A curveball is a pitch that appears to be heading straight, but then suddenly drops to either the left or right depending on the throwing hand of the pitcher. For many summers, I practiced throwing the curveball to perfect my technique. The curveball has been a major key to victories I’ve had as a pitcher. I have used the curveball to keep batters guessing since, I was old enough to throw the pitch. The …showed first 75 words of 507 total…

…showed last 75 words of 507 total…as I release I snap my wrist downward and away from my body. I rotate my wrist so that the back of my hand faces the ground after I have released. This must be all one fluent motion in order for it to work properly. The curveball is a skill that takes hard work and a lot of time to perfect. I had to practice for years before I could make the ball curve consistently.