Those openings are vitally important: When you’re ready to throw, know that the ball will break in the same direction that the holes are facing when you release it. The Ball: The Wiffle ball is a hollow plastic sphere with eight slotted openings on one of its halves the other half has no openings.
But before you can focus on those, the former college pitcher who now teaches digital media at his alma mater, Mount Aloysius College in Western Pennsylvania, wants to cover some basics. To up your backyard game, Steffy offered up four go-to pitches all Wiffle ballers should know. “I get contacts all the time from people, ‘come play on my team’ or ‘come check out my league’ or ‘would you be on our podcast?’” says Steffy, 26. The man who once screwballed the Dolce & Gabbana’s right off of Daniel Tosh’s smug face from 48 feet away has 12,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel and a Tommy John scar on his right elbow that testify to his commitment to the sport. Steffy’s achieved a certain amount of internet celebrity for his pitching talents, not only because he regularly hits 97 mph on the radar gun, but also because his stuff can make great batters look silly at half that speed. That’s why we reached out to the only man to see when you have questions about Wiffle ball pitching techniques: Sean Steffy, better known as Wiffleboy in the tight-knit world of organized Wiffle ball.
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Whatever the reason, knowing how to make batters look silly is a good summer skill to have up your sleeve. Maybe you’re at a barbecue and are suddenly gripped by the urgent need to strike out your neighbor in his own backyard, or maybe your kid wants to learn how to throw nasty stuff like Clayton Kershaw, but you want to do it minus the wrist-snapping, elbow-straining risk of teaching it with a baseball.
Wiffle ball is one of those sports that casually sneaks up on you, usually when you’ve got a kid or a beer within arm’s reach.
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