[header] How to grip a fastball [title] Pick up baseball and place in throwing hand [title] Hold the ball with a proper throwing grip. [step] This means your index finger and middle finger are on top of the ball with your thumb pushing it against your folded ring finger and pinky for support. [title] Rotate the ball in your hand until you find the " horseshoe seam ".
[step] This is where the seams form a c shape, a backwards c shape, or a horseshoe shape. [title] Place the last one-third of your index and middle fingers across the top seam of the horseshoe seam.