No Mr Koufax! That’s not what my coach taught me …
A few years ago, the great Sandy Koufax accepted a friend’s invitation to a party celebrating a big day for a group of middle schoolers. In honor of guest Koufax, the party’s host gifted the boys and girls with pearly white hardballs. When one of the young teens held up his new ball, demonstrating his preferred curveball grip, Koufax gently suggested something a little different for maximum break on the pitch.
“No, no!” insisted the teen, as he switched back to his original grip. “This is the way my coach told me to hold it!”