How to Throw a 12-6 Curveball (3 Musts)
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In this video, we look at 3 important things you must do to throw a good, traditional 12-6 curveball. The curveball can be a nasty pitch when thrown properly, but it's important to learn to throw it the right way. You'll also learn some of the biggest mistakes young pitchers make, and why you want to avoid doing these things when throwing the curveball.
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Coach is spot on in my opinion. I learned thesame grip from a Dodger. Been throwing a 12-6 CB for 15 years as of yesterday for a complete game. It takes practice and consistency. Great video! I would add step 4 a consistent follow through "finish"
Was the dodger kershaw?
I play 20 the show i use 4 seam, slider, 12-6, and a cutter. This is great
Nice job coach. I would add one recommendation that all my pitchers have found very helpful: set your hand and wrist position in the glove before the pitch. A cue I give young pitchers is when we throw a FB our index and middle finger are on top and thumb on the bottom of the ball when our hands break but with the CB our index and middle finger are on the side. A good drill to master and maintain the grip uses the "flip" or "wrist" drill and a training aid called the Spinner, or a hockey puck, or a baseball painted on one side. I allow my pitchers to use the forearm, so we call it the hinge drill and use all of our grips when performing it. The pitcher places his glove under his throwing elbow at shoulder level and using only the forearm delivers the ball. You can perform a lot of reps with this drill because it produces little to no stress or fatigue on the shoulder and elbow. The great thing about the Spinner ($20) or a hockey puck ($1) is it provides visual feed back and challenges the player. If you do it properly the Spinner when released will stay almost vertical with very little tilt, with a tight (not wobbly) 12-6 spin. Works for the FB as well with opposite spin. Players can do this together or about 10' off a wall and if done correctly, the disk will come directly back every time.
this helped me so much, I have my first playoff game soon and my coach needs me to have a effective off speed pitch, I only throw a weak curve and my change up isn't very good
a curve ball isnt an off speed pitch #Just saying
ZebraPrint Yes it is.
ZebraPrint always a fucking genius isnt there? Hey dumbass, it is indeed an offspeed pitch.
ZebraPrint haha what?
a off speed pitch is a changeup a breaking ball is a slider or curve
They always explain how to do it but never show
It is "How to throw a 12-6 Curveball, not "12-6 Curveballs"
i am nine i can not throw this pitch because i saw a video and you have to be 12 or older
@@mauricioinit6131 Wow if a Karen was here, they'd report you but I won't because I know you'd subscribe to me :)
@@mauricioinit6131 yea.... not a good pitch to throw young bcuz ur still growing ☺
THere's a drill I used to do in college where without even throwing the ball I'd work on generating the curveball spin. If the spin was end over end I knew I had the snap and finger movement correct . If the spin was not full end over end I knew I didn't get on top of the ball enough,. You are pulling with your index and middle fingers and pushing with your thumb . THis drill made all the difference in the world and helped me gain consistency throwing the best curve
Thank you for this tutorial it helped me)
I always just imagined a big barrel above my head and I just tried to throw over top of it.Bowling is also good to build strength for the wrist.
This is the best video I have come across on how to throw a curveball. Props man!
Awesome pitch to throw!!! Thanks for the vid, it's just fun to see the hitters when they strike out
this is one of the hardest pitches to throw and hit in baseball
Not really. This is on of the first grips you learn outside fastballs or changeups. It gets crazy once you get to knuckle balls and splitters.
The ball just drops off the table unhittable if you master it
I would say the knuckle is harder. Only for when increasing speed and the release on where you put the ball. Imo
Another way to get more bite is to pull your forearm straight down while gripping onto the ball with your middle finger. DON'T BREAK YOUR WRIST, but pull the ball down like pulling a lampshade. This is how Nolan Ryan threw his 12-6. You'll get a lot of hitters swinging up out of their shoes when it's in the dirt. Good K pitch to get them to chase. Good luck!
Should definitely put in example pitches, I haven't played baseball in over ten years. But this was informative
Think of a clock. Becauae your fingers and wrist should snap straight down from 12 o clock to 6 o clock.
John Asaro didn't he just say you shouldn't snap your wrist
@@haydenplatzke2730 This video is just wrong.
