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Encyclopedia > Palm changeup


In baseball the palmball pitch is a type of changeup. It requires placing the baseball tightly in your palm and then throwing it as if throwing a fastball. This takes some of the velocity off the pitch and hopefully gets the batter swinging before the ball reaches the plate.


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changeup: Definition and Much More From Answers.com (783 words)
The changeup is thrown with the same arm action as a fastball, but at a lower velocity due to the pitcher holding the ball in a special grip.
The changeup is analogous to the slower ball in cricket.
Tom Glavine's changeup grip is a circle change grip, but because he does not pronate his wrist, he doesn't have the screwball movement, but rather, more sink on the pitch than the straight change.
Circle changeup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (445 words)
In baseball, a circle changeup is a pitch thrown with a grip that includes a circle formation, hence the name.
The circle is formed by putting the index fingertip against the thumb tip, and holding the ball against the palm with the remaining three fingers.
The circle changeup is a variation of the straight changeup.
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