A fastball typically has backspin, giving it relatively stable aerodynamic characteristics in flight. The spin of a curveball moves in the opposite direction. This spin causes a curveball to “break”, or drop down and sweep horizontally as it approaches home plate, thus frustrating the batter.
How do you throw a curveball?
Previously we wrote about The History of the Curveball. Now, without much introduction a quick video on the art of the curveball.
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