Posted by: () on Thu Jun 21 23:17:00 2001

> That was the best explanation in this thread Major Dan. Any of you who
> have ever seen an upper level mens fastpitch pitcher will have no
> doubt in their minds that a ball can rise due to trajectory, speed,
> and backspin. There are/were also many pitchers who could throw the
> low rise that looked like it was coming in below your knee and in the
> last 5-8 feet before the plate it jumped into the strike zone. I have
> seen girls that could throw this type of pitch albeit less
> consistently but in all cases they had to alreadt posess the speed
> along with the backspin mechanics to achieve it. A little breeze
> blowi

Steve,

Once you've seen it, you have a hard time reconciling what you have seen with those who claim science says it can't rise. Maybe it doesn't rise, but those who are smug about it reveal the level of pitching they have been privileged to watch. Obviously you have seen very good pitching. Getting to sit on a bucket and catch a decent rise is a whole lot of fun. Once again, does it rise? It sure does something real strange.

Mark