We have now to transpose these wind tunnel measurements to conditions encountered in play. We are here concerned with the time required for the gall to move approximately 60 feet from the pitcher's rubber to the home plate.
But this is exactly the time required for the ball to fall across the wind-stream in the tunnel measurements. So the measured lateral deflections in the tunnel, For higher speeds, the wind tunnel measurements have to be reduced, because the ball is in the foot zone between rubber and plate for a shorter time, and the cross-wind forces accompanying the pitch have less time to act. It will be seen that the speed of the pitched ball has little effect on the amount it curves.
The values are given for a ball spinning about a vertical axis. This is the most favorable position in order to obtain the maximum curve. Usually the spin axis of a pitched ball is inclined from the vertical, which reduce the curvature. If the spin were horizontal, there would be no sidewise deflection. Assuming the ball to be spinning clockwise, as seen from the right, the resulting pitch would be a drop.
These wind tunnel measurements bracketed the conditions encountered in play. According to J. Taylor Spink, editor of the Sporting News, the fastest pitch of record, This was the speed across the plate, measured with an electronic device.
The next fastest pitch, It is of interest to compare these fast pitches with the speed reached by a baseball when dropped from a great height. This terminal velocity, about per second, was measured in a vertical wind tunnel the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics by adjusting the wind speed until the ball just floated in the upwardly-directed stream.
The air resistance was then equal to the weight of the ball. Dryden from the NACA. The spin of a pitched ball was measured with the cooperation of the pitching staff of the Washington Ball Club. One end of a light flat tape was fastened securely to the ball. The rest of the long tape, free from twist, was laid loosely on the ground between the rubber and the plate. Thanks for commenting, camron!
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The effect of spin is potent. A ball spinning at 1, revolutions per minute a ball that will turn about 15 times in its foot, 6-inch journey to the plate will feel a sideways force of more than an ounce, which will turn its path by about one and a half feet. The ball should roll off your fingers with a backwards spin it will tend to rise.
Outfielders usually throw the ball this way because the rising action allows them to throw it considerably farther. Curveball: "Choke" the ball wedge it down between your thumb and forefinger , and cock your wrist to the left; the ball snaps down and to the right on release. The resulting pitch should drop and curve to the left. Experiment with different speeds and spins. Screwball: Throw the ball like a curveball, but reverse the wrist action and spins.
Cock the wrist initially to the right and "turn the ball over" to the left as you throw it. The ball should break down and to the right. Slider: Throw the ball like a football pass, with the wrist cocked at a 90 degree angle. The ball should curve slightly down and to the left. Note: The slider ball is not recommended for players under age 18 -- some coaches and trainers state 21 and over.
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