Great video. I love throwing knuckleballs with my kids. I could throw a half decent one in high school but was too chicken to throw it in games. Btw, greatly enjoy watching Paul Byrd on the Braves podcast. Chop On!!!

I curl my fingers all the way to the knuckle and I get less than 2 rotations every throw. 3-5ft break at 65mph. The coach dropped me because the catcher can't catch it.

Thank you for the demo, Paul!

That last throw had some funk on it!

Instructions not clear. I tried this and got my nipples tangled to the ceiling fan.

@PhYcOpAtHs_

2 жыл бұрын

bro this made me laugh

@homie-gtv322

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhYcOpAtHs_ Hahahhahaha. I'm glad it did.

@georgewashington3322

2 жыл бұрын

💀

@homie-gtv322

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgewashington3322 lol

@SethB-no9iz

2 ай бұрын

Hahahah understandable

This would be really cool to learn

One of my buddies can throw the nastiest knuckleballs I have ever seen. Like better then MLB stuff. He could throw from first to third and have the ball spin less than once.

@dylano4876

11 ай бұрын

there is no one in mlb that throws knuckleball anymore

Funny story about knuckleballs for me. Growing up (late little league into junior high summer league) we were fortunate enough to have a (previously) semi-pro pitcher as one of our coaches. I hated taking batting practice from him because he'd hit you every once and a while (mind you, he's probably throwing 70+ if not higher). _But_ he also liked to throw a knuckleball every once and a while. I would always smack the shit out of his knuckleball because it was so much slower that I could just wait on it so I always loved it when he'd throw a knuckleball (well when it would be close to a strike anyway).

Hey buddy, Tim Wakefield was preeeeetty damn good.

Nice job! ⚾️👍🏻

My release point was always aimed at the batters head.

@bryanturner683

7 күн бұрын

I threw it kind of sidearm sometimes, would aim at the shoulder. Struck one kid out 3 times in a game with it, he just bailed as he assumed I was aiming at him????

I would throw these in J.V. games on occasion. It wasn't a true knuckleball as I would add the same arm action as a screwball but it was still funny watching guys swing right over the top b/c of the last minute drop.

How much pressure do put on the grip? For example, do you grip it as though you are holding an egg you don't want to break, or grip it really tight?

Thanks

Phil Niekro, Tim Wakefield, Steve Sparks, R.A. Dickey.... Who else am I missing?

@nhanks576

11 ай бұрын

Charlie Hough

@mimosajd

6 ай бұрын

Steven Wright was also great at it before his DV stuff

@briananderson7092

3 ай бұрын

Phil's brother Joe was a knuckle baller as well and just as good as Phil.

The throw mechanic is off. My dad used to tell me this (about knuckleballs) that it was like throwing a shotput--which is how he's trying to throw it. He had it partially correct, it's 100% about the grip and release. What I would do to throw a knuckleball, is grip like a fast ball (two knuckles + thumb), lock my wrist and avoid rotation as the ball came out. As I worked on it, I could unlock my wrist to get more velocity but it was always the grip and release that was important...I never got to the point where I was worried about downward rotation, lol.

Go Braves!🎉❤

Could we list the best knuckleball throwers?

@Jonesy_Gaming

Жыл бұрын

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@TCB405

Жыл бұрын

@@Jonesy_Gaming I meant like eddie cicotte but whatever🤷‍♂️

@Kylerusse64

Жыл бұрын

@@TCB405 Either has to be Phil Niekro or Hoyt Wilhelm since they are the only two Knuckleballers in the Hall of Fame

@ItsWickked

2 ай бұрын

Can’t forget my boy Tim Wakefield. God rest his soul

With all due respect sir i couldn't hit that one

Nothing against Niekro, but someone besides me should remind him that Niekro's lifetime ERA was 3.35, and Hoyt Wilhelm's was 2.52...

has there ever been a left handed knuckle baller?

Have to watch shit like this when I want to see magic tricks

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HI

Do you like Tom Candiotti

@benjimolina6959

Жыл бұрын

Not really, because when the Jays traded for him he started throwing his curve far too often and almost never the knuckle. Not sure what he was thinking.

i came here thinking i can throw a knuckleball i now realize i need nails but i have none :(

I throw curves

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@malgoat3299

2 жыл бұрын

21

4th comment:D

Why is there only 3 comments

@ItzCoop

2 жыл бұрын

6*

I don’t play baseball, but I feel like I could’ve knocked those out of the park🤷🏻‍♂️

@PrimeKermit

6 ай бұрын

💀

The best way to hit a knuckleball is to not swing.

This guy sleepy or something? Tim Wakefield better than both names he mentioned. Prove me wrong

Wait…what?

Why is there only 5 comments

@Bob-jv2st

Жыл бұрын

Nobody cares!

Why am I listening to this guy when he cant even throw it?! Wtf are ya talking about dude?

Why is there only 4 comments