Coach is spot on in my opinion. I learned thesame grip from a Dodger. Been throwing a 12-6 CB for 15 years as of yesterday for a complete game. It takes practice and consistency. Great video! I would add step 4 a consistent follow through "finish"

I play 20 the show i use 4 seam, slider, 12-6, and a cutter. This is great

This is the best video I have come across on how to throw a curveball. Props man!

Nice job coach. I would add one recommendation that all my pitchers have found very helpful: set your hand and wrist position in the glove before the pitch. A cue I give young pitchers is when we throw a FB our index and middle finger are on top and thumb on the bottom of the ball when our hands break but with the CB our index and middle finger are on the side. A good drill to master and maintain the grip uses the "flip" or "wrist" drill and a training aid called the Spinner, or a hockey puck, or a baseball painted on one side. I allow my pitchers to use the forearm, so we call it the hinge drill and use all of our grips when performing it. The pitcher places his glove under his throwing elbow at shoulder level and using only the forearm delivers the ball. You can perform a lot of reps with this drill because it produces little to no stress or fatigue on the shoulder and elbow. The great thing about the Spinner ($20) or a hockey puck ($1) is it provides visual feed back and challenges the player. If you do it properly the Spinner when released will stay almost vertical with very little tilt, with a tight (not wobbly) 12-6 spin. Works for the FB as well with opposite spin. Players can do this together or about 10' off a wall and if done correctly, the disk will come directly back every time.

Awesome pitch to throw!!! Thanks for the vid, it's just fun to see the hitters when they strike out

Thank you for this tutorial it helped me)

this helped me so much, I have my first playoff game soon and my coach needs me to have a effective off speed pitch, I only throw a weak curve and my change up isn't very good

They always explain how to do it but never show

Good stuff. Well done

great demo,

I always just imagined a big barrel above my head and I just tried to throw over top of it.Bowling is also good to build strength for the wrist.

THere's a drill I used to do in college where without even throwing the ball I'd work on generating the curveball spin. If the spin was end over end I knew I had the snap and finger movement correct . If the spin was not full end over end I knew I didn't get on top of the ball enough,. You are pulling with your index and middle fingers and pushing with your thumb . THis drill made all the difference in the world and helped me gain consistency throwing the best curve

great video!

good stuff coach

I am so subscribing this.

Thankyou so much for this video my curveball is insane now

Good pitch thank you

Should definitely put in example pitches, I haven't played baseball in over ten years. But this was informative

this is one of the hardest pitches to throw and hit in baseball

I'm only able to throw curveballs like 4 times out of 10. My problem is releasing the ball it mostly comes out a fly ball

Another way to get more bite is to pull your forearm straight down while gripping onto the ball with your middle finger. DON'T BREAK YOUR WRIST, but pull the ball down like pulling a lampshade. This is how Nolan Ryan threw his 12-6. You'll get a lot of hitters swinging up out of their shoes when it's in the dirt. Good K pitch to get them to chase. Good luck!

Think of a clock. Becauae your fingers and wrist should snap straight down from 12 o clock to 6 o clock.

Screw the haters, this pitch works great for me! Great video!

ha ha ha ha a bee lands on his hat

hey good video but everytime i throw it. it does the spin but on the angle can you comment and tell me what im doing wrong

Thank u.u da man.i make my son watch this everyday...he likes to think his team mates are and listen to them but not me.haha

I have a 12-year-olds team that I coach and they want to throw curve balls and some are quite good at it. I am teaching them to not "doorknob" or twist in any way. Is this an OK age to throw this pitch? I've read quite a bit about how curve balls are not the cause of all of the arm problems, but I do think throwing it wrong causes problems faster.

Good video. Especially when you have good form off the rubber. You don't even really need to move your arm much. Just let your legs drive you and have the proper hip rotation. Your arm will follow naturally. There should be more torque in your shoulder than your elbow. Just keep practicing and you will definitely get the feel of it.

John gravy search how to throw a curveball and click the first video it said why your elbow hurts

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yah i agree, that is a slider grip

how many times does he say middle finger in this

**because

Ok so I pitch a curveball and he says that the hand should be on the side of the ball, though when I throw the ball, I throw it like a fastball and let it roll off my hand and I'm throwing a shortened distance and it curves like I'm pitching the full distance in 45 feet.

How do you release it

I was a LHP, and no one ever really taught me how to throw a proper, effective curve. I would compare learning to throw a curve to learning to kickflip on a skateboard... it seems impossible until on day it just clicks. Timing.. positioning, just the feel. So if you want to throw a nasty curve.. you need to practice it. Not just on the mound. Like.. when you are laying in bed before you go to sleep, spin that ball off your middle finger up in the air, and catch it. Do 100 a night. Get that mechanics to be muscle memory, and then you know it and really can't unlearn it.. or go back to when you didn't know it

do u turn the ball to add the curve?????

When I throw, it breaks like a good curveball should, but I can't control it well to pitch it for a strike and sometimes it doesent even reach the plate! Tell what I'm doing wrong

another way to throw a great curveball is turn your palm so that it is facing the batter as your arm passes your head. right before your arm passes your head as you're throwing it, the top of your hand should be facing the batter. your palm is facing second base. and you release it like a yo yo. as you release it the top of your hand is facing the ground and the palm facing the sky. it should have a huuuge break!! try it! there is no problem if your palm is facing the sky. every person is different. I threw it this way and got a far bigger break than the way it's thrown in the video. just try it

thro the ball

so thers no snapping in the wrist?

this is safe for the arm? my son keeps trying to throw curves. and if he plans to do it. I want him to do it right.

so not flat?

What's the difference between a Knuckle 12-6 Curveball and a Knuckle Curveball?....

Actually, according to physics experts four seams will have less pressure than two seams. That's why a four seam fastball loses less speed as it flies and a two seamer sinks.

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Thanks i now am a better pitcher i am in middle school and threw my first perfect game in 14 yr old world series

Im not allowed to throw one :/

Lemme see You throw the damn thing

You have to REAAAAALLY work on his technique cuz if you dont have it down your control is going ot be way off cuz you cant grip the ball too tight if yu throw it that way

2:02 wait a second....U mean - vacuum?

Thank you so much you helped me get a scholarship to USC because of your techniques!!!!! Not...

i was able to throw one like Kershaw.....But i threw mine in a way i cant even explain even with the baseball itself

It's a pronation not a snap

Why do they call it a 12-6?

My slider is a cure it's weird

That's a frickin knuckle curve lol

Why is this in my suggested videos???

When you throw like that the batter will detect a curve ball because of the hook your making with your arm.

Damn. I struck out 8 batters with this pitch. Thanks :D

That's not a 12-6. That's a Knuckle Curve. Its the exact same grip Ian Kennedy and A.J. Burnett use.

really this is not true hes just saying oohh just throw it with your middle finger on tight. no you DO have to snap your wrist!!

it depends how u throw it pal

Teaching how to get tommy John this is brutal not correct at all

I throw this pitch nasty

I feel like a idiot looking this up

You see you can't throw more than three a game or there is a severe risk of breaking your elbow

Dude thats my curveball!!!!how dare you!!!!!!

I'm 14 and Clayton K said mine was college level and I don't do most of your things

Air pressure?? You know nothing