The secret & science of the knuckleball

The secret & science of the knuckleball

[@donnbradley6819]

That last dude can't be real. He looks like Billy Ray Cyrus' special needs brother

[@ericshepard6596]

And sounds a bit like norm macdonald.

[@mcconville6]

dudes a perf lmao

[@poshko41]

White dude at the end couldn't make it in his home country so he fled to Japan where his awkwardness was found to be... endearing???

[@jaspalsingh3659]

judge judy

[@lburrell1965]

The douche at the end killed it. Phil kneikro was the all time example.

[@martinkiefer8406]

the knuckball lmao😂😂

[@Aaron-wv1ww]

Ayy lmao

[@njfgasgs6551]

Haha!

[@Apexcasket]

i know right? its pronounced knaakubarru

[@SmartDave60]

She’s super cute so it doesn’t matter🙂

[@masvindu]

that killed me

[@SteveSilverActor]

I lived in Japan for ten years. That awkward, annoying white dude at the end is unfortunately a pretty common type there.

[@nunyabidness117]

It almost seems like they picked the guy based on being an irritating white guy stereotype.

[@ffffffffffffffffffffffffff6589]

shut you jew.

[@poshko41]

so painfully true.....

[@unoqualunque5484]

@@nunyabidness117 you are judging him from 2 minutes of his life, go out breathing some fresh air and don't bring social medias with you

[@MMGJ10]

@@unoqualunque5484 It's you.. You're the annoying guy aren't you?

[@isletoflangerhans8281]

Next segment was on the science of the mullet.

[@rogerhogarth2772]

Right you are, Ken!

[@genericposterofaudio6837]

Never thought I'd see an MXC comment, but this made my day!

[@isaacr.8082]

Definitely an awesome comment!

[@poshko41]

Thanks for that Babaganoosh.

[@jondeberg2060]

This is awesome. Not as thrilling as ESPN science; but way, WAY more informative. I love the Japanese.

[@Ftycb]

Righteous-Ice same

[@stewdog22]

Called the nuck ball. Lmao

[@marcellussims4831]

Lmao..4:35, yeah, he made it very awkward, killed me with the little monster hands though... Face included.

[@discoRyne]

Reminded me of Jim Carrey.

[@notre3689]

The dude at the end reminded of Joaquin Phoenix's version of the joker. I was waiting for him be like" you get what you deserve".( baseball through the skull). lol

[@NILOCOgov]

THAT HAIR.

[@Publiclighthouse]

So, the physics and reasoning of the knuckle ball is no longer elusive to me but this guy’s personality is - 4:34.

[@surferdude44444]

Great vid up to 4:35. Learned a lot. Then the gaijin came on. 😫

[@mitch6962]

fuck off weeb

[@shanewhitefeather6298]

If only ESPN did pieces of this intelligence and intrigue. What a great bit of reporting!

[@whatbrettdid]

Here it comes, it's gunna get ya, the claw!

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

The studio people are hilarious. She says the "knuck-ball". And he thinks it's held with 3 or 4 knuckles. LOL

[@ABCAlwaysbroadcastingCrap]

Is that Kenny Powers stunt double?

[@lukeweizer]

Whoa. Did I just accidentally get a Physics degree?

[@billbeliakoff5589]

Is the narrator the grandson of the guy that did grade-school science movies back in the '50's and '60's?

[@resmarted]

What I've noticed with knuckleballs is that while they may wobble on the way, they almost always break. I'm nothing close to a professional baseball player and really not even a good one, but I would think you could treat it similarly to other breaking balls rather than a pitch that is more about the lateral run with relative success. Just ignore the wobble. I suppose knowing which side it's going to break on is important to know though.

[@hockeygrrlmuse]

Everything about this video is so charming Edit: everything about this video *up to a point*

[@theoriginalbarron7160]

Basically it’s air resistance on the ball. Kind of like a piece of paper and gown it drops from left to right. How to throw? Hold with fingertips and throw without flicking wrist.

[@RichardJoeLeonn]

The nuck ball ???????

[@blacklite911]

I’m more interested in this English language Japanese produced tv show

[@precisionwresonance]

do they load the ball in the exact same seam orientation into the canon to replicate movement? or just stick the ball in and fire?

[@xx-pn4io]

If the unbecoming platform shoes can be quickly edited out, we have an excellent chance of taking this thing viral, despite the unfortunate pronunication of the word knuckle.

