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	Knuckle curve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, because the knuckle curve can be thrown with the same general motion as a fastball, it is more deceptive than a normal curveball.
		The most famous practitioner of this type of knuckle curve was Major League pitcher Burt Hooton, who played for the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers from the mid 1970's to mid 1980's.
		This version of the knuckle curve is currently used by Major League pitcher Mike Mussina [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Knuckle_curve (331 words)

	Knuckleball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The knuckle curve has a somewhat similar name because of the grip used to throw it (also with the knuckles or fingernails), but it is generally thrown harder and with spin.
		Two later pitchers, Jesse Haines and Freddie Fitzsimmons, were sometimes characterized as knuckleball pitchers even by their contemporaries, but in their cases this again refers to a harder-thrown, curving pitch that would probably not be called a knuckleball today.
		When originally developed, the knuckleball was used by a number of pitchers as simply one pitch in their repertoire, usually as part of changing speeds from their fastball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Knuckle_ball (1557 words)

	Fast Pitches \| Curve Ball \| Knuckle Ball \| Learn to Throw \| Spit Ball \| Baseball Pitchers \| How To Pitch \| Speed \| Grip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The knuckle ball is thrown by gripping the ball with your knuckles or fingernails.
		A knuckle ball thrown properly will move back and forth on its way to the plate which can often make a good hitter look very foolish when his swing is nowhere near the ball.
		When pitchers throw a curve ball, they put a twist on it at the last moment that causes the ball to spin diagonally or from side to side - rather than a straight backspin like a fastball.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p610.htm (458 words)

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		Knuckle Curve - Unlike what the announcers might say and though they share certain qualities, the knuckle curve and knuckle ball are two different pitches.
		Knuckle Ball - The knuckle ball gives the slider competition for "toughest pitch to hit." A very, very slow pitch with a lot of movement around the strike zone but particularly downward.
		Knuckle balls are tough; they move all over the place and they move very slowly.
	www.cheatcc.com /gc/sg/all_star_baseball_2003.txt (5660 words)

	knuckle curve - Knuckleball Pitching Community
		Hitters usually rely of the fact that the curve can be spotted by the fact the wrist looks 'thin' (as a result of it being side on at release) but not so with the k-curve.
		Ok I'm trying to throw a knuckle curve but have trouble being consistant with it and I'm really not at all certain on how it's supposed to be thrown.
		when i throw my knuckle curve i roll up both my index and my middle finger, my ring and pinky fingers are wrapped around the side.
	www.oddball-mall.com /knucklertalk/viewthread.php?tid=2348 (1543 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		the grip can be the same as a curve with the fingers being more to the side whereas the fingers are more to the front on a curve.
		The other actually has two knuckles on the ball and one spins it against his thumb which is on the bottom of the ball and gripping hard (by flicking his fingers) to create a over spin.
		he used index and middle fingers knuckled to get a 6/12 down spin and that pretty much it broke straight down as those fingers were used to flip the ball downward.
	www.pitchingprofessor.com /forumsubmit.html (6851 words)

	ES&T Online News: Measuring knuckle cracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The tank's "knuckle" is the weakest part of the tank and difficult to assess.
		Government regulations mandate that these double-walled tanks be inspected, but no technology was previously available to “see” the crack-prone “knuckle” region near the bottom of the tanks where the wall meets the floor.
		Working out the logistics to image the highly stressed knuckle curve was complicated, says Alan Pardini, RONDE project manager.
	pubs.acs.org /subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2003/oct/tech/rp_knuckle.html (437 words)

	3DTotal Tutorials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After that the curve A and B will be cut down to curve D and E, as in the previous figure.
		Now select curve D and E and go Edit Curves > Rebuild Curve (Options) and make the number of spans 3, then delete the history of these curves (it is very important to delete history to have a fresh start).
		Select curve B and rebuild the curve making the number of spans 2.
	www.3dtotal.com /team/tutorials/abbashand/abbashand4.asp (408 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - Mussina's Knuckle-Curve
		On a recent Padres broadcast, Mark Grant was talking in great detail (grips, movement) about the guy and how his pitch is different from the standard knuckle ball.
		When I was in little league, I couldn't throw a curve ball unless I held it like this, so thats what I did...
		A traditional curve should be thrown with only the ring finger touching the ball.
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/printthread.php?t=320868 (259 words)

	Developable Plate Ruling Line Example
		This rowing dory is 12 feet long and consists of three surfaces or panels and four edge curves: the sheer or deck edge, the upper chine, the lower chine, and the keel line.
		X is a measurement along the length of the boat (starting at the bow or the forward end of the waterline and increasing towards the stern), Y is the half breadth or width measurement, and Z is the height measurement.
		Your job is to lay a piece of plywood across from one chine curve to another and wrap the plywood to fit the chines and frames.
	www.newavesys.com /RulingLines.htm (6859 words)

