Baseball Pitching : How to Throw a Screwball

[ssstellarj]

I'm so glad they chose a camera angle where you could really see the movement on that pitch! 

[johnnx2009]

My doctor recently gave me a pronate examination with his point finger.

[GeckoDude2010]

Who Invented Roger Clemens or Roland Ryan! How Do you Invent Reverse Pitch Did Right Throw it or Left! Who Invented Vance Law Random? Rule One React Or Wait?

[GeckoDude2010]

Who Invented Roger Clemens or Roland Ryan!

[andros1984]

Pressure on MIDDLE finger not the pointer finger... Am I right?

[BaseballBreaker]

i-i-i-im j-j-j-j-ohn r-r-reidling

[mcbue13]

Its the same thing every time he stutters like a bitch and says u want to be thinking fastball, fastball.

Come up with something new to say bitch.

[dublbass]

I'm Jon Riedling, and that's how you blow out your elbow.

[TopTenCrew]

t-t-t-alk l-like...this w-when you p-p-p-p-pitch

[Feorimra420]

Thats more like a sinker.

[millerliteisgud]

@Feorimra420 you're exactly right thats why this pitch doesnt exist

[Blindykid]

horrible, didnt even show the grip

[ProTuner06]

@Blindykid Apparently you di not watch the video. He showed the grip in the entire fucking video! Pay attention next time! If you need a more close up on the grip then, you shouldn't be pitching.

Go ahead kid. You can get the last senseless word in now like all the other immature Kids on youtube.

[makeman554554]

stu stu studering stanley uhuh

[Omfggf69]

@RollercoasterFreek13 tee ball doesnt count as pro...this guys a schmuck

[bestwaffleg]

@Omfggf69 WHO THE FUCK SAY SCHMUCK fag also he has more experience than you.

[Omfggf69]

@bestwaffleg well apparently i say schmuck and tho he does he has no buisness trying to teach people how to throw pitches you fuckin scoontie

[bestwaffleg]

@Omfggf69 Ha he was a majors for five years and your a nobody and again because your a nobody you spelled fucking wrong and nobodys like you are the only people who say scoontie.

[Omfggf69]

@bestwaffleg Alright thanks. Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks that though; Look at the comments below chief. Alright so stop trying to put comments that insult people because you're on Youtube and nobody knows who you are and get off the computer once in a while. (P.S. I spelled everything right <3) (P.P.S. Actually everybody where I'm from says words like scoontie, custy and such.) (One more thing pimp, he played 6 years so get it right. (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) :])

[bestwaffleg]

@Omfggf69 You must be from san fransico because its one of the gayest cities in the world.

[Omfggf69]

@bestwaffleg That was clever, switch the subject. You're cool and ur not even close

[bestwaffleg]

@Omfggf69 It is one i'm saying your a homosexual if you need an explanation.

[Omfggf69]

@bestwaffleg once again hiding behind youtube to post comments cuz u dont even no me so stick to making your little runscape videos or wutever those are aight pimp

[bestwaffleg]

@Omfggf69 Lol I made 1 runescape video not videos dip shit.

[Omfggf69]

@bestwaffleg YOu play runescape... get a life and dip shit? what r u my fucking grandfather

[bestwaffleg]

@Omfggf69 Yeah I am your grandpa now get the fuck back in my basement.

[Omfggf69]

@bestwaffleg i guess that was funny....

[ListenToTheAudio]

U realized U balked right?

[ProTuner06]

@ListenToTheAudio You do realize that a balk only counts in a game, right?

Also, you should look up the word Balk. Just sayin.

[ListenToTheAudio]

@ProTuner06 I realize thatt.. im not dumbb. im a pitcherr to?

[Omfggf69]

it is apparent this guy never played baseball in his life

[MRxOFFICIALx1]

im jon riedling and thats how you get benched

[bestwaffleg]

@MRxOFFICIALx1 I'm MRxOFFICIALx1 and thats how you act like a bitch who isn't original or funny and secretly wan't to kill myself.

[bestwaffleg]

@MRxOFFICIALx1 OOPS I mean't I wan't you to watch me kill myself oh silly me. Please make a good comment though.

