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What Every Baseball Pitcher Should Know About Putting Spin On The Ball

1. Successful pitching demands an understanding of correct spin on the ball.

2. When throwing on the side, spin the ball easily and get the ball to spin in the direction you want it to spin -- then apply more spin, more speed, more spin and more speed.

3. Every pitcher must have an understanding of the spin he must apply to have the ball do different things.

Posted by Steven Ellis on March 2, 2009
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