Fastball
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The fastball is the most common type of pitch in baseball. Some "power pitchers," such as Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, have thrown it at speeds of 95–106 mph (152.9–170.59 km/h) (officially) and up to 108.1 mph (174 km/h) (unofficially), relying purely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit. Others throw more slowly but put movement on the ball or throw it on the outside of the plate where the batter cannot easily reach it. The appearance of a faster pitch to the batter can sometimes be achieved by minimizing the batter's vision of the ball before its release. The result is known as an "exploding fastball": a pitch that seems to arrive at the plate quickly despite its low velocity. Fastballs are usually thrown with backspin, so that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the ball, causing it to fall less rapidly than might be expected. A pitch on which this effect is most marked is often called a "rising fastball", as the ball appears to rise to the batter. Colloquially, use of the fastball is called throwing heat or putting steam on it, among many other variants. Gripping the ball with the fingers across the wide part of the seam ("four-seam fastball") so that both the index finger and middle finger are touching two seams perpendicularly produces a straight pitch, gripping it across the narrow part ("two-seam fastball") so that both the index finger and middle finger are along a seam produces a sinking fastball, holding a four-seam fastball off-center ("cut fastball") imparts lateral movement to the fastball, and splitting the fingers along the seams ("split-finger fastball") produces a sinking action with a lateral break. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I'm 15 years old. Been playing baseball and pitching my whole life. On a professional radar my fastball ranges from 77-81 mph. Being so into baseball I'm always looking for new ways to increase my velocity and arm strength. Any ideas? Asked by i can't tell you - Sun Jul 5 16:23:50 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Practice. You have a long toss every few days and make sure you get arch on the ball. That builds up your arm strength and will help you throw faster. Answered by sbraves10 - Tue Jul 7 20:54:38 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "fastball" |
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