Baseball Grips for Pitching - How to throw a Cutter and 2 seam

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In this video I talk about some baseball grips for pitching and specifically how to throw a cutter and how to throw a 2 seam fastball. First, let's talk about how to grip a cutter. A cutter is a type of fastball that will move to the glove side of the pitcher. I prefer pitchers throw a natural cutter which is gripped on the horseshoe hanging down with only the middle finger on the lace. The pointer finger should not be on the laces. All you're trying to do is to get some good backspin on the ball with a very slight tilt or axis at your release point. This will help the baseball move in the direction that you want your cutter to go. For the 2 seam fastball, I like to grip it between the skinny part of the seams with my pointer and middle fingers together with my pointer finger hooked on the seam. This pitch should be thrown with a slight tilt or axis in the opposite direction as the cutter and will move arm side if thrown correctly. These two baseball grips for pitching are great to use together because they compliment each other very well. If you have a good 2 seam and a good cutter, you're a force to be reckoned with.
1:14 How to throw a 2 seam fastball
2:55 How to throw a Cutter
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[@bryansimmonshayes]

The 2-seam is definitely my favorite and most trusty pitch. It has a lot of tail to it but also dips a lot like the sinker. Can't wait to add this cutter to my repertoire.

[@YouGoPro]

Thanks for commenting

[@NickGalaz]

i have the shoot, sinker and slider like my favourite but not my most powerful pitches. My fast is the best, i have reached 143 km/h in the summer invitational, it was crazy!

[@samparker3886]

BryGuySH what are your tips? My two seam doesn’t move

[@NickGalaz]

@@samparker3886 mmm same like a friend of mine. He solved that doing more pressure with his mid finger... Was more pressure than mine, we compared it.

[@samparker3886]

Nick Galaz k cool

[@thebrewmore264]

Thank you sir for taking the time to teach. My son made the 11u little league all star team this year. He is learning his 2 seam and cutter from your video. Well done Mr. Madden

[@michaelbensimon2619]

love your co-host! i think the fact that you are so natural in front of the camera, really makes your instructions easy to understand for us. keep up the good work mica montreal

[@ErichLRuehs]

Dude, you really know your pitching. And, your dog is awesome, too! Jersey Girl could basically be a professional actor.

[@YouGoPro]

+Erich L. Ruehs Haha thanks!

[@datboiyoda7755]

Been watching this guy for the longest time and he's helped a lot with getting my pitches down and working on mechanics

[@brandondaniels9471]

YOU'RE AN AWESOME TEACHER!!!

[@YouGoPro]

Thanks!

[@downtownd-brown7559]

YouGoPro am I throwing my cutter right I put the skinny laces in the middle between my thumb and my pointer finger and when I get unset I shift my pointer finger against the wide part of the laces

[@exlnts2807]

YouGoPro can you show you pitching your best pitches

[@infernapethelegend5088]

YouGoPro it won’t work help please

[@coachsal9257]

Your dog cracks me up!!! Interesting take on the cutter... I think it is great that you show young athletes that there is not just one way to do things. In my opinion, that shows just how much you know. I am a pitching coach and I use you as a point of reference quite often when I'm trying to breakthrough with my younger students. I really appreciate you John, and here's to many future years of friendship!

[@austinmueller7499]

How do u get ur dog to stay like that for that long!?

[@screwday]

Austin Mueller true!! I was wondering that😂

[@sharkboy7124]

no clue

[@Scrilla01]

Hold a ball in your hand lol

[@xxranchyxx4483]

Love

[@stevenbryant4718]

Waiting to be fed and just plain dumb.