Thanks i now am a better pitcher i am in middle school and threw my first perfect game in 14 yr old world series
Screw the haters, this pitch works great for me! Great video!
I'm only able to throw curveballs like 4 times out of 10. My problem is releasing the ball it mostly comes out a fly ball
+Nguyen Phong Gia Huy Everytime I try to throw a curve it either drops microscopically or has no speed and falls on the plate xD
Dineth Altmann I figure it out. The video doesnt tell you the most important part. Its really easy to throw curveballs, Just do the curveball grip but instead of pointing your hand forward, point it towards your face(palm MUST be facing right if youre a righty, and left if youre a lefty), as if you were doing a handshake. Theres no flicking you wrist to the left or right, just down. When you throw it should be a curveball, not necesarilly straight since you need to practice for more control.
i know im late to this, but heres my take i personally grip my slider and curve the same. its not a 12-6 though its more like a 2-10 and my slider has maybe has a .5 to a 2 inch break in it. it just depends on how hard i throw it. i dont have a cannon so its not fantastic but it works. i grip them both like im throwing a 2 seam and i just throw them from different points. like my curve is more overhand and the slider is more 3/4. i still get the red dot on both it just moves different. so i can fool batters and maybe punch them out most of the time i just throw it as a first pitch cause in my experience the all expect a 4 seam from me cause its only about 78-80 at the most.
nguyen this is to you, its in regards to your knucklecurve. heres a funny for you i throw a knuckle as a third pitch but i cant throw a knucklecurve or rather i cant control it. i suffer from rick ankielitis when it comes to that. thought you might get a kick out of that.
@@miketheinvisible You mean 2-8?
Good video. Especially when you have good form off the rubber. You don't even really need to move your arm much. Just let your legs drive you and have the proper hip rotation. Your arm will follow naturally. There should be more torque in your shoulder than your elbow. Just keep practicing and you will definitely get the feel of it.
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I always wonder how people manage to comment on the wrong videos...
great demo,
Thankyou so much for this video my curveball is insane now
great video!
Thank u.u da man.i make my son watch this everyday...he likes to think his team mates are and listen to them but not me.haha
Good stuff. Well done
Good pitch thank you
I am so subscribing this.
good stuff coach
I have a 12-year-olds team that I coach and they want to throw curve balls and some are quite good at it. I am teaching them to not "doorknob" or twist in any way. Is this an OK age to throw this pitch? I've read quite a bit about how curve balls are not the cause of all of the arm problems, but I do think throwing it wrong causes problems faster.
I was a LHP, and no one ever really taught me how to throw a proper, effective curve. I would compare learning to throw a curve to learning to kickflip on a skateboard... it seems impossible until on day it just clicks. Timing.. positioning, just the feel. So if you want to throw a nasty curve.. you need to practice it. Not just on the mound. Like.. when you are laying in bed before you go to sleep, spin that ball off your middle finger up in the air, and catch it. Do 100 a night. Get that mechanics to be muscle memory, and then you know it and really can't unlearn it.. or go back to when you didn't know it
hey good video but everytime i throw it. it does the spin but on the angle can you comment and tell me what im doing wrong
John gravy search how to throw a curveball and click the first video it said why your elbow hurts
yah i agree, that is a slider grip
pretty much the same grip just different mecahnics
Thank you so much you helped me get a scholarship to USC because of your techniques!!!!! Not...
another way to throw a great curveball is turn your palm so that it is facing the batter as your arm passes your head. right before your arm passes your head as you're throwing it, the top of your hand should be facing the batter. your palm is facing second base. and you release it like a yo yo. as you release it the top of your hand is facing the ground and the palm facing the sky. it should have a huuuge break!! try it! there is no problem if your palm is facing the sky. every person is different. I threw it this way and got a far bigger break than the way it's thrown in the video. just try it
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Ok so I pitch a curveball and he says that the hand should be on the side of the ball, though when I throw the ball, I throw it like a fastball and let it roll off my hand and I'm throwing a shortened distance and it curves like I'm pitching the full distance in 45 feet.
mark ralston if you throw it like a fastball, you're probably throwing a soft slider.
thro the ball
Actually, according to physics experts four seams will have less pressure than two seams. That's why a four seam fastball loses less speed as it flies and a two seamer sinks.
do u turn the ball to add the curve?????
you throw it with your hand turned on its side, the pressure on the middle finger causes the ball to come off of the hand with a spin without losing as much speed
this is safe for the arm? my son keeps trying to throw curves. and if he plans to do it. I want him to do it right.
