The prof. says that curve balls do curve but It's the late "break" or sudden change in trajectory that is the illusion. This makes sense from a physics perspective: Newton's first Law of Motion: "The velocity of a body remains constant unless the body is acted upon by an external force". The only external force acting on the ball is gravity and that's uniform. Gravity won't make it suddenly drop or break.
@partofthepuzzle There are aerodynamic forces on the ball. Reference Kutta-Joukowski theorem. The rotating ball in the air, which is a fluid, causes lift in a direction perpendicular to the balls direction. Lift, the same force that allows airplanes to fly, also creates the curve in a curveball.
@navid500 They put a great impact on the ball that causes it to spin really fast that is causing the ball to curve. You idiot, HANDS are Different than FEET. Douchbag.
I what do they mean?! They should test to see if a curveball really curves from the catchers point of view, that way theres no variable and the result is striaght forward. I catch for my team and a curveball curves no doubt.
not only does the curve ball move with respect to the Magnus effect, so also do the various fast balls also demonstrate this fact. the dynamics of rotation with respect to the position of the seams in that rotation, as well as the direction of the rotation itself has everything to do with how it will move. whereas a lack of rotation is critical even for such knuckleball pitchers as Wakefield to be successful.
yes a cureball cures becuase when u throw it how come the cathcer has to more his glove in the direction the ball is spinning i it wasnt it would just drop slightly (depending on how fast u throw it) and why are u doing it from a batters prospective the catchers the one who sees the ball comingand finaly physics prove it does from the spin and the aerodynamics of the ball
Why are they talking to a psychology professor? Any professor of physics or mechanical engineering could explain why the ball curves more sharply (yes, it does) as it approaches the plate.
A curveball does curve.. he's saying that while the ball is traveling toward the catcher, batters take their eye off it temporarily (not focusing directly on the ball)... then reacquire it and their brains adjust to the new trajectory. I'd disagree and theorize that as the curveball travels toward the catcher, its trajectory changes downward and this change puts the new trajectory in a path of less wind resistance, so it curves more "steeply" the farther it goes.
I think they should have included a professor of physics to explain to the shrink about the Magnus effect... (there are some physics involved here, you know!) heh
on any angle a curveball moves
DartMasters24 1 week ago
Watch a curveball in slow motion from any angle you want...then tell me it doesn't curve
BLong114 1 week ago
duh its in the name CURVEball
calebfireball5 2 weeks ago
does it curve?!?!?!? uh when it starts out one place it ends up in another try looking at it from the pitchers veiw it curves ALOT!!
MrMaggotforlife13 1 month ago
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ What he say again?
MrElloco1979 2 months ago
Huh? How would this guy explain people actually taking a blitzball and throwing curves all Iover the ace?
silverwindspirit 3 months ago
LOL AND THE PITCHER DOESN'T EVEN THROW A SLIDER/CURVE, IT HAD 2-SEAM MOTION! idiots.
xScopedAndShot 3 months ago
Go watch Bert Blyleven pitch, I think your question is answered...
BobGibby45 3 months ago
I am a baseball and i find it offensive.
john96797 4 months ago
-_- is a fastball really fast? does a slider really slide?
DontGetOwned8D 4 months ago
@DontGetOwned8D does a change up really change?
mistgl 1 month ago
The prof. says that curve balls do curve but It's the late "break" or sudden change in trajectory that is the illusion. This makes sense from a physics perspective: Newton's first Law of Motion: "The velocity of a body remains constant unless the body is acted upon by an external force". The only external force acting on the ball is gravity and that's uniform. Gravity won't make it suddenly drop or break.
partofthepuzzle 4 months ago
@partofthepuzzle There are aerodynamic forces on the ball. Reference Kutta-Joukowski theorem. The rotating ball in the air, which is a fluid, causes lift in a direction perpendicular to the balls direction. Lift, the same force that allows airplanes to fly, also creates the curve in a curveball.
codesterx00 3 months ago
Did someone understand what the asian guy said? I was staring at him and didn't understood a single word!
adrianbobea 4 months ago
and is a fastball really fast? or is it just moving at high velocities that reach the plate from the batters hand too soon for them to react?
millerliteisgud 4 months ago
been catcher for the sunville tigers, beleve me, curveballs do curve !!!
