Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 567 Speed ​​Ball

Seeing Sawamura being struck by lightning, Sendao couldn't help but smile, which reminded him of Gan Xiangang who was struck by lightning all day long.

"Huh?" At this time, Sawamura reacted and exclaimed that he was late.

“If you don’t even know how to slide, it’ll be a bit troublesome!

But if I could have voted, I would have voted long ago!

Change-up balls such as curveballs that are controlled by fingertips may be too difficult for this guy!

The hookball is the same as the curveball!

Although those who can do it can still do it! "Coach Ochiai was not polite, while analyzing Sawamura's characteristics, he was frantically doing last hits.

It was as if he felt that what Tojo and others had just said about Sawamura's shortcomings was not entirely true.

This made Sawamura's expression slowly turn from unconvinced to depressed, almost bursting into tears.

"You guys have said all the bad things! You are so merciless!" Sawamura said tremblingly and extremely frustrated.

"But everything you say is true! If you are a man, just endure it!" Kanemaru said to Sawamura.

"Then the only thing left is...the changeup ball...that's pretty much it!" Coach Ochiai said, holding the ball like a circle finger on the changeup ball.

"Change!!...Change!...Ball?" Sawamura was surprised at first, and then realized that he didn't know what the speed ball was, so he looked at Kanemaru and others.

He knew that with such a troublesome matter, Immortal Dao would definitely not pay attention to him.

"It really lived up to our expectations!" Kanemaru complained.

Coach Ochiai and a group of them had scolded him in front of him before, but at this moment, all those words were put into practice.

"Alas! Daocheng Industrial's Cheng Gong-san's winning goal!

Not only is it fast, but it also sinks toward the left-handed hitter's feet like a spiral ball!

In the Koshien finals, Sendō also participated in the final, right?

That slow ball! Kanemaru explained with a sigh.

"Is that...that lazy ball?

In other words, do you want me to be lazy? But this ball is very consistent with the immortal way! "Sawamura called out the nickname for Narimiya Naru's speed ball, and glanced at Xiandao again.

Because in Sawamura's impression, laziness and immortality go well together.

"Lazy..." This was the first time Tojo heard this nickname. After all, he and Kanemaru cheered in the stands during the summer, and had no idea that Sawamura, the nickname genius, gave the changeup ball a nickname.

"Where can I explain it to him?" Kanemaru was also confused.

“In short, when the hitter thinks it’s a straight ball and swings at a high-speed straight ball, it’s actually a slow ball like a changeup!

To the hitter, it feels like the ball has slowed down, so it is called a changeup. The greater the speed difference between a changeup and a straight ball, and the more similar the overall posture is to a straight ball, the harder it is to hit!

That’s about it! "Xian Dao said calmly.

"That's it! Then I understand!" Sawamura's small left fist hit the palm of his right hand, as if he suddenly understood.

“It’s really simple and clear!

As Sendo said, it is very important that the arm swing is exactly the same as the straight ball.

When pitching, the fingertips are not needed at all. Go spin and push the ball to add spin and speed to the ball. "Coach Ochiai took over the topic of Sendō and continued to explain.

"...! Oh~!" Sawamura sighed after being stunned for a few seconds.

"Don't be here anymore!

You look like you suddenly understand, but you don’t understand anything at all! "Xian Dao complained.

"If this ball can come in handy, your matchmaking will be much easier, right?

There is no need to gamble on matchmaking. "Coach Ochiai also said to Miyuki.

"When did these two people become so compatible?

Indeed, if there is a gradual change in ball speed based on inside corner kicks and outside corner kicks, that is something I will consider.

I'm afraid the same goes for supervision.

Xian Dao has said this, and this kind of ball is indeed very similar to a straight ball, so it shouldn't have a big impact! perhaps! "Miyuki was first shocked by the tacit understanding between Coach Ochiai and Sendō, and then seriously considered Coach Ochiai's words.

"Here! Make the OK gesture with your fingers first!" Coach Ochiai did not continue talking to Miyuki, but stretched out his hand to demonstrate to Sawamura.

"OK?"

"Yes! Then wrap it up and hold the ball like this!

This is the most basic way to hold it!

