quote:the CB my son threw at 10-14 breaks 25-30' out front and was a long sweeping curve.
if a 10 yr olds throw from 46 ft and the ball breaks 25ft to 30ft in front of the plate the ball would never get to the plate.
Also if he is 14 and throwing from 60'6" and the "break" is 30 ft from the plate, the ball would start a downward break about half way to the plate. I think this describes the "normal" trajectory of a moving object instead of a ball being forced down by the Magnus effect (force exerted on a rotating pitched ball). In fact what you describe more accurately describes the most difficult pitch to hit --- the old effus pitch.
