Hardy
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Registered 7-11-2003 Location Montreal Member Is Offline Mood: Nostalgic
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 posted on 4-26-2007 at 03:17 AM |
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Just got the book
A good 3 hours ago... already read 4 chapters. (between you and me id be done if my gf didnt feel I was neglecting her so much )
Well all I can say is its 11:12PM and I WANT TO THROW THE BALL WITH SOMEONE..
I havnt posted here in about 2 years  , and I must say i've gained alot of experience since.
My major problem is I cannot aim the kball.. However I must admit I do watch my pitch and not my target... So thats why I really want to go outside
now and throw some. My girlfriend was nice enough to offer to catch, but between you and me, I dont think knuckleballs is a wise choice to throw her
considering she cant catch a beach ball (opps  )
My second problem is I believe I dont think I throw her fast enough... I only throw my fastball in the high 70s, and 72 mph is something I dont think
I will ever able to reach with a knuckleball.
But im happy to say I can throw a floatter with 0 rotation almost everytime I wish..
Thank you Dave, for writing such an interesting book on a endangerd pitch.
And thank you for sparking, yet again, the love I have for this pitch.
I can surely guarentee it wont be another 2 years before I post here again, especially considering I actually remembered my password
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WhiteSox101
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Registered 10-23-2006 Location Nicholas County, West Virginia. Member Is Offline Mood: Baseball, givin
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| posted on 5-26-2007 at 06:34 AM |
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Lol, Well man I've had your same problems before lol, I only throw 78mph, and like you said getting a knuckler up to the 65mph or even 70mph
mark is amazing. I can only throw mine 50-55mph. But, mine moves quite a bit, and I have found out that when I release the ball, mind you I use a 4
fingered 4 seam knuckleball grip when I release the ball if I release it more off of the inside part of my index finger tip following with each finger
I kill the spin honestly 8/10 times. Which isn't to bad. Good luck with throwing to that girl friend thing..lol..hope to see you post soon
man!!!
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Hardy
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| posted on 5-29-2007 at 03:56 AM |
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I dont catch what u mean by inside index finger... like concentrate ur release off that finger?
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WhiteSox101
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Registered 10-23-2006 Location Nicholas County, West Virginia. Member Is Offline Mood: Baseball, givin
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| posted on 6-4-2007 at 07:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hardy
I dont catch what u mean by inside index finger... like concentrate ur release off that finger?
Well, that's what I meant by that, focus on releasing the ball off of the inside part of your index finger..it's helped me a lot, I
don't know how it works for other people, but it might be worth a try....who know's...I'm always open to anything..
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Hardy
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Registered 7-11-2003 Location Montreal Member Is Offline Mood: Nostalgic
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| posted on 6-6-2007 at 03:42 PM |
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I'll give it a shot in a few days.. I was gonna say tonight.. But tonight is softball.. Oh how I love throwing knuckleballs with softballs..
they dance around so much
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