How will pronating your wrist get you hurt? I snap and probate my wrist on nearly all of my pitches, and I've never heard of it getting anyone hurt.
Tristan Burke If he does do it wrong he could ruin his elbow and or wrist then never be able to play again. Plus if he's not like 13 or older he probably shouldn't be doing it at all. He just need to do it right then it will be safe.
When I throw, it breaks like a good curveball should, but I can't control it well to pitch it for a strike and sometimes it doesent even reach the plate! Tell what I'm doing wrong
+Ayy lmao maybe try just getting a little lower with your body. And make sure to point where you want to throw.
okay thanks
+Ayy lmao if it's not getting to the plate you may want to consider gripping it with your middle finger and thumb, while gently resting your pointer finger on the ball, for me the tighter grip allowed for a faster spin with more break, hope this helps!
how many times does he say middle finger in this
so thers no snapping in the wrist?
Jaydan Hosaka you ever watch someone play slap bass? It's like that.
What's the difference between a Knuckle 12-6 Curveball and a Knuckle Curveball?....
arm slot, pitchers with an over the top arm slot will throw a 12-6 pitchers with a 3/4 slot will throw tradition right to left break curveball, guys slightly more side arm will throw a slurve cross between curveball and slider.
How do you release it
Spin it. Kind of like a snap of the wrist.
You have to REAAAAALLY work on his technique cuz if you dont have it down your control is going ot be way off cuz you cant grip the ball too tight if yu throw it that way
Damn. I struck out 8 batters with this pitch. Thanks :D
Lemme see You throw the damn thing
so not flat?
2:02 wait a second....U mean - vacuum?
It's a pronation not a snap
agree its not about snapping...
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+JONATHON COSSINS you wont have a 12-6 break with snap...youll get more of a powercurve break
i was able to throw one like Kershaw.....But i threw mine in a way i cant even explain even with the baseball itself
wow! incredible.
Im not allowed to throw one :/
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That's not a 12-6. That's a Knuckle Curve. Its the exact same grip Ian Kennedy and A.J. Burnett use.
Ummm...no, that wasn't a knuckle curve.....
Blake Barney Just because it says it's a 12-6 doesn't mean its a 12-6. Look at footage of A.J. Burnett and Ian Kennedy. They both use Knuckle Curves with the exact same grip. Clayton Kershaw and Barry Zito use 12-6 curves.
My slider is a cure it's weird
That's a frickin knuckle curve lol
When you throw like that the batter will detect a curve ball because of the hook your making with your arm.
+Mikahcoleman Coleman As long as he retains the same arm angle, theres no way to tell.
But, If your arm is fast enough their is no way they will be able to see and react to it, it only take .4 seconds for the ball to get to the plate and unless your Javier Baez, you can only detect it when you see the tumbling action.
Why do they call it a 12-6?
It's from the positions on a clock. It goes from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock.
Why is this in my suggested videos???
it depends how u throw it pal
really this is not true hes just saying oohh just throw it with your middle finger on tight. no you DO have to snap your wrist!!
No you don't. Snapping your wrist will put so much tension on your muscles and tendons, trust me I'm saying this from experience
I throw this pitch nasty
Teaching how to get tommy John this is brutal not correct at all
I feel like a idiot looking this up
You see you can't throw more than three a game or there is a severe risk of breaking your elbow
it is
Wut😂
Chase Adkins I’m just as confused 😂😂
Dude thats my curveball!!!!how dare you!!!!!!
I'm 14 and Clayton K said mine was college level and I don't do most of your things
you're a joke
lol u don't know who I am I'm on my sister's account lmfoa
+Molly Combs no way how did you meet kershaw
Air pressure?? You know nothing
Yes, air pressure makes it work. Look up the Magnus Effect and educate yourself before you start criticizing.