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Who is credited with inventing the split finger fastball and in what year?
Bpalt
A split-finger fastball or splitter is a pitch in Baseball and a variant of the straight fastball. It is named after the technique of putting the index and middle finger on different sides of the ball, or "splitting" them. When thrown hard, it appears to be a fastball to the batter, but suddenly "drops off the table" towards home plate
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How do you throw a splitter?
Check out the 'How to Throw the Splitter' link on this page to learn the mechanics of throwing the split finger fastball.
What types of pitches does roger clemens throw?
A: Roger threw Both a 4 seam and 2 seam fast ball, a change up (normal/straight change), curveball and/or slider, and his signature lightning split-finger fastball that broke down with a lot of force.
What pitches did Roger Clemens throw?
A: Roger threw Both a 4 seam and 2 seam fast ball, a change up (normal/straight change), curveball, slider, and his signature "lightning" split-finger fastball that broke down with a lot of force.
What is the name of a German chemist and Physicist who split the Uranium Atom in 1938 and also considered as the father of atom bomb?
Robert Julius Oppenheimer is credited with being the Father of the Atom bomb, but he was American.
Why did the Christians split?
they split because they had different opinion
What are the release dates for Simon and Simon - 1981 Zen and the Art of the Split-Finger Fastball 8-3?
Simon and Simon - 1981 Zen and the Art of the Split-Finger Fastball 8-3 was released on: USA: 22 October 1988
What are four good baseball pitches?
Fastball, slider, curve ball, change up. Other pitches include the splitter (split finger fastball) and knuckleball.
How do you throw a splitter?
Check out the 'How to Throw the Splitter' link on this page to learn the mechanics of throwing the split finger fastball.
What types of pitches does Tim Lincecum throw?
4 seam fastball, 2 seam fastball, split, 12-6 curve-ball and slider
What pitches did Randy Johnson throw?
Randy Johnson had a few pitches. He's most famous for his 4 seam fastball, in his early years it was clocked 100-102 miles per hour. Also he had a split finger fastball, and a really nasty slider.
What types of pitches does roger clemens throw?
A: Roger threw Both a 4 seam and 2 seam fast ball, a change up (normal/straight change), curveball and/or slider, and his signature lightning split-finger fastball that broke down with a lot of force.
What pitches did Roger Clemens throw?
A: Roger threw Both a 4 seam and 2 seam fast ball, a change up (normal/straight change), curveball, slider, and his signature "lightning" split-finger fastball that broke down with a lot of force.
What is faster a 2 seam fastball or a 4 seam fastball?
The fastball (also called hummer and other names) is the most common type of pitch in baseball. Some "power pitchers," like Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens and Satchel Paige have thrown it at speeds of 95-104 mph (152.9-167.3 km/h) (officially) and up to 107.9 mph (173.6 km/h) (unofficially)[1], relying purely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit. Others throw more slowly but put movement on the ball or throw it on the outside of the plate where the batter cannot easily reach it. The appearance of a faster pitch to the batter can sometimes be achieved by minimizing the batter's vision of the ball before its release. The result is known as an "exploding fastball": a pitch that seems to arrive at the plate quickly despite its low velocity. Fastballs are usually thrown with backspin, so that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the ball, causing it to fall less rapidly than might be expected. A pitch on which this effect is most marked is often called a "rising fastball", as the ball appears to rise to the batter. Colloquially, use of the fastball is called throwing heat or putting steam on it, among many other variants. Gripping the ball with the fingers across the wide part of the seam ("four-seam fastball") so that both the index finger and middle finger are touching two seams perpendicularly produces a straight pitch, gripping it across the narrow part ("two-seam fastball") so that both the index finger and middle finger are along a seam produces a sinking fastball, holding a four-seam fastball off-center ("cut fastball") imparts lateral movement to the fastball, and splitting the fingers along the seams ("split-finger fastball") produces a sinking action with a lateral break. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastball
Who is the philosopher credited with creating the dualistic split between mind and body?
Descartes
What did Samuel Parker do?
Samuel Parker, further advanced the tanning industry in 1809 by inventing a machine to split hides
What are the 4 types of pitches?
The most basic pitch is the fastball. There is also the change-up, curveball, drop-ball, rise-ball, screwball, drop-curve, rise-curve, and knuckleball. So, I guess there are nine different softball pitches. Hope that helped!
Where did the iPod start?
Great BritainKane Kramer of England, is credited with inventing the Digital Audio Player (DAP) called the "IXI" in 1979, the earliest form of the Ipod, took out a worldwide patent, but that ran out when the firm he was with split. DAP invented in Highgate, London. Apple admit that its his creation...http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/briton-invented.html?he did it because he is gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL and so am i
