2006-09-26 04:19:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yeah the very little to no rotation causes the ball to follow a straight line and therefor is affected by the air pressure, the wind and wind resistance, gravity, etc. As opposed to other pitches were there is more control by the pitcher because the balls rotation and velocity makes it slice through alot of the natural forces making them have little affect on the ball.
2006-09-26 04:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by numbah1mizfit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Josh Bard wondered that when he caught for the Red Sox. He was leading the AL in passed balls. Now Doug Mirabelli has that dubious honor. As Milwaukee Brewers announcer Bob Uecker once said, "It's easy to catch a knuckleball. Just wait till it stops rolling and pick it up." That works with no men on base, which is why anyone not in a wheel chair will try to run on Tim Wakefield.
2006-09-26 20:10:13 · answer #2 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If thrown correctly the ball will not rotate, thus the air will hit the stationary seams and make the ball change direction.
2006-09-26 12:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ball is thrown with no spin and the seams of the ball are interacting with the air pressure,
velocity, and gravity.
2006-09-26 11:22:50 · answer #4 · answered by cab veteran 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause of the hand grip, thats why tim wakefield has the best knuckle ball
2006-09-26 11:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by Henry_Tee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually the air pressure, the wind
2006-09-26 11:51:13 · answer #6 · answered by Eric K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just wanders in the air.....so the hitter has to hit it hard
2006-09-26 12:41:14 · answer #7 · answered by modeledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the lack of rotation that gives it that back and forth butterfly like motion.
2006-09-26 11:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by amc3480 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