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The cloud of "where it ends up" is not important for establishing the difficulty of hitting a pitch. What matters is the correlation between the initial traject
by mathgradthrow 2y ago
The cloud of "where it ends up" is not important for establishing the difficulty of hitting a pitch. What matters is the correlation between the initial trajectory and its final location. This is the information that the batter has.
- mkovach 2y agoIt is a bit more complex than that; what matters is the correlation between the initial trajectory and when the batter's vision believes the ball will go. The dry spitball (knuckleball) and the spitball work on the same concept (i.e., the lack of spin will cause the ball to react differently than pitches with spin).