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The first is to make the batter think the ball is either coming right at him, or flying too high for the strike zone. An inexperienced batter might freeze, or even jump back away from the plate, as the ball curves right back to the plate into the catcher’s mitt. The other way to trick batters is changing velocity.
Feb 22, 2024 · The goal is to start the ball in the strike zone and break it away from the batter, making it hard to hit. This is especially effective with two strikes, tempting the batter into a swing. Backdoor Curve: This pitch starts outside the strike zone and breaks into it. For a right-handed pitcher, it appears to miss outside to a left-handed batter ...
Dec 7, 2011 · More than half of curve balls start at the batter and break onto the plate. That is not a backdoor curve. As you mentioned, it has to be to a batter of the opposite hand. The idea is that the batter gives up on the pitch (thinking it an outside ball) and than it sneaks in through the 'backdoor' for a strike.
Sep 17, 2023 · The “backdoor” description means that the ball typically starts out of the strike zone and curves back into the strike zone for a called strike. A good backdoor curveball is very difficult to hit but, at the same time, is hard to throw! If you leave, let a backdoor curveball curve back over the heart of the plate the pitch may get crushed.
So if you’re in a 1-2 count, a pitcher would likely try to sneak a backdoor slider/curve to the outside edge as the hitter is likely to take/assume a ball or waste pitch is coming, where the hitter freezes thinking it’s a ball, and it lands a called strike 3.
Aug 22, 2024 · The ball always drops because of the downward force of gravity. But if the ball is thrown with backspin, with the top of the ball rotating back towards the pitcher, the air pushes upward and the drop is reduced. With overspin—the top rotating forward towards the batter—the air pushes down, enhancing the natural drop due to gravity.
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Aug 13, 2010 · In these match-ups the breaking ball is no longer going away from the hitter but actually coming towards the hitter. Because of this, the pitcher has to adjust how he attacks the hitter with the curve. In these match-ups, the pitcher usually will try to throw a backdoor curve for a strike early in the count.
