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The Riser
Level of Difficulty 3
The riser is harder to throw then the curve ball. The main reason being, this
pitch has to be thrown side arm. The grip is holes down. The index and middle
fingers are tightly together above the holes along the seem. The thumb is opposite
of the index and middle fingers along the seem too. The ring finger and pinky
finger are together and touching the center of the ball where the trademark and
patent number is. This pitch has to be thrown side arm. When thrown properly,
with a whip motion, expect the ball to rise from two to three feet. If you are
throwing the ball too high, you must lower your body while in the wind up to
lower the location of the ball while entering the strike zone. This pitch is
very difficult to hit when thrown hard. The spin on the ball causes many hitters
to foul the ball straight back. The grip is the same for both left handed and
right handed pitchers. The big difference with the grip of this pitch is, hold
the ball tight, a tight grip is very effective.
Click here to listen to The Czar explain the riser.  Audio
How to Pitch»
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