How to throw a change-up?

Question

In baseball, how do you throw a change-up? Explainations and/or videos are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

Usually its in the finger arrangement.... you want a change-up to look like a fastball, but be 10 to 20mph slower..... your arm movement is what counts, it needs to stay the same speed or its a dead give-away. SO, like I said, some throw a fork or splitter, slider as their Change-up (just different finger placements) so that it appears they are throwing a fastball! You really need to find someone around your town that can explain why different finger placements cause different movements and speed. It will help you to develop a rythym which to a batter looks the same every pitch, yet the speeds and movements on a ball are totally different. Achieving that will lead to much success!

Answer 2

Choke the ball.

I'm guess due to your question placement and the fact that you are asking in the first place that you are fairly young. The easiest way to start throwing a change up is to move the ball back in your hand and "choke" it.  Hold the ball like your fastball, move your ring finger on to the top of the ball, move your pinky finger to the side of the ball. Grip it slightly tighter than your fastball (holding it further back in your hand), and throw it like you throw your fastball. The increased time it is in your hand will take speed off the ball while still making it appear to be a fastball. You can learn variations as you improve, but this is the best place to start.

Answer 3

Well why don't you ask this in the BASEBALL section........Your genius is showing, idiot.

Answer 4

It's hard to throw a change-up in hockey.

Answer 5

Someone call Steve-O from Jackass! I bet he has never thrown up pocket change before. How can you throw change up? Did you like stick some pennies up your @ss? Yikes, get a doctor, and throw that pocket change up, don't want to have coins in your system.

Answer 6

well the way u throw a change up in hockey is u hit the puck in a transverse angle perpendicular to the adverse side of the puck and the puck should fly up into the air and be an unstoppable shot

Answer 7

Baseball section would help there buddy...

But basically, you wrap your hand around it and set the ball in your palm, then go through a fastball motion. It only works if the motion looks jsut like a fastball.

http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitchi...

there are different types, you'll have to figure out which one will work best for you.

Answer 8

I can only assume you're Italian by the accent. I can a-teach-a you how to throw-a change-up in two simple steps.

First get some change. Since you're probably Italian this could be a problem seeing as you're in the mafia and all the money you have is cash 100 dolla bills, yes? Buy a pack of gum, you'll get-a some change-a back.

Next, hold it in your outstretched hand, palm up like you're waiting for one of your mafia victims to give you your "protection" money. Rapidly move your hand upwards, as though giving someone in the thick, New York City traffic the finger, but don't close your hand. The change will-a go up. Catching it is optional.

Answer 9

that's easy.. as you break from the blue line you put pressure on the toe of your left foot and start to pivot your waist while dragging your right  foot.. wind up and slap the puck (this being if youre a right handed player.

oh, nevermind-that's not baseball... the other guy's right-youre a do***bag.

Answer 10

You should ask this question in the BASEBALL section next time. I know there is one person here that could possibly help you. But I don't think he will.

Answer 11

Puckbunny of the Month is a Harvard graduate compared to the intelligence displayed by asking a BB question in the Hockey section.

Answer 12

You're a winner. You have just received the 'douchebag of the day' award for posting a baseball question in the hockey section. Congrats.

Gahh I'm sick of the misplaced questions!

Answer 13

Throw the question to the baseball section or delete this question immediatly.

Throw it slow.

Answer 14

Maybe doing a little research beforehand would help. A lot of times people hate it when the same question is asked about 100 times a month. Try this: http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_r...

Answer 15

Asking a baseball question in the hockey section...perfectly executed. Now I'll do a change up...I'm gonna ask how you best prepare for your pre game skate in the baseball section. What a balloon knot!!