[@cheesegyoza]

I want to see a 100 mph knuckle ball!

[@tedwunderlich2741]

cheesegyoza that would probably look like a wiffle ball

[@ErikLull]

That would be wild. Lol

[@jlopez1017d]

You won’t see it lol

[@ShootYourRadio]

At least from a pitcher's arm.... Never happen.

[@echochambers8418]

Best analogy I ever heard was..Hitting a Knuckleball is like trying to hit a Butterfly.

[@manifestgtr]

The narrator sounds like a caffeinated version of Ted Wasanasang from King of the Hill

[@wlsnpndrvs8593]

In short,,, you cannot throw a knuck with a tennis ball ... No seams.

[@djfranticgu]

Didnt take spin into account whatsoever, flawed as fuck

[@rex_otex8746]

Its wrong tho. You can hit a knuckle ball with a complete smooth ball

[@CertifiedFresh7]

The narrator sounds like a japanese guy trying to talk with an american accent

[@bobham919]

she said the nut ball. why can't they get some that can speak american to be on this?

[@slntscpe]

Nokboh

[@wynton921]

Teen Wolf at the end! “Little Monster”, she was talking about him!

[@drivin379]

4.50 that's not how ya throw knuckle ball

[@MeximidgeComedy]

Leave it to the Asians to break baseball down to a science.

[@counterc1ockwise170]

Corey Feldman at the end

[@ShootYourRadio]

He reminded me of Bill Hader.

[@duud6687]

The two yackers at the end really had no purpose in this.

[@charlescrowell4981]

And why does the knuckle ball look so weird when it's going out of the stadium.

[@JeanAvant]

Charles Crowell lmaooo I got this 😭😭

[@charlescrowell4981]

@@JeanAvant Do you think its possible to throw a epphas knuckleball?

[@5O4evr]

Because you can't throw one

[@charlescrowell4981]

@@5O4evri did see zack rinke throw a 65 mph epphas curve.

[@dislikebutton4981]

The guy at the end is 100% Canadian

[@shabadoo799]

The white guy with mullet hair ruined a good video at the end.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Nice hair on the guy at the end.

[@pickler_pickler]

who the fuck hired the voice over

[@theb3654]

Whats up with that dude's hair.

[@chuckray3508]

Why is the dude at the end of this show?! put some hott asian lady on there!!

[@jonwhick3073]

I am not Japanese i am American

[@enrique4335]

k n u c k b a l l

[@TubeScavenger]

I was sitting here listening and not noticing the nhk logo and wondering where I've heard these voices, and then I remembered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGqVZ36hrpxpmrM Then I noticed the extremely obvious logo.

[@lawrencemarocco8197]

As shown in the video, the knuckler deceived and confused catchers as much or more than it did batters. Bob Uecker, who had to catch Phil Niekro, said the way to catch a knuckle ball was to let it stop rolling then walk back to pick it up.

[@ghion7313]

But the ball doesn't rotate at all when it moves frantically as a knuckleball. on the experiment however they allow the ball to rotate and that's y the air behind it deviates

[@cpfalcon51]

How was it possible Professor Zota was not literally beating away swarms of thirsty women with that pimp hat? (My guess is they were just off camera.) 0:46

[@LunaticTheCat]

So magic

[@bogey19018]

Do it without seems.

[@user619tlsdca5]

Hoylt Wheilham, is one of the true Kings of the Knuckleball, met him before he passed back in 1984. Got one of his baseball autographed.. His knuckleball moved like a soccerball in air shifting angles instead of arcing or dropping. He had 3 of them types of pitches..

[@TheB657]

Basically like a 'swing' in cricket. In or Out swinging deliveries

[@jeffreyadams648]

Finger nails.

[@killyourtelevision999]

I used to throw knuckballs when I was in the minors.

[@moonblink]

love em. When I was taught how to do it, I became obsessed for a little while :D

[@yorickhunt8525]

Yea, I used to throw them too when I played for the Cubs

[@blastfiendsunite420]

Yeah me too but it was the majors and I was on the Yankees. Me and Jeter used to laugh about it all the time. It was great, but then my hemeroids got too inflamed and I had to retire.

[@edwardrobinson4940]

Nice mullet...

[@andrewdecker9031]

Knuckleballs aren't breakingballs

[@masvindu]

That was my first thought, but one definition in baseball is a breaking ball is any ball thats breaks, and knuckleballs do that so.... fuck. Annoying none the less hahaha.

