Baseball Tips & Tricks : How to Throw a Chopball in Baseball

In baseball, a chopball is gripped with the index and middle fingers across the seams, and the ring and little fingers outside the ball. Throw a chopball by turning the back of the hand towards home plate and releasing the ball like a curveball, with tips from a baseball instructor in this free video on baseball tips and tricks.

Expert: Mickey Hiter
Bio: Mickey Hiter played baseball at Lipscomb University.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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• baseball
• baseball pitches
• pitching
• baseball gloves
• baseball mitts
• catching baseballs
• baseball bats
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[Pedrioa4MVP]

maybe he will teach us how to throw the 10 seam fastball next!

[derekj54]

POINTY FINGER

[nongpuyallup]

can you show the stopball

[steinerkids]

My strikeout pitch is an eephus

[TheOGSquid]

This is my strikeout pitch

[xkiller25509]

12-6 curve? idk much bout pitching but would this be the same action as a 12-6



[CODHEROS]

the question is asked ''how to throw a chopball''. um... no the question is what is a chopball and name one pitcher who throws it.

[dacentafielda12]

WTH is a chopball???

[brendanater4]

@michaelbbennett14 doubt it he's a 60 year old pitcher and this is expert village! ppsssshh

[OklahomaRockstar01]

never heard of a Chopball until now lol

[Metsown413]

Ive tried this pitch and its basically a comfortable grip for a curve. I get a much better break with this pitch than i do with my curve