There is also a way to hold the ball between the middle and ring fingers. (The cross-finger speed ball is also known as the crab ball)

Grasp the ball with all five fingers. (Five-claw speed ball, Sawamura’s previous ball-holding gesture)

A grip where the index and middle fingers are lifted away from the ball. (Palm ball! There are also those with four fingers raised. The ball should be held between the thumb and palm, but it is too heavy on the body and almost no one uses it.)

All in all, as long as you can reduce the speed, you can, and you are free to do so.

Relatively speaking, the arm swing must be thorough, Xiandaojun also said that, right?

The speed difference between the swing speed of the arm and the speed of the ball before throwing, that is to say, the greater the speed difference between a straight ball and a change-up ball, the more likely it is to disrupt the hitter.

If you can use it, just vote and see! "

"Oh!" Sawamura was a little nervous.

"That's right! Use the same pitching method you've been using recently? Relax your pitching, right?" Coach Ochiai suddenly thought of something.

"what?"

"It's the one with the silly look on his face, no, the silly smile!"

"Huh?" Sawamura said that he didn't understand what Ochiai was talking about about giggling... (This guy never knew that he was giggling unconsciously. Others said it many times, but he always refuted it, saying how could he laugh.)

"It's just the way you concentrate on the shot the moment you throw the ball, just use that!" Coach Ochiai didn't want to argue with him about the silly thing.

"Oh!" Sawamura understood now.

"This man looks so carefully!" Kariba was surprised in his heart.

Because Sawamura never said that Coach Ochiai observed it all by himself.

"It's enough to just start throwing and catching the ball!" Coach Ochiai looked at Miyuki and said.

"I understand! I'll catch his ball!" Miyuki didn't understand yet, but this was already clear.

“Sawamura!

You have also heard what Coach Ochiai said. You can try different grips and find a method that suits you. You are welcome to throw it! "

"Hi!!"

"Don't screw it up! Although I have some expectations..." Xiandao said with a smile.

"Noisy!"

……

"Really? Before the game?" Kanemaru still felt unbelievable.

"Senior Miyuki...but that immortal said such things!" Tojo also said.

“Now it’s interesting!

Watanabe-san, it’s better to find a place to sit! " Sendao said to Senior Watanabe next to him.

"No! I just stand like this."

"So!" Xiandao shrugged and sat down by himself.

"First, let's start with the straight shot as usual!" Miyuki shouted to Sawamura who was ready.

"Hi!"

“You can hold the ball any way you want!!

Speaking of which, before Senior Chris taught me the four-seam straight shot, I had always held it casually!

But everyone’s evaluation was very poor, and it wasn’t until Sendō talked about my catcher that I could pitch with all my strength!

interesting! ! "Sawamura showed a happy smile, as if he had regained the fun of baseball he had in junior high school.

"If he can do it, he can do it. If he can't, it means he is a pitcher of this level!

Immortal way! Your vision! !

Let me make sure! "Coach Ochiai thought to himself after taking a look at Sendō.

"Come on!" Sawamura said to himself.

Then, he put his foot on the pitcher's plate and turned sideways towards Miyuki.

"call!"

"Sawamura! His expression is too stiff!

Relax a little more! ! "

"Just think of it as a normal toss and catch!"

Kanemaru and Tojo helped Sawamura with his work.

“Relax as usual!”

"puff!"

"Relax!" At the moment when he released the ball, he felt that the ball was about to be released, so he increased his strength.

"call out!"

"Bang!" He fell heavily to the ground.

"You're working too hard!!" Xiandao said.

"But! I always feel like something is wrong!!"

"So you're trying too hard! You idiot!"

“But I couldn’t exert my energy, and it felt like the ball was going to explode!!”

"I've said both sides, idiot! This kind of ball just doesn't work hard!" Xiandao patted his forehead with a headache. He was the person who hated repeating the same words the most.

If it were another person, he would have ignored it long ago.

"Huh? Is that so? Kanemaru?" Even if Xiandao said this, Sawamura still couldn't believe it. After all, the feeling of being powerless was real.

"We've been talking about this all the time! How stupid are you!" Kanemaru was speechless.

"Sawamura! I didn't expect your mind to be so unclear..." Kariba even cried...

"Xian Dao! You can give him a demonstration!" Miyuki said to Xiandao.

"No! I have a headache!" Xiandao said, covering his head.

I was tortured by Sawamura's soul just now, and my head hurts from anger...

"Tōjo! Come and demonstrate!

