How to Pitch

The most important part of being a good pitcher is throwing strikes. With out that you will not be able to get hitters out and you will walk everyone. To throw strikes you have to have a good wind up and delivery. After you have your fastball mastered you can begin to throw different pitches such as a curveball, change up, or slider.

The first thing that you have to do in your wind up is to step back with your right foot behind the rubber. Second you have to swing you right foot up and balance on your left foot. Finally you have to push your left foot off of the mound while balancing and throw the ball towards the plate. After you throw the ball you have to be in a fielder's position in case the ball is thrown hit back at you.

The most common off speed pitch is a curve ball because it has a lot of movement if it is thrown correctly. To throw this pitch you use the same wind up but when you get to the point of throwing the ball, instead of throwing it regularly you snap your wrist to make the ball spin. In order to get a lot of movement you have to throw the ball with a little bit less velocity. It is important to be able to throw a curve ball while pitching.

Another good pitch is a change up. This pitch is simple to throw because it is similar to a fastball but it is only thrown slower. While throwing this pitch the wind up is the same but you throw the ball a little bit slower. This is to get the hitter off balance and not hit the ball on the barrel of the bat.

The third pitch is the slider. It is similar to a curve ball but it is thrown harder. It does not move as much but it does not allow the hitter to recognize the movement. To throw this you use the same method as the curve ball but throw it harder. This pitch is very difficult to hit when it is thrown correctly.

Pitching is an important part of baseball because the pitchers are the one that control when the game begins. They are also the one's that determine how the other team hits the ball. Pitchers are the most important players on the baseball field. Good pitchers can do all of these things to get hitters out.

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