Throw a 12 6 Curveball

Want to throw a nasty curveball that will drop off the table? It's a matter of how you Have the Best Grip for a Catcher Throwdown the ball and how you pull down with your index and middle fingers. Follow these steps and watch the batters whiff.

Steps

1. Warm up well. Make sure your arm is warm.
2. Grip the baseball as you would with a Throw a 2 Seam Fastball. Place your middle finger on the right side of the ball and your index finger right beside it.
3. Take your normal windup, then when your arm is coming from behind your head, turn your arm as if you were about to execute a karate chop.
4. Slightly pull your fingers and hand down while releasing the ball. Make sure you don't break your wrists sideways at all.
5. Follow through.
6. Also NEVER flick you wrist. You'll hurt yourself

Tips

• Still having trouble with the 12-6 break? Try executing a karate chop without a baseball, now place a baseball in your hands and grip the ball as showed in step 2, then toss the ball lightly a few feet to see that your spin is proper, now synchronize this motion into your normal windup.
• Don't throw this pitch too hard or too slow, try to experiment with the speed.
• Don't grip the baseball too hard. Grip it well but loose.
• Grip the baseball slightly harder with your middle finger.
• Make sure you are throwing mostly overhand.
• It is much easier to throw a curveball with 12-6 break if you throw the ball from a 3/4 arm slot.
• Some think you should snap your wrist down as hard as you can while still giving the ball opposite spin.
• Make sure you chop your wrist, dont flick it.

Warnings

• Throwing this pitch the improper way may cause damage to your shoulder or Play Elbow Tag just like any other breaking pitch.
• It is especially dangerous to attempt throwing breaking pitches if you are a child under 16. It is suggested not to throw this often to avoid risk of severe injury

Things You'll Need

• Baseball
• Traditional mound with slope
• Someone to catch the ball (this will make it easier to judge where you are throwing)
• Homeplate

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