Because this guy couldn't exert any force on his fingertips, he used extra force without permission. It would be better to look at successful cases. "Sendao then recommended Sawamura to Tojo, who would never refuse.

"okay!

I'm also interested in this! "With that said, Tojo also stepped onto the pitcher's plate.

"I'm going to vote!" gently reminded Sawamura.

"Ok!"

Sawamura sat next to him obediently, holding his legs with his hands and nodding heavily.

Afterwards, Tojo waved his arms according to what coach Ochiai just said.

That is to say, the fingers should not use force, but the arms should be like a straight ball, or even harder.

"puff!"

"call out!"

"Snapped!"

"Look! Are your arms waving very hard?

And the ball speed is not fast! "Miyuki said with a smile.

"Beautiful!!" Sawamura applauded Tojo.

"Can you use this in actual combat?" Kanemaru asked.

"Hmm! I was shocked, it's surprisingly simple!

Maybe this kind of golf course is suitable for me! "Tojo is also very happy.

"Ah!" Sawamura was struck by Tojo's "simplicity".

"Sawamura! Let Tojo start the game the day after tomorrow instead of you!" Kanemaru said with a smirk on his face.

Xiandao, who was covering his head, also laughed unscrupulously.

"don't want!!

I want to throw a changeup too! ! "Sawamura said and stood up immediately, not wanting to give up the starting pitcher's mound to others.

Only Sawamura and Fangtani could easily take such words seriously!

But that guy Jiang Gu is still under close surveillance...

At this time, Miyuki no longer had hope for the changing ball, and even wanted to find an opportunity to prevent it from continuing.

“My body is too stiff!

Your usual posture is not like this, right?

Not putting weight on the lower body

Treat this pitch as a game, and move your weight as you would in a game. "Coach Ochiai said.

"Center of gravity!" Sawamura really understood this. After all, his current pitching posture was taught by Coach Kataoka, and he mentioned shifting the center of gravity at that time.

For this reason, Coach Kataoka was whipped with a towel...

"The legs that support the body, stand firm..." Coach Ochiai instructed while watching Sawamura throw the ball.

It's basically the same as what Coach Kataoka said back then. Even someone as stupid as Sawamura can understand it right away.

"puff!"

"call out!"

"Ugh?"

"Snapped!"

"My arms always feel so natural..." Sawamura was still a little unbelievable.

The ball could fly that far even without using any force from his fingers. This was due to his reflex arc, which he couldn't understand at the moment.

"Isn't this a vote?" Xiandao said.

"Great shot!"

"Yeah! Swing your arms very thoroughly!!"

Kanemaru and Tojo praised Sawamura one by one.

“If you want to do this, don’t you just talk about it?

This shot might just be a coincidence! One more goal! "Miyuki said.

"That Coach Ochiai just made a suggestion..." At the same time, I also had a deeper understanding of Coach Ochiai's level.

"You had such a big reaction after just one goal?

Hurry up and take another shot! ! "And coach Ochiai urged.

"oh!!

"Hey!" Sawamura was also excited, so his silly smile before pitching became more obvious.

"That's right! That's right!

This casual expression is very nice! "Kanemaru Mama was heartbroken because of her child.

"puff!"

"call out!"

"Snapped!"

"Oh!!!"

"Swing your arms very thoroughly! You learned it!" Kanemaru gave Sawamura a thumbs up.

“Sawamura!!

You also finally learned how to change the ball! "Kariba was so moved that he cried. It's a miracle that this idiot can actually learn to change the ball.

"Thanks!!!

I like you guys! ! ! "Sawamura shouted happily.

"Hurry up and shoot! While you still remember the feeling of swinging your arm!!

You are even more stupid than we can imagine! "

"That's right!

This time, change the position of holding the ball and find the one that suits you best! "

“The rest depends on how low the ball can be pushed!

It seems that it can only have the effect of bluffing! "Coach Ochiai commented after watching this goal.

"That's enough!

Wang Gu will definitely not be wary of Sawamura's changing ball, so there is already a lot of room for maneuver!

Say it! Did the coach say he already knew that, so he called him? "Miyuki responded with a smile, and finally couldn't help but asked curiously.

"...!"

"right!"

"I care about the moment of pause!!" Miyuki complained.

“This is next!

This is what I used when I first started playing baseball!

Here are my memories of Xian Dao! "Sawamura said, holding up the ball.

(End of this chapter)