He actually was my favorite player when I was a kid. Now, oddly enough my 11 year old is into trying to throw the knuckle ball. It’s so beautiful when he makes the ball dance
I grew up watching the Dodgers in the 70s. I had a love-hate relationship with Charlie when he came out of the bullpen. It seemed like he always got Pete Rose out, so that was good
Charlie tells a story where Lasorda put him into the game on his down day (when a pitcher knows he's not pitching) with no warmup and with no spikes just to face Pete Rose. Had to send the clubby running for his spikes and glove, took his 8 warmup pitches on the game mound, and then got him out.
We don't really talk much about anything but the Knuckleball and a flat fastball. A straight-as-an-arrow fastball mimics the delivery and release required to kill the spin. Interestingly, Charlie preaches a screwball for a 3rd pitch.
If you can understand the concept of the finger push off with the knuckleball, then the wrist flip of curve should be easy. I always think the reason the knuckleball works so well is simple. Changing speeds & good control or no control always win out over tricks.
Thank you, Charlie Hough and KnuckleBall Nation. It's great to see you guys keeping the pitch alive and going. The education in this video is amazing. I hope a wave of more and more k ballers go to the MLB in the future.
I've been working with Alex Blandino a few times a week for the last several months. He recently received the Charlie Hough stamp of approval and was re-signed by the Reds to be a full-time Knuckleballer. I think he's the best hope for the pitch's MLB revival
I'll be debuting a video of Alex's Knuckleball during live at-bats against Minnesota Twins Max Kepler this Sunday. Interesting close-up view really shows the seams and movement
You've gotta stay tall and your hand has to beat your chest to the plate, so the stride length can't be too far and the stride must be under control. Essentially, you can't stride so far and fast that it prevents you from landing on a completely flat foot
This is Benedict Gaffney from Morristown, New Jersey, and he's got a really nasty knuck for a high schooler. You should check him out on Twitter.
We need more knuckleballers. Thank you Charlie
I'm on a mission to change that. Watch out for Alex Blandino breaking through with the Reds
Great to see Charlie Hough. He was one of my favorite players on the Dodgers during the 70s.
He's one of my favorite humans. Great guy. Phil was great, too
He actually was my favorite player when I was a kid. Now, oddly enough my 11 year old is into trying to throw the knuckle ball. It’s so beautiful when he makes the ball dance
That was a great video. So much information and knowledge.
I grew up watching the Dodgers in the 70s. I had a love-hate relationship with Charlie when he came out of the bullpen. It seemed like he always got Pete Rose out, so that was good
Charlie tells a story where Lasorda put him into the game on his down day (when a pitcher knows he's not pitching) with no warmup and with no spikes just to face Pete Rose. Had to send the clubby running for his spikes and glove, took his 8 warmup pitches on the game mound, and then got him out.
@@KnuckleballNation Thanks for sharing that story!
Unique skill❤
If more guys know how to do it right, then it may become more common. That's my goal.
Do the high school pitchers throw the knuckle curve as their curve ball or they throwing knuckleballs as their main pitch?
We don't really talk much about anything but the Knuckleball and a flat fastball. A straight-as-an-arrow fastball mimics the delivery and release required to kill the spin. Interestingly, Charlie preaches a screwball for a 3rd pitch.
I throw the knuckleball as my main pitch.
If you can understand the concept of the finger push off with the knuckleball, then the wrist flip of curve should be easy. I always think the reason the knuckleball works so well is simple. Changing speeds & good control or no control always win out over tricks.
Thank you, Charlie Hough and KnuckleBall Nation. It's great to see you guys keeping the pitch alive and going. The education in this video is amazing. I hope a wave of more and more k ballers go to the MLB in the future.
I've been working with Alex Blandino a few times a week for the last several months. He recently received the Charlie Hough stamp of approval and was re-signed by the Reds to be a full-time Knuckleballer. I think he's the best hope for the pitch's MLB revival
I'll be debuting a video of Alex's Knuckleball during live at-bats against Minnesota Twins Max Kepler this Sunday. Interesting close-up view really shows the seams and movement
Is there anything in particular you look for in terms of stride length when throwing a knuck?
You've gotta stay tall and your hand has to beat your chest to the plate, so the stride length can't be too far and the stride must be under control. Essentially, you can't stride so far and fast that it prevents you from landing on a completely flat foot