a homerun u need good bat speed and be in shape if ur gonna hit a few of them

[murderbillny44]

good point on the pitching, u might have me there, but u definetly do not need to be in shape to hit a homerun, lol

[ThirtyandSeven]

In order to hit a homerun you have to have good form in your swing. is common sense Murderbillny44....And you have to be in SOME sort of shape to play ANY sport whatsoever. Or atleast have athletic ability.

[Joreilly138]

lol take a look at prince feilder??? is he in shape?

[bretthodge1993]

to bad ur a faggot

[murderbillny44]

and u dont get tired after hitting one homerun because u could just go in the dug-out and eat sunflower seeds for 30 minutes!

[bretthodge1993]

no but u need to be athletic to do it. u obviously dont know anything about baseball at all

[murderbillny44]

lol, yea u need to be athletic to chew sunflower seeds!...(STRONG JAWS)!!!!

[bretthodge1993]

yea so i guess in football u need to be athletic to bend over and take the qb's dick and then run for 2 seconds.. football is fuckin gay

[murderbillny44]

hahaha ur a fucking faggot

[bretthodge1993]

u dont like it when people make fun of sports u play so dont go around saying other sports r gay u fuckin cunt

[murderbillny44]

what im saying is true tho pussy.....taking the ball from the center is gay....get outta here

[bretthodge1993]

no, all of football is gay

[bostonredsoxx26]

the second way is how you throw a slider... hook your wrist in, ad slightly down... then throw it like a fast ball, the ball should roll off the inside of your index finger as it is released

[uniquehand]

that was great, better than my coach. thanks for the tip. I like the other grip though, makes me easier for me to pressure on the middle finger.