[pchopjones]

@MRxOFFICIALx1 what mlb teams did you play for again? suck my dick

[MRxOFFICIALx1]

@pchopjones im a starter for the Pawsox. eat my fastball

[pchopjones]

@MRxOFFICIALx1 i dont think thats an mlb team...

[MRxOFFICIALx1]

@pchopjones its AAA

[pchopjones]

@MRxOFFICIALx1 yah thats not a mlb team... lmfaooo

[pchopjones]

@MRxOFFICIALx1 yah thats not an mlb team...

[johnsworthIII]

okay okay! stop hesitating to say words buddy!!

[LOUDTRAINWRECK]

its a slurve, but right to left for a righty

[RGVention]

haha i was throwing this in my games thinking i was throwing a change up lol

[lolathon1]

@greenwaffull me too

[SpiceTacoProductions]

really, he played pro ball for 13 years, so the year is 2013? He played pro ball for 7 years. oh, thx for the tips

[LINQ0311]

Yeah these videos could be easily fixed by simply moving the position of the camera. Without being able to see the end result, it's hard for any of us to really see what the pitch does.

[trampsteez]

what's a screwball?..

[redsox298]

Hi im john riedling and thats how you get benched.

[Pkftmfw]

screw ball like hitting a tennis serve?

[paramedic6801]

drumline is an idiot, how do we know if the ball broke or not? I pitched little league through the miners an if nobody showed you the end result, well.... then talk is cheap

[BaseballFan813]

nice



[themetsfan861]

@ckballer92 If you actually knew anything about pitching injuries, you would know that curveballs are an overuse injury. It takes hundreds of curveballs to throw one in a game. Curveballs are more dangerous than screwballs because of the load being focused on the UCL, not shared by the Pronator Teres muscle. Screwballs are safe because they allow the load to be mostly assumed by the Pronator Teres muscle, not the UCL. Pronation is the key to movement and success.

[LSUTigers2321]

I get the impression its basically like throwing a circle change

[gamrguy101]

@LSUTigers2321 well to me... he said it's like a reverse curveball but i think a circle change is kinda like a reverse slider... it depends on how you look at it.

[Folcation]

isnt this basically a reverse 12-6 curveball

[maginick24]

see you in the OR lolz

[canine221]

hehhhes good ataat aaadddiing sussuspense

[MrEAZYKUSH]

at 0:54

thats why he's not in the majors no more

[455ethan]

now u taught me how to throw a screw ball thankzz

[nutcrackaz]

dude is that at showtime in nashville that is where my team does batting practice

[frommeyer123]

@661Monkeyboy I can't really see it curve when he throws it but he teaches you how to throw it right

[sharkie90123]

ok i am a pitcher my best pitch is the fast ball and my order is normaly 2 fast balls and then what i call the devils pinch which is useing your two middle fingers to hold the balla nd yopur two outer fingers faceing down to hold it in place and you dont use your thumb what so ever and what happens is a slow fast ball

[AthnMrtnz23]

@thebeast939 you could do that and have nothing wrong but i would rather be safe then sorry

[IccyTheOne]

You can throw better pitching on the Wii

[aaron01ist]

gay you do not no how to play basball bitch

[ssbbchampion]

why do you need to wait till 15. im 12 and im throwing knuckles that break down and in on a righty. same with curves.

[ckballer92]

Dnt throw curves or any breakin pitchez that u have to snap ur wrist bc thatyll fuck u up and its true bc my friend got tommy john surgery when he was 16. So just wait till ur almost done growing. Its not worth it to mess up urbarm now

[frommeyer123]

34 people cant throw a screw ball

[661Monkeyboy]

@frommeyer123 including him

[BubbaSweetCheeks]

does he wear the same clothes everyday?

[littlebro977]

just say index finder or pointer finger not point finger

[Teali0]

i learned a new word. "pronate"

[IR4KSW4G]

I'm 13 and everybody keeps saying dont throw anything other than fast balls and maybe a changeup. I dont know if this is BS or not but I know how to throw these. I throw aout 150 pitches per day and about 50 are slider, changeup and I tryed a gyro. Is this really that bad for your arm?