[@ClickWasd]

Great video, everything was explained clearly. I really wish this video was out maybe 8 years ago, I never develop a good 2 seam and your method seems it would have gone well with how I pitched. I pitched a lot of cutters and 4 seams and I'll explain how I pitched my cutter, it worked for me and maybe your student will find it comfortable as well. 1. Hold your 4-seam naturally, proceed to move and rest your index next to your middle finger. The grip does not vary too much from my 4-seam so it gives me more confidence because I know I can hit the zone with my 4-seam. Your middle finger should apply pressure to the ball. 2. When you release the pitch just close your wrist slightly so that your index and middle finger is pointed more towards the 1st base side if you are a righty. Kind of like the mirror of 2:21 in this video. Do not snap or twist your wrist, you'll just hurt yourself and end up throwing a slider in the dirt. 3. Arm action is identical to your 4-seam Play around with the release point, I found that by releasing the ball earlier I can get it to cut more horizontally and by releasing later I can get it to make a tight dive at the end.

[@Oneofakind407]

Thank you for this! In my opinion, I like the 2-seam fastball. Works for any hitter and has nasty tailing action when thrown right.

[@YouGoPro]

+TheEarlofDemise Have you tried the Sinker? Even better than the 2 seam! Thanks, John Madden MY BEST PITCHING GRIPS VIDEOS ON KZbin ================================================================ LEARN THE 2 PITCHES THAT GOT ME DRAFTED INTO PRO BASEBALL kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnZfHaYdrWCnNU ================================================================ HOW TO THROW THE SLIDER, SLURVE, AND CURVE kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2KUmZqbebmNl5o ================================================================ HOW TO THROW CHANGE UPS - CIRCLE, STAR, AND VULCAN kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3LKqXdmg6mlfsk ================================================================ HOW TO THROW THE SLURVE, CURVE, AND 12-6 CURVEBALL kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3TIm2pqlNykZrc ================================================================ HOW TO THROW A CUTTER & A 2 SEAM kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKbZH-egq2Urtk ================================================================

[@YT_AKai_]

I'm glad there's a good side arm RHP out there for me to watch thank you for your videos very helpful

[@MrPhillinholes]

Thank you for posting this John! Who's your favorite team in MLB?

[@paul0926480241]

I'm from taiwan~ and I really like your teaching!!! you're awesome!!!

[@thanatos2730]

🧢

[@midforty]

Great break down on his to throw these pitches. Helps in developing my 10 yrs old son to throw effective fastball type pitches.

[@TheMitmit03]

I love this video it helped my understand better how to throw a 2 seam and a cutter and the differences in the spin

[@gilbertoherrera1492]

Great Vid! First game i threw a natural cutter was freshman year of high school. I struck out the first 16 or 17 hitters or something like that. Got a huge blister on my middle finger. Oh btw, i did not intentionally threw it...it’s just what my arm was doing that day and I went with it.

[@josiahsmaw2571]

Can’t wait to add these to my repertoire!

[@YouGoPro]

nice how have they been working?

[@joeywoolums3844]

good

[@billwindsor4224]

Great job on this, John, thanks!

[@Inspextz]

as a 14 yo, i throw 2 and 4 seem, sinker, knucklecurve, change up, and having a very successful road to throwing a cutter thanks to your video, thank you for teaching me how to throw this awesome pitch

[@SS-fy6hk]

My 4 seam has that natural cutter movement. I don't know what I do and I don't try to throw one but my fastball just moves like a cutter on its own. I just went with it and stuck with it as my main pitch and that was honestly the best decision I've ever made.

[@samhanlin8315]

Thanks for the help I was 1 out away from a no no today thanks to the pitches I learned from you

[@cbl4012]

Always wanted to learn how to pitch. I'm 37 and I played baseball not pitch but outfield. But iv always been amazed how pitchers make the ball move. It's beyond rediculous because I have never seen it and actually payed attention to the ball split or whatever. Just amazing I know that was jibberish but that's how exciting it is

[@superta1983]

I'm only in knothole and I'm one of the best on my team I only have 3 pitches two-seam fastball, slurve, sinker

[@russellhueners8499]

Awsome info, with I had internet back in 71, I had a natural slider that I could not control, with the exception of the "miracle pitch" all the stars aligned and I let fly a lightning bolt, swing and a miss with a my complete dugout comming onto the field to give support, I guess you would have to have been there, freshman highschool baseball 1971

[@joshuaanderson2163]

Can’t wait to try this out.

