Interesting. Most knuckleballers seem to do the nails into the horseshoe of the laces and that’s how I’ve always done it as well. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone grip one like that before.
I've always thrown it full fisted and between the seams, meaning all 4 fingertips between the seams with my thumb underneath between the seams...shits deadly
This pitch is an art. More pitcher's should use it. It is also way easier on the arm. Never heard of a knuckleball pitcher needing Tommy John's surgery
I heard it’s helpful to start by throwing this pitch as slow as possible, only worrying about arm speed once you’ve mastered the grip. What a kick back way to learn a new pitch when every other one depends on rotation
I always thought “knuckleball” meant that’s how you were supposed to hold the ball; because I didn’t know the term knuckling was referring to the Magnus Effect. So I taught myself to throw knuckle balls with the first knuckle of each finger (basically placing all four of my fingernails up to the knuckle across the face of the ball and gripping the bottom seam with my thumb)
Not a bad explanation of throwing knuckle balls but what he didn’t tell you was that when you rotate the baseball and hold just above the seam with the round side of it facing left or right you can get the ball to dip down and away in the direction of the round stitched side if it’s facing left or right
Also if you slightly push out your fingers below the line of weight balance the ball will jump slightly before turning into whichever direction the round side of the forward seam is
I find that actually wearing my Yamaka helps. When I keep my pride, chalom, and yahweh is on my side the balls don't spin. Don't forget that Moses parted the red sea "for the people".
I used to throw it but always put my fingers in the seems. This seems like a very good way if it works ? You should throw it in the video for Us to see how well you make it dance.
@@harperphillips5115 knuckleballs still rotate and it's actually less desirable to have no rotation at all. Obviously you don't want over rotation but even if you watch pitchers like Tim Wakefield their knuckleballs rotate slightly. The air moving over the seams is what causes the movement of the ball in transit. If you slightly rotate the ball then the direction changes as the seams change position. The guy in the video is still correct with what he says and I'm not trying to discredit what he says. When I pitched in high school and then for a bit college(tore my biceps tendon) I held the ball damn near exactly how he does for a knuckleball.