[AthnMrtnz23]

@IR4KSW4G yes you need to wait for at least 15 years old when you are almost done growing

[DrFIYA]

'to throw a screwball, it's all about the grip'

Well no shit, sherlock every pitch is the same in that aspect.

[PhilNiekro]

Try it out in a bullpen session sometime and see how you do with it. Oh btw im 14 and i throw it. My arms are golden btw. All this stuff about coaches saying you'll ruin your arm is BS. I used to throw it a lot without discomfort. I throw a Fastball Knuckleball Screwball Forkball and a curve. And i throw 100-200 pitches a day with minimal pain.

[ryanpanthers13]

If im 13 do you think i should be throwing a screwball?

[hesster31]

@ryanpanthers13 no you shouldn't start throwing curveballs, screwballs, or sliders until you're 16. I'm 21 and pitch in college. I throw a knuckle curve that doesn't stress my arm, so I can throw it as much as I want, and it moves very well, as well as a palm ball for a changeup. A good changeup is just as good as a good curveball, and can get a tailing movement like a 2 seam fastball. Nobody throws screwballs anymore because you can get the same or better movement from other pitches.

[iBlack0p13M]

@ryanpanthers13 No. i started throwing my curve ball when i was 13 and its pretty nasty. but now i wish i didnt. now i can barely go 3-4 inning with out my elbow killing me. so i wouldnt try throwing a screw ball at 13

[maginick24]

ok kids dont throw this pitch, youre only asking for arm problems

[MDmaxje12]

i didn't see shit

[MrFirefox1234]

thanks for the advice luckily i got it on the first try on the begining of my pitch

[jnhuscg]

why the hell would you make a how to video if you have a stutter? I couldn't even follow what you were saying

[b2trajo2]

Can't see the dumb stupid ball doing its movement. It looks like you throw fastballs every time.

[spritedblue]

outside the zone.. 

[thedeem0N]

I was always taught to throw a screwball spinning it a WAY different way, but then-again, I've only tried it in practice, & 80% of the screwballs I've thrown, ended up NAILING 1 of my friends in the fucking head....so there ya go...my Curveballs were always pretty good since I like was like 14, but before that...I didn't really get a good idea of the correct application of them...but I'm not a teenager, hell, I'm not even in my early 20s anymore...

[TheLatinSoulz]

this is retarted all pitches look the same i wanna see loops on those pitches

[DickHouseInc]

Uhhh yeah uhhh it's a uhhh reverse uhhh screw ball uhhh yeah. Wait what?

[hydejing]

ths is stupid

[roger12363]

@hydejing your the one who cant spell "this" , faggot

[Shpati20]

bad viewing angle, ever pitch demo looks the same for me,

[sourapplealtoid]

Ball 1 retard.

[D4K0T4375]

can they get someone without a speech inpediment to talk in these videos?

[EmmsAccount]

OUCH

[drumline17]

ok why does everybody demand he show the pitch from the batters eye? the point of these videos is to TELL YOU HOW TO THROW the damn ball, not show you what kind of movement he gets from throwing it one time without warm ups. jesus, throw it on your own and see the movement with your own eye

[cfl990]

@drumline17 A visual can help a player understand what he is trying to acheive and better duplicate it

[iGotNerdy]

@drumline17 stfu it helps more

[wii917]

@drumline17 When you are pitching you can't really see the break. pretty much all the pitches you throw look the same.

[chicityjoka]

@drumline17 yes but seeing the break is the best part instead of the ball breaking away form the batter it breaks toward him its the best

[MikeyIssac]

Don't make that screwball your primary, you'll throw your shoulder out

[TuxcifieD]

why cant u just throw a fastball but have ur arm sideways so it promotes a sideways spin. isnt it easier that way.

[TheDrumming11]

I throw it the same way except i hold the ball 180 degress aground. and it breaks amazing. when you throw it aim it way off to the side of your target

[imacfmgr]

cool

[carlc15]

hes a bitch

[TheAclark109]

when I throw this pitch, along with the sinker, i never get much movement although the spin is good. What ever I do nethier the sinker or screw move for me. It's hard because I'll throw it hard and the sinker won't really move or tail much and the screw moves a littlebit. It may have to do with my arm angle, but i can get the perfect spin for the pitch. complete inward sidespin but it's still in the sixties. I'm 14 and I want to learn how to throw a sinker because I never liked change or curve

[pihomie]

I use that as my 2 seam grip...