[@gabekliemann8539]

Hello my name is Gabe (Gobay) kliemann and I'm close to being 12 years old and my Pitching Arsenal is a 4 seam,2 seam,circle and regular changeup , knuckleball,gyroball,split finger and palm ball .(I do know how to throw a curve ball but I chose not to because of i have no intentions to hurt my arm). I will update more of my pitches once I learn them from you!

[@bobbi699]

Very helpful u explained it very simply and I will try it out

[@timserges634]

Nice video, good discussion on finger and thumb position on 2-seam and good talk on finger and action on cutter. Did not see the thumb placement/alignment discussion in the video for the cutter. Can you explain that?

[@acrcondorii7950]

I have to agree with the 2-seam fastball honestly, it sounds and looks better just from the way how you hold it. It gives me a visualization of how it would work when I'm throwing one of those in the bullpin, since most pitchers grip the baseball with your index on the left seam and middle finger on the right seam, your fingers would be far apart from each other and when you throw it, the ball either lands in the catchers glove with accuracy or either goes over the fence. And the most part I hate about throwing the fastball I just described, I throw like that but now that I'm introduced to the 2-seamed fastball I feel like I'll get better accuracy and I'll have a better chance of hitting batters in game since I only get two batters and I'm done for the rest of the game.

[@YouGoPro]

+AcR Condor II Thanks, John Madden MY BEST PITCHING GRIPS VIDEOS ON KZbin ================================================================ LEARN THE 2 PITCHES THAT GOT ME DRAFTED INTO PRO BASEBALL kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnZfHaYdrWCnNU ================================================================ HOW TO THROW THE SLIDER, SLURVE, AND CURVE kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2KUmZqbebmNl5o ================================================================ HOW TO THROW CHANGE UPS - CIRCLE, STAR, AND VULCAN kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3LKqXdmg6mlfsk ================================================================ HOW TO THROW THE SLURVE, CURVE, AND 12-6 CURVEBALL kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3TIm2pqlNykZrc ================================================================ HOW TO THROW A CUTTER & A 2 SEAM kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKbZH-egq2Urtk ================================================================

[@Rizzgodvr14]

I throw 4 seam fastball 2 seam and learning the knuckle ball, thank you for sharing how to improve on my two seam ,,, I'm ten years old .

[@allentalbert3751]

The pitches I used to throw were 4-seam, change up, circle change and knuckleball with the knuckles on the ball.

[@michaelprince1914]

Finally a good demonstration.

[@joshrach5403]

This video was very helpful

[@YouGoPro]

Great!

[@rms42]

Hey John, Great video. Just so I am clear, we are using our regular fastball arm slot? Also, the grip is virtually the same except for the finger separation on the cutter and finger placement on the ball, so really the only thing that changes is focus on inside or outside rotation depending on which pitch?

[@stormex2860]

2 seam 4 seam curveball slider change up 12:6 cutter circle change forkball so excited

[@Pogichamp619]

Im working my main fastball being a two seamer. Location and movement are my key to getting hitters out. my offspeed stuff are a spilt change up, and working on slider, as well as spliter. Lots of pitches but, I cant throw 95 plus, so, got to make do with what I got. Ever since I changed my training and been working on my mechanics, Ive topped out at 87mph on my four seam thus far. My goal is to play independent ball to start out or go to Japan and try things over there. I got alot of work to do....

[@YouGoPro]

Awesome! What were you at previously with your 4 seam?

[@Pogichamp619]

+YouGoPro I was in the 83 - 85 range. Proper strength training, shoulder mobility work , and more hip and leg drive helped me get there.

[@YouGoPro]

By the way, I answered one of your questions a while ago on video. It's still in my que to be uploaded. I just didn't want you to think I forgot about you...

[@Pogichamp619]

Awesome and thanks! Looking forward to hearing it.