	Knuckle curve - Knuckleball Pitching Community
		Knuckleball HQ Community » Throwing The Knuckleball »; Knuckle curve
		I'm 14 and have been pitching for a couple years and i wanted to add the knuckle curve to my arsenal but is the knuckle curve suppose to spinn over the top like a curve ball or have horizontal spin?
		When you release the pitch is the hand facing directly forward with the knuckle facing forward or is the hand supinated like a conventional curveball with the knuckle roughly facing first base (for a righty)?
	www.oddball-mall.com /knucklertalk/viewthread.php?tid=1610 (391 words)

	Knuckle Joint Press,Knuckle Joint Presses,Mechanical Knuckle Press,Knuckle Joint Press Manufacturers,Exporters India
		Such slide motion curve can ensure material to be formed/forged to a desire forming quality due to the slowdown of slide speed and the longer period of forming time.
		Knuckle joint press is ideal for manufacturing high precision parts.material saving compared to conventional machining process is 40% or more.
		Our knuckle joint press as a general practice are provided with mechanical ejector which takes the drive from the crank shaft thus the whole mechanism is synchronised.
	www.narendrapresstech.com /knuckle-joint-press.html (475 words)

	Curveball - TheBestLinks.com - Baseball, Velocity, Batter, Magnus effect, ...
		The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a grip and hand motion that induces extra rotation on the ball causing it to "break," to fly in a more exaggerated curve than would be expected.
		Also, batters anticipating a curveball may try to move forward (closer to the pitcher) in the batter's box to hit the curve before it breaks.
		The knuckle curve is a variant of the curveball.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Curveball.html (239 words)

	NAYSI: Ask Jack #531
		Hey Jack, I throw a fastball, change, and I use a knuckle curve for my curveball, but the thing is, it's really slow and sometimes hangs up there a lot.
		First, the grip on the knuckle curve works best with bigger rather than smaller hands and fingers.
		Work on the knuckle curve and splitfinger regularly, along with your other pitches.
	www.naysi.com /ask_jack/ask_jack_531.htm (203 words)

	PITCHING.HTML (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The curve ball which seems to defy this law is caused by the Magnus Effect.
		The knuckle ball has a slower velocity than both the curve and fast ball, and most people think that the ball has no spin.
		The reason the knuckle ball follows such an erratic course is because the stitches on the baseball lead to imbalances in the forces acting upon the ball.
	nhs.needham.k12.ma.us /cur/mphy/ml/pitch.html (317 words)

	Baseball Excellence Forums -
		A lot of batters chase their curves in the dirt but, sadly, the ball often ends up at the backstop or bouncing off the catcher's equipment.
		The knuckle curve is a breaking pitch - it is NOT related to the knuckleball in ANY way.
		As you can see, a knuckle curve is more closely related to a slider than any other pitch; although it generally will not have the velocity of the slider because of the weakened grip (due to the knuckle on the ball).
	www.baseball-excellence.com /sbaseballforums/viewmessages.cfm?forum=1&topic=9373 (2371 words)

	Geometric Entities
		A curve entity, as defined in this program, can be a line, a polyline, a NURB curve, or a combination of the two.
		Each point of the curve is entered by clicking the left mouse button and the curve is terminated by clicking the right mouse button.
		A combination polyline and NURB curve entity is obtained by using the "Curve-Knuckle Pnt" command.
	www.newavesys.com /ovr00005.htm (908 words)

	Tips from eHow users on How to Throw a Curveball - eHow.com
		Place the knuckle of your index finger on the widest part of the seams and keep that knuckle as close to the seam as possible.
		More movement on your curve ball haydos B. Hold the ball as if you were pitching a forkfinger fastball (your index and middle fingers on the outside of the seams).
		Depending on where you want your curve to end up and or break, you should aim your curve at a certain point in front of the plate.
	www.ehow.com /tips_1831_2.html (1570 words)

	The Dynamics of a Slider and Curve Ball
		The pitch that primarily curves horizontally, is the slider, and is the one that is often mistaken for a curve ball.
		The dynamics are the same as explained for the slider, only the axis of rotation is different, and therefore the air resistance forces the ball down and to the side instead of just to the side as in a slider.
		There is an Fz direction due to the vertical component of the spin, and a Fy direction due to the horizontal component of the spin.
	www.geocities.com /pitchingdynamics/slidercurve.html (433 words)

