throw_knuckleball.mp4

[00:00:05] The way the knuckleball is thrown, first we'll talk about the grip and the grip it's held, not with the knuckles but it's held with the fingernails. And that's I guess maybe I should call the fingernail ball but this is called the horseshoe of the ball right here. And this is where we put our fingernails right here. And you want to keep your fingers up on top of the ball. 

[00:00:26] You want to tighten your wrist up right here and as you throw the ball you're taught to throw like a fastball. You come down like that or a curve ball you're coming over like this, but with a knuckleball. You want the ball to kind of squirt out like this so it spins a little and there's no spin at all. And that's what makes a successful knuckleball. Some people hold it with just two fingers some people, like myself, I have a little bit this third finger in, it's However you take the spin off the ball and try to hit that catcher right in the mask and hopefully your ball will move on the way.