[@the72u7h4]

Not just difficult to hit, throwing it is HARD AS SHIT

[@franksmith7419]

SCIENCE FIGURED IT OUT? BS. SIENCE CAN ONLY EXPLAIN WHAT ALREADY EXISTS, NOTHING MORE

[@sergiorenteria3834]

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[@constancemcguire6810]

outsidexbox

[@Dhanes71]

This video deserves more likes because it is so informative

[@footballblogger8437]

I'm afraid that the professor is wrong when he says that the knuckleball isn't possible without its seams as a football and a ping pong ball can be used to produce a knuckleball despite lacking seams.

[@Trimarkovich]

Definitely. The Jabulani ball from the South Africa World Cup 2010 is very smooth with so little seams, but it is very well known for its knuckleball effect

[@Lance-Stroll]

I didn't think Japanese ppl were allowed to make cannons

[@SRMkay]

Is that Thane Camus? What's with the... wig, I'm hoping?

[@onzkicg]

What's the background music at the beginning?

[@darrenlee323]

I have somewhat an idea of turbulence now lol

[@steventhehistorian]

This is awesome. I've never been into baseball but I never realized there was an element of fluid dynamics in it... Now I'm interested in baseball. Great analysis and lesson!

[@resmarted]

Baseball is VERY statistics intensive, more than any other sport I would say. A ton of analysis goes into it from spin rates on pitches to launch angle in batting. If you're a nerd, baseball is your sport.

[@jayyyyy50505]

Wow how they put the effort for these.... I have no words

[@jakesmith6337]

What’s with the Joe Dirt character ?🥴

[@oldschooltakingyaback]

I see Tim Wakefield, can't fool me.

[@rvvrn]

pokefry rye and knuckballs

[@taddypatty7923]

The Ugandan knuckleball

[@umqua]

Does that simpleton think his hair is cool?

[@plumberphil5321]

It should be called a finger nail ball

[@demonteddybear3510]

Fun and educational video 😁

I can throw a 98 mph knuckleball is that good?

[@whosjoe244]

if youre throwing your knuckleball at 98 youre A doing something wrong and B are playing in the wrong places

[@bigdogboos1]

It would "seem" that the seams have nothing to do with it since soccer balls also move crazy when struck with no spin. So there's something else going on.

[@SamuelPearlman]

It's not that they have "nothing" to do with it, but they aren't the main cause, correct. The lack of spin allows for the unstable motion, whether there are seams or not.

[@jln55]

The hex-and pentagonal portions of a soccer ball can create their own turbulence, if the ball isn't spinning.

[@nancysmith9487]

Thank yous for sharing Shah shah

[@hanyuanchang8252]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@Ty_N_KC]

Love Japans TV shows.... not what we have in the states lol

[@Ty_N_KC]

@JBryan314 so you prefer what.. big brother or survivor? I'd rather learn myself.

[@skuzad25]

So magic!

[@salehsherifsaleh2096]

Nuckaball

[@sethwalker8575]

I can throw a knuckleball and I'm 9

[@oz_media]

Sure you can. You better grow up fast then, there are only two major league pitchers who are regular knuckleballers, there's plenty of room for another. If you can throw major league distance, CORRECTLY, with speed and limited spin you will be in for sure. I thought I could throw one when I played A ball too.

[@jraybay]

Lol 😁

[@masterlup]

the shower the better.

[@Mikeyyyy_L]

Nuckball??

[@st.justinsballistica]

What a weird vid

[@slayer7694]

It's 330 a.m

[@jeff-bi5is]

Cristiano Ronaldo can do it with his foot :)

[@acog_quarks8753]

Jack Jacksonn Too bad soccer is shit

[@jeff-bi5is]

you're entitled to your opinion...

[@samvelfarmanyan4974]

Too bad you missed out on the new lives they were selling at the mall.

[@tacodiet2017]

Have you ever seen CR7 kick a baseball??? In the meantime, I will Google search “foot knuckles”.

[@MK-oy7bx]

He would be a good host for a blues clues show

[@philipblanchardphotography3784]

Should have just asked a cricket bowler how they swing a ball in mid flight.

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

The science of the knuckleball has been well-known way before this. The old-timers knew exactly what was going on.

[@bigboss4298]

Called the “nuck” ball? LMAO