Noisyfm1 5 months ago
Have these idiots seen a free kick in soccer? Is that curve just an optical illusion too?
navid500 5 months ago
@navid500 They put a great impact on the ball that causes it to spin really fast that is causing the ball to curve. You idiot, HANDS are Different than FEET. Douchbag.
jeromelovesyou13 4 months ago
I what do they mean?! They should test to see if a curveball really curves from the catchers point of view, that way theres no variable and the result is striaght forward. I catch for my team and a curveball curves no doubt.
MrEminemLyrics9 5 months ago
meet cliff lee then make another vid called a curveball really curves
bshort144 5 months ago 2
What's next? Does a knuckleball really move?
sergeantbreinholt 5 months ago 16
@sergeantbreinholt Is a fast ball really 95 mph.
EFUgyrgyr 3 months ago
Obviously this guy has never played baseball before. At least in a league where a guy throws a curve
djcomm32 6 months ago
Go up to bat against a guy with a great curveball and tell me it doesn't curve.
Songediter2000 6 months ago 22
@Songediter2000 Curve balls are easier to demonstrate in soccer when you actually curve the ball around an obstacle.
EFUgyrgyr 3 months ago
"Stand behind a tree 60 feet away, and I'll whomp you with an optical illusion!" - Dizzy Dean
MarsupialJones 6 months ago
@MarsupialJones I agree. I used to pitch and I will curve that ball around a tree to hit someone on the other side
shazalusose09 4 months ago
not only does the curve ball move with respect to the Magnus effect, so also do the various fast balls also demonstrate this fact. the dynamics of rotation with respect to the position of the seams in that rotation, as well as the direction of the rotation itself has everything to do with how it will move. whereas a lack of rotation is critical even for such knuckleball pitchers as Wakefield to be successful.
HermitintheRain 6 months ago
yes a cureball cures becuase when u throw it how come the cathcer has to more his glove in the direction the ball is spinning i it wasnt it would just drop slightly (depending on how fast u throw it) and why are u doing it from a batters prospective the catchers the one who sees the ball comingand finaly physics prove it does from the spin and the aerodynamics of the ball
MrMaggotforlife13 6 months ago
@MrMaggotforlife13
i take it your a catcher?
MegaZeldaking 6 months ago 2
What the hell is this guy talking about? I love it when people who have never thrown a baseball come around and tell you stuff like this.
It is quite obvious that curveballs do curve. I think some confusing things to notice is:
1) Many deviate lateral direction the first couple feet (just out of the hand) and then fly relatively straight
2) Most will drop as they get towards the batter due to lack of lift from the underspin you see in a FB.
They take a radically different path than a FB. Duh
nicknomo2 7 months ago
Why are they talking to a psychology professor? Any professor of physics or mechanical engineering could explain why the ball curves more sharply (yes, it does) as it approaches the plate.
gmwdim 7 months ago
Don't curveballs curve due to the Magnus effect?
HowlsInTheDistance 7 months ago
Well, this could be true, or, it could just actually curve differently like any other projectile with a different spin on it.
captaino16 8 months ago
A curveball does curve.. he's saying that while the ball is traveling toward the catcher, batters take their eye off it temporarily (not focusing directly on the ball)... then reacquire it and their brains adjust to the new trajectory. I'd disagree and theorize that as the curveball travels toward the catcher, its trajectory changes downward and this change puts the new trajectory in a path of less wind resistance, so it curves more "steeply" the farther it goes.
winglessbuzzard 8 months ago
So the curveball doesnt really curve?
Oman397 8 months ago
The background music makes it hard to hear what they are saying.
AlmostTotallyEpic 8 months ago
I think they should have included a professor of physics to explain to the shrink about the Magnus effect... (there are some physics involved here, you know!) heh
cybershane 9 months ago
Great baseball video. Thanks for posting it.
MamasChoice 11 months ago
USCCollege my msn in profile! Baseball Science: Break in Curveball Too Good To Be True
sexykatie911 1 year ago
Very interesting; is anyone using this now and what have been your results?
PATPEYNO 1 year ago
That is pretty awesome, I never would have immagined that.
MrArando 1 year ago