How To Throw a Cutter - Grips, Spin, Hand Action & More

Learn how to throw a cutter in this quick video. Throwing a cutter is HARD and is probably not appropriate for young pitchers. In this video you’ll see a demonstration of two main cutter grips and some of the thought behind executing the pitch. 📣 Follow me on Social, Shop, Courses & More 👉linktr.ee/danblewett
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A cutter is different than a 2 seam fastball in that the cutter moves to the glove side of the plate, whereas the 2 seam moves toward the arm side of the plate.
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[@DanBlewett]

Watch my NEW, detailed (2022) Cutter Video Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4Lcm6aEfNWhhpo

[@chrispullman5902]

Someone needs to do a full documentary on Mo’s cutter. Haha. Good job on this vid!!

[@benjaminwiner6220]

I read an interesting article on the New York Times. Roy Halladay asked Mariano Rivera for help throwing his cutter. Mariano Rivera threw his cutter with the horseshoe facing out, Roy Halladay in. The emphasis of the grip was on thumb placement. Mariano Rivera curled his thumb underneath the ball and had his thumbnail end up in line with his middle finger nail. Mariano Rivera was also slightly overloaded as you demonstrated in this nice clipz

[@lucasdeoliveira9483]

thanks for your video Dan! i'll try to do it. thx

[@yk_Its_jax]

what if u grip it like a two seam and angle it because thats the way i always pick up a ball is with the horse shoe like a two seamer and how i throw a fastball and also i dont know if u are supposed to try and get spin on a two seam i just pitch it how i normally throw without and spin

[@DanBlewett]

no

[@waggs2200]

Are you adding different finger pressure to the cutter?

[@DanBlewett]

no

[@deepzone31]

Dan, have you had the change to follow back up with any slow mo videos out there in the past few years? There has to be more data now on the physics of the pitch.

[@DanBlewett]

it's a fastball with just a little bit of gyro spin.

[@bigdogpete43]

I always did it just by using a 4 seam grip and taking my index finger off.

[@samparker3886]

Boone Docker does it work

[@bigdogpete43]

@@samparker3886 didn't work as well for me as it did for Tom Glavine lol. There is a video out there of him doing the same thing basically.

[@starlyncordero25]

first

[@jacephipps9788]

No one cares