Changeup advice

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Permalink Reply by Ken S on September 5, 2009 at 12:35am

what kind of change up are you trhowing. one thing qould be hold the ball as deep in yor hand as you can and in the cocked position don't turn the ball away like you would on the fastball

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Permalink Reply by Benjamin Susswein on September 5, 2009 at 8:44pm

i am throwing a circle change, but still messing around with the grip. what do you mean by "dont turn the ball away like you would on a fastball"?
Ken S said:

what kind of change up are you trhowing. one thing qould be hold the ball as deep in yor hand as you can and in the cocked position don't turn the ball away like you would on the fastball

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Permalink Reply by Tom Hall on September 8, 2009 at 7:49pm

I am a coach of 15u level baseball and my advice is coming from a 2010 pitcher I just watched on Sunday. His recommendation was to find the pitch you're going to be consistent with. While the circle is very effective when it works, he indicated that it was too inconsistent. He now has a very wicked straight change variation that he can throw where he wants it to go. He can always add the circle over time. I am using this advice to advise my own son who is a pitcher.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Huth on October 13, 2009 at 1:16am

I am a coach of a 14u travel team. I teach the palm ball as a changeup. The kids are use to it because when they were little that is how they threw the ball.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Ellis on October 13, 2009 at 10:23am

Post some pics of your change up grips. Would be really helpful and you can simply upload them to BaseballPlayer.com in your profile or here in this discussion page.

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Permalink Reply by Benjamin Susswein on October 13, 2009 at 2:45pm

here is the grip i was using last season.
any advice would be great.

Steven Ellis said:

Post some pics of your change up grips. Would be really helpful and you can simply upload them to BaseballPlayer.com in your profile or here in this discussion page.

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