Breaking pitches.

[nemesis04]

Re: Breaking pitches.

Has anyone else noticed how breaking pitches have different breaks from the same pitcher? Example sometimes a curveball is basically a 12-6 break (as shown on the classic ball marker prior to the pitch: with the yellow arrows). Next time I throw it, it's closer to a 12-8. Jake Arrieta's curve in particular can go from 12-6 to 12-8, and even break the other way at 12-5.

I'm curious if there's any way to control which way we want the ball to break.

I don't use the PBI so I would have never noticed this detail. I turned it on and it appears bugged to me especially since you can reset it by stepping off and picking the pitch again.

As for the rest of the thread......yikes!

[KBLover]

Re: Breaking pitches.

I don't use the PBI so I would have never noticed this detail. I turned it on and it appears bugged to me especially since you can reset it by stepping off and picking the pitch again.

Yeah, I don't like that part with the stepping off or seeing it in advance.

Can you turn the arrows off while still having the ball marker for your aim point?

[ktd1976]

Re: Breaking pitches.

I think I'm being misunderstood a bit here. I agree you cannot INTENTIONALLY throw a curveball that has arm side break. It wouldn't be a curveball. However, it isbpossible, though highly unlikely, to intend to throw a curve, and end up with unintended arm side break because you messed up the deivery in some fasion. That said, I do believe it is bugged, as you couldn't know the curve would break that way because you cannot intentionally make it break that way

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Breaking pitches.

I never knew there were so many different variations of the Curve Ball.

Or that there was so much "Trouble with the Curve" (•_•) / ( •_•)>⌐■-■ / (⌐■_■)

[kehlis]

Re: Breaking pitches.

I think I'm being misunderstood a bit here. I agree you cannot INTENTIONALLY throw a curveball that has arm side break. It wouldn't be a curveball. However, it isbpossible, though highly unlikely, to intend to throw a curve, and end up with unintended arm side break because you messed up the deivery in some fasion. That said, I do believe it is bugged, as you couldn't know the curve would break that way because you cannot intentionally make it break that way

This is just a contradiction.

If you can unintentionally do something you would also be able to intentionally do it.

[KBLover]

Re: Breaking pitches.

I think I'm being misunderstood a bit here. I agree you cannot INTENTIONALLY throw a curveball that has arm side break. It wouldn't be a curveball. However, it isbpossible, though highly unlikely, to intend to throw a curve, and end up with unintended arm side break because you messed up the deivery in some fasion. That said, I do believe it is bugged, as you couldn't know the curve would break that way because you cannot intentionally make it break that way

The only pitch what you said applies to is the knuckleball because of the "random" (i.e. out of the pitcher's control) forces in play every time you throw one, even if you throw every one correctly/perfectly. But with that pitch, you can't intentionally do much of anything - except throw it with no spin.

Otherwise, if you can mistakenly use the wrong arm slot for the pitch, you could intentionally do it...and throw a 12-5 screwball (from a LHP, 12-7 screwball for RHP) basically.

[ktd1976]

Re: Breaking pitches.

This is just a contradiction.

If you can unintentionally do something you would also be able to intentionally do it.

I disagree. There are lots of things that have happened in science (face it, throwing a curve ball is in fact a science) that cannot be replicated, because of the several conditions that have to be met. But, they happened.

Just because something happens, doesn't mean it can be replicated consistently.

[Jr.]

Re: Breaking pitches.

I disagree. There are lots of things that have happened in science (face it, throwing a curve ball is in fact a science) that cannot be replicated, because of the several conditions that have to be met. But, they happened.

Just because something happens, doesn't mean it can be replicated consistently.

Throwing a curveball has very few variables. You're really reaching here to try to not be just completely wrong.