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Throwing a KnuckleballUsing all four fingers and thumb, grip the ball with fingertips/nails only. If your hand is large enough, use a grip that I can only describe as one you might use while pretending to be a lion and going "grrr" to a child. You pull your arm back, and then, as you bring it forward, at the time of release, you "push" the ball, releasing with all five digits at the same time. If done correctly, the ball will have no spin. Thus, the air currents take over the movement of the ball. That is why it is so hard to hit when thrown properly; it follows no consistent path/curve, but more likely moves north-south-north-south unpredictably. Speed is almost negligible; yet enough speed/force must be applied to get the ball all the way to the plate!!

Click on the 'How to Throw the Knuckleball' for more tips on throwing the knuckleball.

I thought I might add you don't "push" the ball to the plate. You throw it like any other ball. The only difference is at release point you point your fingers out to home plate. And also remember to always follow through. This pitch was not meant to be throw hard. In fact a slower arm speed is better. The slower it goes the more it moves. But make sure you throw it fast enough so it reaches the plate! Once you do it right youll always want to throw it. Trust me. I'm a knuckleballer with a 60 MPH Knuckleball and im 14! im 5 MPH behind Tim Wakefield. (Hence my name).

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a slow pitch that has virtually no spin and moves erratically, typically made by releasing the ball from between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the index and middle finger.

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A knuckleball is a Baseball pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate.

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