Tag: oofuri

Hi, sorry to be a bother, but can I ask, what are the types of pitches Mihashi can throw? There’s the ‘slow’ fastball, the ‘fast’ fastball… and then I think a curveball? and a shoot? And in recent manga chapters, something called the knuckleball? I’ve been trying to research what they actually look like, but the proper terms are eluding me…

oofuri-baka:

Vic here. Mihashi has slow ”fastball”, fast “fastball”, curveball, slider, shootball (shuuto), knuckle curve. 

Shootball / Shuuto

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Slider

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Curveball

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Knuckle curve

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A standard curveball, thrown with one or more of the index or mean fingers bent.

Gives a better grip on the ball and allows for tighter spin and greater movement. In all other respects, this knuckle curve is identical to the standard curveball.  

Explanations from Higuchi-sensei

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