How Do You Throw A Three Fingered Splitter?
Are you ready for a great pitch youngsters can add to their bag of tricks? How about learning to throw a three fingered splitter? To parents it may sound a little too difficult for a little league pitcher to throw, but its actually quite easy. In fact, pitching the three fingered splitter at a young age can be brilliant as an off speed pitch like a changeup. Beginning Grip- As a pitcher the beginning grip while learning a new pitch is always the common two-seam fastball. Once you’ve established this grip, move your fingers up to the horseshoe that will be upside down. This is where you’ll be throwing the three fingered splitter from on the baseball. Middle Finger- This is the guiding finger when throwing the three fingered splitter pitch. Since you will only be using three fingers, this is the finger that keeps the balance for the other two when placing your grip. Whether your left handed or right handed place your middle finger in the center of the upside down horseshoe. The tip of yo
