Thumb and forefinger when throw slider

The knuckleball plays mind games with the batter. To grip the knuckleball, position the ball in the same way as you would in the two-seam fastball or the splitter. Articles needing additional references from July All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June When you release the ball, be sure to extend towards the plate. Place your thumb directly under the ball. The grip has the first two fingers close together and off-center, positioned down the length of a seam.

The beginners curveball helps to align your hand and ball to the target. I hope this tutorial on how to throw a slider, and now you should read how to throw a curveball. And instead of leverage coming from behind the top of the baseball as a four-seam fastball , leverage on a curve comes from the front of the baseball. For a knuckleball, the important thing is that the ball rotate about an axis so that the seams are on one side of the front of the ball at one instant, whereas a little later they are on the other side of the front of the ball.