The ULTIMATE Wiffle Ball Pitching Tutorial | MLW

The guys from Major League Wiffle (MLW) teach you their NASTIEST pitches!!

00:00 - Intro
1:04 - Slider (Jimmy Knorp)
1:44 - Drop (Brendan Jorgensen)
2:56 - Riser (Kyle Schultz)
4:09 - Banana Ball (Dallas Allen)
5:12 - Gypsy Drop (Tommy Coughlin)
6:30 - Super Curve (Chris Cheetam)
7:42 - Slide-Drop (Drew Davis)
9:01 - Knuckle-Drop (Daniel Schultz)

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[MLWWiffleBall]

Hope you all enjoyed the vid!! Get out there and play some Wiffle Ball 🙌

[davidfarrell]

I have enjoyed watching you guys play. You remind me of my youth as my friends and I played whiffle ball every seemingly endless summer day from early morning until late night (under the Parker St. lights). We made a field out of 2 opposing homes, a well placed utility pole and an adjacent fence. We endured our angry mothers when we painted home plate, batters box, bases, pitchers slab as well as the foul poles. We are all in our late 50's now but, whenever we are together, its all we talk about. I still have the signed whiffle ball from my 10th career no hitter! Our children and grandchildren are tired of hearing the same old stories. They are our stories and they will be with us forever --- as you are building yours. Keep it up! All of us from that old Newark neighborhood enjoy watching you make the same wonderful memories.

[falconheavy]

0:44 Slider
1:43 Drop
2:55 Riser
4:10 Banana Ball
5:11 Gypsy Drop
6:29 Super Curve
7:42 Slide-Drop
9:00 Knuckle-Drop

[johnbruen]

Growing up in the 70's, Wiffle Ball was the go-to sport every summer. We called it "chair ball" because we used an aluminum lawn chair as the strike zone. If the ball hit any part of the chair, it was a strike. It eliminated all of the arguments. It's been replaced with the strike zone that you use, but the result is the same (no arguments). I used to throw all of these pitches, plus a couple that you didn't mention. My group of friends and family carried on playing "chair ball" most of our lives. Any family gathering or party would involve a game or two. You always had a bat and a couple of balls in the car, just in case a game broke out. I wish there were organized leagues when I was younger. I think what you guys are doing is great! Stay the course.

[samdeuter]

Alternate title: how to embarrass your friends with only a plastic sphere

[ethandreher]

As a self proclaimed wiffle ball professional I wanna add 3 more pitches for the ladies and gents at home. Pitch one is the cutter. You throw the cutter with the slider grip but you close your fingers and have them go just slightly opposite to the holes. Throw it like a fast ball and give it some juice and you have a fast pitch that has just enough break to throw off any great wiffle ball player. The next pitch is the two seam fast ball. It’s a slider grip with closed fingers again (don’t offset your hand just go up the middle) but you flip the holes on the left side if you are right handed and to the right side if you are left handed. This one is just like a real two seam fast ball wear you throw it like a fast ball but it will move to your arm side. One more pitch will be my signature because I have mastered it and I call it the “McShtinky”. I don’t throw it a lot because it is a change up but it is definetly a good third strike pitch or a good pitch to upset timing. It is a circle change grip in where you pinkie in ninety degrees on the solid side of the ball, your ring finger is 45 degrees on the solid side, your middle finger is 45 degrees on the hole side and you make a relaxed circle with your pointer finger and thumb on the circle 9 degrees on the hole side. If you know how to throw a real baseball circle change it will help but it is basically an “👌” gesture. When your throw it you need to move your hand inward right before release to it drifts to the arm side while dropping and also make sure you throw it at the same arm angle and arm speed as your fastball. The grip will make it slow down automatically. The last pitch is the hardest to throw but if you get it you will be the best wiffle ball player in your neighborhood (just practice it because if you throw it high or bad it becomes the easiest pitch to see and you will get taken deep). Good luck out there everyone!

[bradyneuman]

the gopro on the backstop is pretty cool and would be awesome to see in games

[SethMGeorge]

I stand firm in saying that the Dirty Dan Knuck-Drop is the single greatest pitch in MLW history! It is an absolute thing of beauty!!

[richardpayne]

I really like how you go into so much detail to teach each pitch.

[zdawgofficial]

Your video has helped me so much! It has been so helpful to me and has even inspired me to make my own pitch that i suggest you guys try out!
I call the pitch the “Bullet Curve”. You hold the wiffle ball covering one hole and as if the top of the ball with all the holes are facing at the strike zone if you held it out. You then throw it like a traditional drop ball with having it go right across your ear. With this grip and motion it will not only drop into the zone but move a lot faster and have a slight curve to the ball as well.

Edit: Its awesome to see that a channel stays up to date on an old video. Thanks for the like MLW!

[dylanyoung]

Tested these pitches on my brother in the yard and man they made him look like a fool. Thanks guys for the tips.

[kimjoyce]

The Slider, Knuckle drop, Drop ball, And Screw/Riser ball, Those pitches are the best you can get. I love y'all's content so much, BTW Thank y'all.

[aggiecards]

Love trying out these pitches! I have also developed a power sinker in the high 60s to complement some of the MLW pitches I learned. I still have a lot of time to develop the game too, at my age. However there aren’t a many organized competitions this far south (that I’ve heard of) so I have to stick to just fooling around with friends on weekends that I don’t have baseball tournaments. Keep up the great work, MLW!

[chrisbrindamour]

that knuckle drop is a knee buckler holy moly! I'll be adding that to my pitch repertoire. I throw a 2 seam, a breaking changeup, sinker, fastball, slider, and now i'll be adding this

[denniskelly]

Man I wish we would have had leagues and team competition back in my younger years. Played a ton of wiffle ball. I also watch premier league wiffle out of Las. Vegas and it is great. I know leagues have different rules but I think it would be great to watch a weekend tournament between the top players from different league's and if you already do please let me know where I can watch it.

[hhernandeza]

There You Go Dan!!!! Love the way you guys teach the fundamentals of your pitches. Can´t wait for the new season to start

[SplatKid]

This tutorial is amazing. Me and my friend are thinking of making a 2v2 wiffle ball league with neighborhood kids. We have been practicing this pitches so we will be ready.

[ryanberner]

Love this video. I’ve been wanting to know how to throw Cheetam’s super curve for a while, can’t wait to try it out

[cwbleague]

This video has great quality and has been super helpful! Thanks MLW you gained a sub👍

[devinbarney]

So sad that Jimmy Knorp didnt go to the Blitz Ball Tournament. He was sorely needed for team MLW.