[goocherdagooser]

@pihomie ...what?

[pihomie]

@goocherdagooser  thats how i throw my 2 seam haha

[goocherdagooser]

@pihomie but thats not how u grip it

[Nixta12]

dont throw this pitch until ur older...like high school...(or curves) =)

[ajTHEshortstop643]

@Nixta12 you can it's just instead of twisting your arm while in your throwing motion preset it in you mitt and throw it while your arm is turned instead of twisting your elbow at the last minute.

[pihomie]

@Nixta12 you can throw this or a curve even when your younger, its all a matter of how much and how your arm angle is when you throw it

[emlvsmm]

I never could figure out how to throw this one successfully. Hard pitch to master.

[JShawtyKim]

As for starter pitchers, Control > Speed.

Unless of course, your speeds are the same as a minor leaguers', then you might want at least one high speed pitch or overall amazing control :O

[MegaBaseball1000]

@zaqplm444 not as much.A little but not nearly as close to a curve. it all depends on velocity and age.

[MegaBaseball1000]

Everything i like in this video but you dont get to c his curve or cut on this off speed pitch

[miketehbomb]

@zaqplm444 yes, very.

[sk8erkid2424]

hard as hell to throw

[NicktotheStone]

@mauler90

or listen to the guy that doesnt have a studder....

[FootBallPlAyAXXL]

good vid but u need to get a batter's view of the pitch..... i watch ur vids and ide like to c the actual break on the ball instead of seeing u and then the ball rite before it hits the target

[youtubian118]

=lolol ur so right

[TheJTBtv]

@FootBallPlAyAXXL the point of this video is to teach you how to throw it.. watch this video.. go outside with your friends.. and try it

[8JoRgE15]

Thanks nice vid

[chubbymonkey452]

Only thing is don't put pressure on your index finger any pitch your throwing is if you eat it to go to the outside of the plate then put the pressere on your outside finger vice versatile for inside and if you want it to go higher then put more pressure on the top of your fingers and realease earlier vice versa for going lower

[hammyoni]

worthless

[maloneyr222]

@starlessons your arm will be blown out and wont develop properly.

[gooddrummer10]

I can't even see the ball

[abcdefg5023]

im 11 and I throw 68

[ripchatwenty]

@abcdefg5023 yeah? and im 9 and can jump higher than kobe i bet you throw 48 or lower kid get your facts straight im 13 and throw 71 no way you can throw 68

[1tootall96]

@ripchatwenty yea, im 13, 6 foot, pretty strong, and my fastest is like 67 (i dont pitch at all we just decided to chrono it one day)

[hickshrtg2012]

@abcdefg5023

not on 60/90?? on 54/80

[animefan8492]

@abcdefg5023 I'm 12 and I throw 97.

[StaySneaky]

@animefan8492 You are very funny.

[MrPaintballfreak13]

im 14 and can throw like 70 and im pretty sure being able to bench a lot has nothing to do with it i can bench like 165 and i have friends who bench like 100 and throw harder than me.

[newmoonfan123456789]

im 10 and i throw 50

[eagles4ever55]

i throw a screwball different it dose the same movment and in 12 and i can trow 60 no one is 14 and can trow fucking 90 it dose not matter i can bench 140 it has no efffect

[MrHellow12]

ta ta ta taoday junior

[SonicBlaze101]

Dude it doesnt go away from righties and away from lefties thats a regular curveball, a screwball goes inside

[97Rockerdude]

i do not have the best fastball no movement 70 mph 14 years old but im a good pitcher because of my no spin pitches forkball 60 and knuckler 55 yes i have been clocked

[pjpmlove]

yea right.......you are probably just saying that to look cool........you suck monkey balls and you know it!!!!!

[RegistrationCop]

The faster you throw the ball the easier it is for the batter to really nail it with less effort. I think it's better to vary the speeds as much as possible and just worry about consistency in your actual pitches. There are plenty of pitchers that strike batters out a lot using medium to slow speed pitches, especially when they constantly change their type of pitch and the speed.

