Pro knuckleballer Chris Nowlin shares secrets learned from RA Dickey, Phil Niekro & Charlie Hough with worldwide clinics, instructional videos, lessons & more.
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Keep your arm loose and whippy so you can pull the arm through to release using your hips, core, and shoulders from the ground up.
Filmed at my Indianapolis Knuckleball Clinic last spring.
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Strength builds stability and proprioception which are critical to delivering a high-quality Knuckleball.
You have to fall down the slope while rotating before stabilizing into a balanced release point.
Lift heavy. Chuck nastier knucks. Simple. #knuckleball
Knuck's not random!
You not only have to reduce the spin to under 3/4 of a rotation to throw a pro quality knuckleball in the 60 MPH range, but you have to control what little spin is left on the ball forward like a 12-6 curveball to control the zone.
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Tough night behind the dish.
The ball can really start jumping in the humidity which is one of the environmental factors for the Knuckleball.
Wind in your face can also make the movement crazy, but a wind coming in can dampen the movement.
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Knuckleballs get easier to throw for strikes when you throw them harder (in the 70 MPH range) because the ball has less time to move off the target.
The movement compacts into a smaller box but becomes incredibly erratic, and the spin demands lower a little bit.
New knuckleballers tend to pull down on the ball at release instead of extending through the top of the ball to send it rolling forward.
And 25-year MLB legend Charlie Hough schools fresh-arm Adrian Gamez on the difference during my '26 LA Clinic
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The camera rarely captures the twists-and-turns of the knuckleball accurately, but the tracers at least give you an idea of what the catcher's dealing with.
The Knuckleball seems to shimmer before becoming invisible when thrown well.
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All-star @Knucklepuck23 works with Charlie Hough in January of 2021.
These are some of the knucks I captured.
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Corkscrews are nasty BUT...
They are a sign that your hand is not in the correct position to consistently release a no-spin Knuckleball.
If you see a corkscrew, then externally let everyone be impressed by the pitch while you internally realize that you need to adjust.
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You can achieve immortality, too. Tag me in a video of you throwing a no-spin knuck.
The entire flight of the competitive pitch thrown from a regulation mound for your age must be visible with less than 1/3 of a rotation.
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Steven Wright whiffs the bat & glove with a nasty forward-tilt knuckleball! ナックルボール! 너클볼!
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Be wary of football or corkscrew spin. The movement is mesmerizing, difficult to hit and catch, but the release is just a millimeter away from a mistake. You're very close to the release that allows the ball to roll backwards and that's a knuckleballer's kiss of death.
너클볼! You not only need to limit the rotation of the knuckleball, you need to control what little spin is left on the ball in order to be elite.
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