PITCHERS: THE "ELECTRIC" TWO-SEAM FASTBALL

Doug Fister Has One Of The Better 2 Seamers In The Game

 "ELECTRIC" MOVEMENT!

Movement THROUGH THE ZONE!

That's the 2 seam fastball...

Wanna bust hitters in on the hands?

Get in their "kitchen?"

Jam 'em?

Then work on your 2 seamer!

Work on getting that nasty "electric" movement!

 How To Grip And Throw A Two Seam Fastball

Two seam fastball

A two seam fastball, much like a sinker or cutter (cut fastball), is gripped slightly tighter and sometimes deeper in the throwing-hand than the four-seam fastball.

The "two seamer" is a "movement pitch" (as opposed to the four-seam fastball, which is primarily thought of as a "straight pitch").

When throwing the two-seam fastball, your index and middle fingers are placed directly on top of the narrow seams of the baseball (middle picture).

Your thumb should be directly on the bottom side of the baseball and on the smooth leather in between the narrow seams (picture on the right).

Again, a two seamer is gripped a little firmer than the four seamer.

A firm grip causes friction, which causes the baseball to change direction - movement... usually "backing up" - or running in - to the throwing hand side of the plate.

It also slightly reduces the speed of the pitch, which is why most two-seamers register about 1 to 3 mph slower than four-seam fastballs.

Many college and professional pitcher's like to throw their two-seam fastball to the throwing-hand side of the plate and the four seam fastball to the glove-hand side of the plate.

GENERAL RULE OF THUMB...

RIGHT HANDERS: Throw two-seamers inside to right-handed hitters; and four-seamers away.

LEFT HANDERS: Throw two-seamers inside to left-handed hitters; and four seamers away.

THINK THIS: when you go to your 2 seam grip... you're going inside! With ELECTRICITY!

Always remember... arm and hand speed!

Work on it! Have FUN with it! Get BETTER with it!!!

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