Curveballer
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| posted on 8-15-2006 at 11:02 PM |
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I got the Knucklebook!
YES! FINALLY! NICE WORK DAVE!
"I always thought the knuckleball was the easiest pitch to catch. Wait'll it stops rolling, then go to the backstop and pick it up."
Broadcaster and former catcher Bob Uecker.
"Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox."
Willie Stargell
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KnucklerHQ-Dave
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| posted on 8-16-2006 at 02:15 PM |
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Kbook II
I knew this was a start, and that's exactly what happened. Doing book signings has helped me explain a few elements better, but it appears that
I captured virtually every element one needs to know about the knuckler.
I think the consensus is that we'll call the so-called knuckle-curve a spike curve, because there really is a genuine, extremely rare,
knuckle-curve.
Also, the way to think of the basic delivery is not to "push" it, but to fire it and follow it.
The most noteworthy thing about the book is the fact that none of this is theory I assumed was correct; I saw all this working for people and I
explained why this stuff ought to work, and I've seen almost unknown elements of it being used and working effectively, such as the short
toss.
Support your local independent bookstore. I have the most fun and the best crowds there, and they appreciate the idea of an author working with them
to make it benefit book-buyers. At signings you'll hear things not in the book, and it's easier to discuss the knuckleball that way.
--Dave C.
Message to Bill O'Reilly: Sorry, but THIS is the "No Spin Zone!"
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Curveballer
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| posted on 8-26-2006 at 04:37 AM |
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Sweet. Unfortunatley, I live in a tiny town and the real book store is some 300 miles away.
"I always thought the knuckleball was the easiest pitch to catch. Wait'll it stops rolling, then go to the backstop and pick it up."
Broadcaster and former catcher Bob Uecker.
"Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox."
Willie Stargell
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