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What exactly does being a "Downhill Thrower" mean ?
 
Posts: 20 | Location: Mid-Atlantic | Registered: November 10, 2006Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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It means having a high release point and keeping the ball down in the zone so that the ball is traveling downward on a relatively steep angle as it reaches the plate. It results in a lot of ground balls and as long as there's a bit of movement, very few homeruns.

Even pitchers who don't have a high release point will be taught to throw the ball "downhill".
 
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