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  2. Identifying baseball pitch types in 2023: A modern field ...

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    What is a cutter? A dart. Hitting the fairway on a dogleg hole. The slider-fastball midpoint. What does it look like? A cutter is a fastball with a hint of a slider’s bite.

  3. Cut fastball - Wikipedia

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    An animated diagram of a cutter. In baseball, a cut fastball or cutter is a type of fastball that breaks toward the pitcher's glove-hand side, as it reaches home plate. [1] This pitch is somewhere between a slider and a four-seam fastball, as it is usually thrown faster than a slider but with more movement than a typical fastball. [1]

  4. He's throwing a what? The 'sweeper' is MLB's latest pitching ...

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    Sweepers are essentially a subset of sliders, an endpoint on a spectrum that includes traditional sliders in the middle and hard, darting cutters on the other end. The pitch is not new so much as ...

  5. Slider (pitch) - Wikipedia

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    A common grip used to throw a slider. In baseball, a slider is a type of breaking ball, a pitch that moves or "breaks" as it approaches the batter.Due to the grip and wrist motion, the slider typically exhibits more lateral movement when compared to other breaking balls, such as the curveball.

  6. Glossary of golf - Wikipedia

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    References External links 0–9 19th hole The clubhouse bar. A ace When a player hits the ball directly from the tee into the hole with one stroke. Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player ...

  7. Why the splitter could flip from baseball taboo to popular ...

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    A pitch long stigmatized as an injury risk might be making a comeback as individualized pitch design wins over MLB aces. Why the splitter could flip from baseball taboo to popular experiment for ...

  8. Golf - Wikipedia

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    Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games , cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game.

  9. Golf swing - Wikipedia

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    The golf swing is the action by which players hit the ball in the sport of golf. The golf swing is a complex motion involving the whole body; the technicalities of the swing are known as golf stroke mechanics. There are differing opinions on what constitutes a "good" golf swing. [1]