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The 'Bear'
General
Basic Drills
Grip
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Wrist Snap
Arm Whip
Windmill
Push Off
Full Motion
Change-Up
Breaking Pitches
Drop Ball
Screw Ball
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The figure below shows the perfect angle for the various breaking pitches.
The arrow shows the direction of rotation as seen by the catcher. The
position shown is where the pitch is thrown on the edges of the strike
zone so that the pitch would look like it would be a strike to the batter
and then break to outside the strike zone.
When learning a breaking pitch, start slowly and get the
angle correct. Adjust your grip to whatever gives you the most number
of rotations at the best angle you can achieve. Gradually increase your
speed. You should use the arm-whip and windmill drills to learn how to
throw breaking pitches correctly before you graduate to full-motion pitching.
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