[@dipp9120]

4 seam 2 seam Change-up Curveball And now a cutter👍

[@thegoat3877]

Get a slider and you are going to have a solid-ass repertoire

[@joeshoeuhh]

Ive thrown a sinker, circle-change and sometimes a slider, and i am still trying to incorporate a cutter into my arsenal, but i cant throw it, so i am going to go practice this now

[@skyesthelimit6792]

Dude your dog is awesome. ty for vid.

[@alexdandridge1494]

I throw a 2and4seamerfastball also a splitter,12-6,slider and circle change

[@javieri.vazquez9974]

liked the nat cutter!

[@donbrodeur5426]

I taught my 10 years old to throw a 2 seamer that is similar to your cutter grip. He's a lefty and throws about 60MHP. I have him put the crease of his index and middle fingers on the top seam. As a result, most of his fastballs move to his hand side towards the lefty hitter. So basically your cutter grip but with your 2 seamer effect. Is this common? I had him throwing like this initially because his hand was too small for a proper 4 seam grip. Since it was moving so much when he started to pitch this year, I told his to throw all his fast balls that way. He mixes in a one finger slip curve as his change of speed.

[@theodorekotoff7152]

I have thrown a curve, fastball, slider. But, i want to expand my pitches to include either a splitter or sinker.

[@samdomino6880]

So I have been working on a 2 seam with my 10yr old but I think his natural motion and grip it acts like a cutter (RHP glove side). Thoughts on should I just leave it be or try to have him really throw a true 2 seam tail sink RHP 2 seam? I am thinking I may just leave the mess along, it moves nicely as it it.

[@jackiesee1907]

I plan on teaching my son 2-seam and cutter when he is a little older. I’ve never really thrown a 2-seamer and when I practice I am having trouble getting arm-side movement. I throw essentially over the top and I get the right rotation on the ball (basically in the 2 o’clock to 8 o’clock direction) but the ball seems to cut a bit, and does not move arm side. Considering I have the proper rotation to make it move arm side why would it cut?

[@Helsinki40268]

Always threw a two seam before I knew the differences in pitches. Probably my best pitch because of how long I practiced with it

[@MagnumSundae27]

How do you get him to do videos? does he volunteer? anyway it helps a lot! thank you!

[@charleslee5574]

Is there a minimum speed that the ball must travel in order to create enough air disturbance to cause ball movement (whether it’s 2/4 seam or slider or cutter) ?

[@StellarWishGaming2002]

Jersey is so adorable! She looks just like my dog. Buddy is adorable too!

[@YouGoPro]

Thanks! They are good dogs. I bet yours are too. We had to put Buddy down recently. Worst day of my life.

[@ianwang3422]

+YouGoPro nooooooooooo

[@toewzers4118]

my 4-seam naturally tails in on a righty, should I take advantage of that and put more effort into a 2-seam?

[@97Retrogamenerd]

As a sidearm lefty, what I would do is throw a slurve that I could control. Either have the cutter movement with not much movement down (kills lefty batters), and also the standard slurve curveball movement. Working very great in college ball so far, unfortunately, my coach sees me as a lefty killer and uses me as a lefty specialty pitcher later in the games. I do good against righties too but just kill lefites.

[@colehensley7751]

nice video brotha

[@YouGoPro]

+Cole Hensley thank you sir

[@nexbait6289]

Do you know what kind of pitches I should try to pitch in lefty and 12

[@AJ-pl7nu]

would a cutter be really effective if a right handed side-arm pitcher pitched it?

[@mds8154]

great vids

[@billybob-bj3nw]

Hey John, what do you think of John Smoltz's "cutter" from before he got Tommy John? On MLB network he said it was more of a slider/cutter that he morphed into a full slider after TJS. What could the effects be on the body of throwing a cutter-slider combination? Thanks!

[@YouGoPro]

+billy bob Like you said, his was more of a slider/cutter. That's like a forced cutter. I like the natural cutter. The natural cutter in much better for the arm than a cutter you are trying to force.

[@laneross6111]

hey coach do you know any reasons why i cant place four seem at all but can place my change up 2 seem .

[@cassidypurdy6614]

the cutter.....does this help for bowling ? I had three spares and a few strikes last week.

