cutter/ cut fastball

Just keep playing with the grip. It is hard to tell someone how to hold the ball since everyone's arm action can vary so much, but if those you mentioned are not working.....try holding it like a slider, but throw it like a fast ball.

TrickDaddy,

Move your fingers off center to the LEFT if you are a LHP. The 2-seamer and cutter have completely different rotations.

2 seamer should run back to armside.

Cutter should run to gloveside.

Try holding the cutter more off center.

Also experiment with finger pressure. Simply apply more pressure on the ball with one of your fingers. Experiment with each finger to see the difference. It works.

I have taught this pitch by having the pitcher experiment by using his slider/breaking ball grip.

Ok, here goes but I hope I don't confuse you. Look at the baseball to where you see the "smiley face." That is where we say if you drew eyes on the ball, you'd see the smile below it. Now, take your middle finger and put it on the side of the smiley face at the point where the smile starts to turn inward. Place your index finger on the ball also. However, you don't have much pressure on that index finger. Now, when you start to get your arm out and up, turn the middle finger nail white with pressure. Lift the index finger off of the ball. Throw this pitch hard like a fastball. Don't twist your wrist. It will run. Hope I explained this well enough.

Don't expect a big break in the pitch like a curve ball or slider. It only needs to move enough to miss the bat or not get hit on the sweet spot. My son is a lefty and throws a cut fastball. He usually can't see the break and doesn't think its working, but his pitching coach and catcher can definitely see it.