[ellveetrapz]

1:09 > ball

[blazeoffuegon]

@ellveetrapz You mean to tell me you wouldn't have swung at that? Especially if you have two strikes, it's just to close to take. :)

[TheBeastieboy811]

kids in my league pitch 70 mph and their only 12 or 11

[sportyboy42]

tttt try not to studder, haah just kidding nice video

[Niccs9]

st-st-st studder there j-j-johny boy?

[TheStoryWeLive]

gotta have a good healthy strong forearm cause it can fuck up you arm.

[JRPATRIOT16]

does it mess up your arm for young kids

[michaelgoggin7]

@JRPATRIOT16  yea i did it in one ov my games and my arm felt weird tha next day

[SOAD636]

@michaelgoggin7 how old r u?

[michaelgoggin7]

@SOAD636 11

[hizzleeee]

@michaelgoggin7 probably a hyper extension. goes away in a few days. no big deal.

[TheJesusoldier]

itz really jus about throwing strikes and gettin da batter out

[xmitchummanx]

@TheJesusoldier you rlly dont know what your talkin about

[pghskate1]

i used to throw a pitch similar to this, set up slightly like a split seem fast ball, but with my finger tips almost like claws into the seems, when i release kinda push out with the claw, people would ask what it was and i never know, they said it was an opposite curve, it works very well, and speed means nothing, its location, pitching is a mind game, you conrtol the entire outcome of the game, so work smarter not harder

[whitebean49]

Chrristoph makes a good point. Greg Maddux barely threw above 90 but he was able to locate his pitches and have good movement on them and he is most likely going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. So speed isn't everything kids

[StanleySweet14]

OH YEAH WELL I'm 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND THROW A 500 MILE PER HOUR KNUCKLEBALL!!!

[mj2ky18]

just cuz u cant doesnt mean everyone cant

[mj2ky18]

im 16 and i throw 94 mph but when i tryed out for my high schools team they said i couldent play with them becaues they already have there team so any high schools intrested i wanna play

[xxxMrSuspendedxxx]

@mj2ky18 Same thing happened to me-- I got "Blackballed" 'cause certain kids had to make it. Kept me sitting on my ass and an inning of rf starting in Bronco 'cause I RULED during a few practice games at lightening ball pitching.

I got my payback and gradually burned down 7 buildings in town and destroyed the ball field 3 different times.

Security cameras have ruined it for payback artists like me now :-(

[ikilledmacdre]

@xxxMrSuspendedxxx if u were telling the truth why would you ever post something like that on youtube, i doubt if any1 would see this but its still just retarded. and secondly burning buildings down is not payback at all, its just bad kharma and makes you look like a fucking douchebag. you'll get whats coming to you

[skitfel]

@mj2ky18 liar. 

[rapmaster63]

im 12 and i throw 76 mph

[halo0590]

Stu-Stu-Stu-Stutta

[axeblue]

Thanks for that side view of the pitch. it made it so easy to see how the screw ball breaked

[Firefly121109]

i wanna try out for my senior high school time in september but my pitch speed is something to be worked on 40-50-mph at best but i can throw a variety of pitches (including a good knuckle)which is what i hope will put me above the rest

[pokemon1234567890111]

nwpat09

ummm dont boast ur self too much yhea i am 15 but i can throw a fast ball around 80 sooo sometimes ppl are dif

[mrphily2]

im 12 in little league nd evry body fears me with my sinker nd curve nd espicially my fastball its in da mid 60s they got an radar gun nd to see how fast i pitched

[supervegetto1]

A screwball is just like a reverse Gyroball

[MrFarenheitdontlie]

Haha that comment was too good to pass up. Riedling was pretty good.

[MrFarenheitdontlie]

This guy's a screwball

[gogetareeljob]

hard to tell if that was a screwball or just an inside pitch to a righty, not a great angle. I learned to throw a screwball by throwing out my shoulder, so i got used to throwing side arm, then i tried to go back to throwing over the top and even when throwing a four seamer, the ball would tail in because I kept getting inside the ball with my shoulder. which sucked at the time cuz im an outfielder. wish i had the ability to be a college pitcher

[lctboy]

omg Thats showtime in franklin Tn I go there!

I can throw a ball at 500 mph, but no on