[@tigersfan9906]

I started throwing john smoltz slider/cutter that he showed on MLB network 2 years ago and its not natural movement but I do get a lot of movement on it, but since then I've had shoulder problems, idk if that's a result from throwing that pitch and I would really like to know your opinion of if I should keep throwing it or not. I think I am going to try the cutter in this video though. Thank you

[@YouGoPro]

+Nick Guerrero I don't know I haven't seen his slider/cutter. But if your arm hurts when you throw it I wouldn't throw it anymore. DON'T FORGET!!! - like, share, and comment on any video that I upload from 5/1/16 - 6/30/16 for your chance to win a YouGoPro Arm Sleeve!

[@blockay10]

My favorite pitch is the slider I can throw a decent one but half the time it’s almost wild Im BEST at my changup cause that’s nasty as heck it moves hecka ton but other else I’m OK

[@irocmoney8425]

nice vid bro

[@YouGoPro]

+Iroc Money thanks

[@yerboi4501]

You are a great teacher when I when's outside and throwed a cutter and it hit my dads hand and he laughed

[@user-nd4gu2ki3b]

Thank you

[@TheBall113]

Thanks!

[@YouGoPro]

yw

[@brenthensley9549]

When I try to throw the two-seamer with that grip is it ok for my ring finger to rest against the side of the baseball as i throw it?

[@YouGoPro]

Yes it is

[@josephmackiewicz2990]

make a video on how to throw a palmball and a normall changeup

[@KyleCre8s]

your dog is so cute!!!!

[@samchupp8578]

man i didn’t realize i had a two seem and a four seem fast ball. a curveball a slurve a cutter a change up and a cutter

[@twistedx100]

Could you make a video on sliders? At the moment I above average curveball, but I want to add a nice slider to my pitches.

[@YouGoPro]

+Palmer Egan Yeh, I have one posted already and will be posting another one soon. But I suggest maybe only having one of the two. What are your thoughts on why you need both?

[@twistedx100]

My change-up isn't very good so i thought it would be nice being able to throw slider, or maybe i should just work on the change-up and learn a cutter?

[@beastmangaming2281]

I throw a 4seam,2seam,circle change,split finger,and cutter

[@davidbishop9395]

would it be the exact same for a lefty?

[@therandombros6409]

I thought I was throwing a 2 Seam fastball but I was throwing a cutter the whole time and I was throwing the cutter like a fastball no wrist movement or anything and it just naturally moves

[@DavidTaylor-xd4tk]

I throw change up 2seam 4seam curveball

[@crazyman7773]

I'm in little league and I throw 56 and I am throwing my 2 seam and batters are still hitting my 2 seam do you have anything for me

[@skerrtyyyyy3388]

My favorite pitch is a cutter and fastball

[@coltoncarney7001]

same brandon daniels 👍

[@wilmermartinez3280]

my pitches are 4 seam 2 seam slider 12 6 curve changeup and screwball

[@YouGoPro]

+Wilmer Martinez That's a lot of pitches

[@austinwarner7813]

hi me name is Austin Warner and I am a baseball picture and I throw a 2 sem and a fastball and a change up and I want to learn how throw a cutter and a circle change up.

[@YouGoPro]

Hi Austin

[@the-LeoKnightus]

I love the cutter. I think its a great weapon against lefties in particular, its a pitch to throw hard and not give in, yet still bust em on the label. One thing when I played, is in a game where I got the cutter goin early, and I'm throwing it alot, for whatever reason I would tend to spike my slider and my catcher's hated it. Any advice?

[@YouGoPro]

+Jay Toomuchhustle My guess would be that because the cutter requires some good extension, when you're throwing it a lot, you may have gotten used to it and extended too much on slider. Just a thought. Would have to see you in game to know for sure though.

