How To Throw A Nasty Sinker

The sinker breaks straight down where the two seam fastball breaks down and in. Tinkering then settling on a good grip. Mikeys sinker isnt working well and he wants to know how to get more movement on his sinker.

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How to throw a nasty sinker.

When throwing the two seam fastball you try to apply more pressure with your index finger.
Perform a nasty sinker.
You will be throwing the inside half of the ball resulting in side spin.
With the sinker you try to apply more pressure with the middle finger.

Both method s how to throw a sinker.
After releasing the ball as you complete your follow through your hand should be positioned to where your thumb should nearly graze your lead legs thigh.
After throwing force your pitching thumb to graze your lead leg.
Turn your hand outward almost like a screwball.

This is what makes the sinker react differently than the two seam fastball.
Throw the pitch over the top.
Practice turning your pitching hand inward.
How to throw a sinker.

As you bring your arm forward to throw the ball rotate your arm high and bring it down until you release it.
Upon releasing the sinker your index finger should be in front of your middle finger.
Moving the chest and torso toward the plate.
This will help position your arm to increase the spin on the ball after you throw it.

Have the holes of the ball on the left side and put your index finger on the left side of holes or barely on the holes then do the same with the right middle finger but except on the right side of the holes.
Both methods require the same arm hand and release mechanics especially the follow through of your arm action.
Be careful when throwing the ball like this as too much rotation in your shoulder or arm can cause injury.
A good way to think about the wrist action associated with how to throw a sinker correctly is that it is like you are showing off a big diamond ring on your index finger to the batter.

When throwing a sinker the pitch generally should move a couple inches just enough to get that ground ball.
Getting to the top of the ball.
If you throw overhand snap your wrists down a little and it should drop a couple of feet.
How to throw a sinker the right way 1.

My sinker is a version of a fastball and i was able to throw it 96 mph.
Instead the purpose of throwing a sinker pitch is to produce ground balls.
Finishing hard with a full follow through.
The key is the arm action of the follow through.

As most baseball pitching coaches will agree those grounders will hurt you less in the long run than fly balls.
What you are looking for when learning how to throw a sinker is to get as much depth on the pitch as you can.
So in this short youtube video i share a few tips on how to throw a sinker with more movement.
Your palm will face slightly out.