How to grip and throw the rise, curve and screwball 🥎 #softball #pitching #riseball #curveball | Pitching Coach Emily

🔥 HOT TAKE: The screwball is either the most overhyped junk pitch in softball… or the most untouchable weapon you’ll ever throw. It either doesn’t exist, or it is a pitcher’s go to. 👉 Some coaches say it destroys mechanics and is just a glorified inside fastball. 👉 Others swear it’s their strikeout pitch that fists batter’s hands or runs from batters’ bats. 🥎 My verdict? If you can’t spin it sharp and command it consistently—it’s the WORST pitch in the game. But when executed with elite spin