[@joshuatabas2203]

Four Seam Change up Forkball Curve Ball Slider Now i can pitch moving fastballs The cutter amd two seam

[@infernapethelegend5088]

Yo go pro I tried this and my two seam and cutter still won’t move help me please

[@profootballplayer0556]

I throw a cutter on like the 4 seam fb but I angle my fingers aposite side of the batter

[@bham245ham7]

ProFootball Player05 same

[@jambajuice9273]

I usually use the four seem and 2seem

[@YouGoPro]

+Jamba Juice Nice

[@travyontaylor1052]

my cutter moves from the right side of the batters box to the other and drops

[@joeyhudson1800]

Slider, two seam, four seam, knuckle and change. Been trying to learn a cutter for 5 years still cant. I throw low 3/4s an my 2 seam moves like crazy

[@ianmiller5819]

I have control issues with my 2-seam fastball (I really rotate my pitching hand when throwing it) but the biggest problem with my 2-seam fastball is my release point. It seams like when I throw the 2-seamer, I hook my arm therefore sometimes releasing the ball too early/late. Do you have any tips for fixing helping this issue? I've been practicing and getting better but in my opinion, the 2-seam fastball is just an odd pitch to throw. Thanks.

[@ianmiller5819]

+Ian Miller I tend to really get good rotating motion out of my pitching hand when throwing the 2-seam fastball.

[@YouGoPro]

+Ian Miller You might be pronating too early.

[@poetrybaseball8481]

What are some pitching drills for the cutter?

[@YouGoPro]

practice

[@jacobkaufman7512]

Is it ok if I throw this at 14 will it screw up my arm

[@c.o.a.t.-paladin2963]

I throw a 4 seam, 2 seam, curve, a star change, and I'm working on my knuckle

[@elijahloyd6585]

Im only 13 and i throw a curve 2 seam 4 seam change up circle change but i got to keep working on it thou

[@YouGoPro]

+Elijah Loyd Keep working brother! Thanks, John Madden MY BEST PITCHING GRIPS VIDEOS ON KZbin ================================================================ LEARN THE 2 PITCHES THAT GOT ME DRAFTED INTO PRO BASEBALL kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnZfHaYdrWCnNU ================================================================ HOW TO THROW THE SLIDER, SLURVE, AND CURVE kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2KUmZqbebmNl5o ================================================================ HOW TO THROW CHANGE UPS - CIRCLE, STAR, AND VULCAN kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3LKqXdmg6mlfsk ================================================================ HOW TO THROW THE SLURVE, CURVE, AND 12-6 CURVEBALL kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3TIm2pqlNykZrc ================================================================ HOW TO THROW A CUTTER & A 2 SEAM kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKbZH-egq2Urtk ================================================================

[@russelgarcia3551]

i want to play an international baseball.. i am a pitcher i want to learn more pitch to strike out all batters

[@jnl7196]

I’m a 13 year old (retired cuz I sucked) but I still love baseball and I still like to learn new techniques because it may be useful in a friendly game one day. lol

[@Lady_slayer409]

4 Seam 2 seam Palmball Slider Now cutter

[@yoda9328]

Im not sure why but it might be because I’m a lefty or i was taught wrong throwing a baseball but my ball naturally moves like a two seamer and I’m not sure if thats a bad thing or good thing

[@YouGoPro]

Good thing

[@ksicpr]

The baseball coach are teaching the cutter. The boys have 11 and 12 years. I think they are too young for that pitch. What do you think? Regards.

[@jameskanning8953]

I've been throwing what I call a two seam but it's moving like a cutter or a slider. I grip it as a two seam but it's more like a cutter. Should I rename the pitch or relearn the pitch?

[@ttnsngh]

The same for me, maybe I should play with the release point

[@thePastafarian88]

Its based on how you angle your wrist when you release the pitch. I used to throw a cutter with the same grip as my 2 seam but i angled my wrist differently. This is probably the problem.

[@jacksonkuharevicz5978]

is it normal for a lefty to have a natural tail

[@trent-9081]

I throw a two seam,four seam,cutter,change up, slurve,and a sidearm two seam

[@Vaquero707]

I pitch a four seem and a 2 seam for right now

[@BGGIEMAN]

Just add a change up and then you perfect

[@blakechamberlain8850]

4 seam 2 seam curveball change up cutter sinker