	Athletic Edge Magazine.com - Athlete's Guide to Sports Performance
		The problem with the curve is that when thrown in the conventional position (See photo) the elbow is placed in a very stressful and compromising position.
		As the hand turns 90 degrees with the middle and index fingers in front of the baseball, the ligaments and tendons inside the elbow are placed in a very tight and torque position.
		Even if the mechanics of throwing the curve ball are correct a chance still remains high for injury to occur in the elbow complex.
	www.athleticedgemagazine.com (1029 words)

	The Physics behind Baseball THE CURVE ...
		A Baseball with 216 raised red stitches hits the air and curves right under the batter, and the batter swings.
		A curve ball is created when a ball is spinning.
		Perception plays a big role in the curve ball: The typical curveball goes through only 3.4 inches of deviation from a straight line drawn between the pitcher’s hand and the catcher’s glove.
	ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu /211_fall2002.web.dir/Jon_Drobnis/curveball.html (349 words)

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		Failing to do so not only tips off the hitter that a curve is coming; in addition, your ball won't move as much for you.
		Bend the index finger so that the fingernail is laying on the same seam on the same side, with the thumb underneath.
		A lot of pitchers these days are using the knuckle curve as their third pitch because it's easy to grip and easy to control.
	prepsports3.stltoday.com /baseball/97/clinic/page11.htm (1434 words)

	NAYSI: FAQ #229
		A version of the knuckle curve ball grip is to place the middle finger on one seam.
		Then rotate the baseball until you can place the knuckle of your index finger on the same side of that same seam.
		This off balance grip puts more pressure on the middle finger during the release, which causes the ball to spin off center and curve.
	www.naysi.com /faq/faq_229.htm (89 words)

	NAYSI: FAQ #152
		Of those you mentioned, the knuckle curve could be the easiest to learn, but not necessarily master.
		For both the knuckle ball and the knuckle curve, it would be helpful if you have big hands or long fingers.
		To throw a knuckle curve, take your normal curve ball grip and curl your index finger.
	www.naysi.com /faq/faq_152.htm (185 words)

	nastiest pitch to hit hr off? or just all around tough? - SoftballFans.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		i throw a nasty knuckle and can throw a wicked screwball that either po's you or lands right in your wheelhouse, also have given up tape measures with the knuckle but also shut down tourney crushers, am working on a knuckle curve with rotation moving away from righties, (i'm right handed);
		Knuckle balls are tough especially if they have arc and it is a windy day.
		Saw C and D level guys hitting 325 ft. bombs off of pitches that were low, high, inside, outside, belt-high, curving, knuckling, screwing...etc.....
	www.softballfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7316 (1525 words)

	Sox's Honel keeps things in focus - White Sox Interactive Forums
		The knuckle curve is an easy pitch on the arm compared to a slider or a split finger pitch.
		also, it is basically a curve with the pointy finger curled up so the first knuckle is on the ball.
		The 4 walks really impress me. Good control at that age and seeing a knucle curve after a 95 mph fastball is a surprise to anyone at the plate.
	www.whitesoxinteractive.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5950 (1077 words)

	How Do You Change the Curve/Knuckle Indicator?
		This command changes the curvefit indicator code of a curve entity edit point back and forth from a knuckle ‘k’ point to a curvefit ‘c’ point.
		Position the cursor over the curve point you wish convert and click on the left mouse button.
		The Knuckle Toggle command will stay active or current until you select another command.
	www.pilot3d.com /webhelp/howto/how_do_you_change_the_curve_knuckle_indicator.htm (123 words)

	Does any one know how to throw a knuckle change?responce to scorekeeper - Youth Baseball Knowledge Base
		Although it seems to the the current pitch d`jour, the fellow who showed it to my son was taught to throw it in 1940, so its been around a while.
		Then, curl your index finger so that the back first knuckle, the fingernail side, is on the ball instead of the finger pad in the front.
		He doesn't particularly like the feel of the knuckle on the ball and feels the action is better with just the tip.
	infosports.net /baseball/arch/2883.htm (472 words)

	Pitch a Fit History
		Held the same way as the curve, but the wrist isn't bent.
		Some pitchers like to use the thumb in a tuck position to create more of a spin.
		Knuckles can be tucked on the seams, or you can use your fingertips, or a combination of.
	www.pitchafit.com /grips.htm (210 words)

	Re: knuckle curve
		Miami, The follow through is the same as the fastball.
		The one knuckle when pushed out at the release point causes the ball to spin out sideways.
		It sometimes call this an off balance pitch because the strong index knuckle will change the axis of the ball at release.
	www.pitchafit.com /_disc7/00000188.htm (109 words)

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