Curveball Project

My project was about how to throw a curveball to do this project I practiced with a baseball almost everyday in my backyard. Or I went to the batting cages and tried to get help to know how to throw a curveball.My dad also helped me with this project and he taught me to throw the tiny curveball. My project is still going I need to practice more and ask for more help when presentation day comes I think I could be ready by then.If not then I will present what i've got But I am pretty sure I can make this project happen with a good grade. My project could have more work done into it but I can try harder and get a good grade To throw a curveball you always need concentration you have to find where to throw and release the ball I have not found …show more content…
You grip the ball by the seam with three fingers. The index finger is on the seam, the second finger is right next to it, and your thumb goes underneath. When you throw the ball you need to follow through all the way. The hand ends up right in front of your face with your palm facing you, and the fingers ended up pointing across your chest. If the fingers go forward the ball won’t curve because you have to flick your wrist and hand to get the spin on the ball. Here’s how it’s different from a riser. The riser is when you spin the ball backwards by flicking your wrist downward so the fingers are pointing downward, but they flick making the spin. It goes down and rises up just enough to where the batter’s bat might hit. To do a fastball your fingers need to all be lined up. You have to throw it with a lot of force. You follow through all the way and your hand ends up right in front of you with the back of the hand straight toward the …show more content…
The left foot will come up and swing around toward home base too so you can get force into the ball. As you stride toward home your arm goes across your chest as you plant your left foot.Why I want to throw a curveball is because I think it would look cool to see me throw a curveball.And I could trick a batter with a curveball.For left handed pitchers to throw a curveball you need to have your right shoulder facing homebase while you stride you right foot while you wind up your ball.Then you plant your right foot while your arm comes across your chest then you flick your wrist to where your fingers are pointing to the right.To throw a riser for left handed pitchers you need to have your right shoulder facing homebase.Then you stride your leg and then plant your leg and follow your arm through all the way and flick your wrist down.Then with good force your ball will have enough spin to stay down then rise up in the place where the batters bat will hit.To throw a fastball for left handed pitchers your shoulder needs to face homebase.Then you stride your right leg and wind up your ball and plant your right leg.And when you plant your right leg you throw your ball with great power.Then your ball becomes a fastball so your ball will be fast enough to where the batter won’t hit the ball because it’s so fast for the curve the batter will think you threw the ball way out