Knuckleball Nation Camps 2015!
Nation – I have been pretty busy. I’ve taken about three months off of throwing and am just starting to get back into the swing of it. I consider myself lucky to live in LA where I get to throw outside year-round while the rest of the country gets slammed with a winter freeze. And […]
New Knuckleball Products
Chris Nowlin throwing a warm-up knuckleball before a single-A level baseball game Nation, I have been inundated with a bunch of demand. You guys have gone out, watched the instructional DVD and now you are thirsty for more answers. You want to know the ins and outs of the knuckleball. You want to know how […]
Jon Huizinga signed by Brewers at 34
Jon Huizinga throwing a pitch for the Brewers single-A team at age 34 I first met Jon Huizinga years ago. He was in his late 20’s and rehabbing quite a horrific elbow injury. In fact, he was told that he’d never play baseball again. But there he was, sitting in an indoor baseball facility in […]
Game Footage: Knuckleball Nation Founder Chris Nowlin’s Minor League Start
I was getting ready to make a professional start here in Northern California when I noticed something different — media guys were setting up cameras all around the ballpark. I noticed that they set a camera up right behind the plate and got excited — I get to see my knuckleball from a fan’s perspective. […]
Knuckle Ball Pitcher – How to Get Noticed
Scouts at an open tryout aren’t likely to give the knuckleball any attention Young, aspiring professional knuckle ball pitchers reach out to me here at Knuckleball Nation all the time. And one question I get a lot is this — How do I get noticed as a knuckleball pitcher? How do I break into the […]
2 Tips for a Better Knuckle Ball
Chris Nowlin at a single-A ballpark with college knuckleballer Jackson Bond I was recently visited by an aspiring professional knuckleballer here in Northern California, where I am currently a starting minor league pitcher. His name is Jackson Bond, he’s 17 years old, from Dallas TX and throws left-handed. I wish I was left-handed because it […]
How to Throw a Knuckleball and a Fastball for Strikes
Throw at the catcher’s mask to throw a knuckleball for a strike I have been throwing one heck-u-va knuckleball these days. A fellow pro knuckleball friend of mine, Zach Staniewicz, and I have come up with a coding system for knuckleballs. “Chough Stuff”, pronounced CHUFF-STUFF, is the highest accolade for an individual knuckleball. Named after […]
One Pitch at a Time
You and the manager are likely to get mad at the umpire, but keep your cool It’s been a while since I have posted, but there’s been something on my mind lately. I am up here in Northern California playing at a high-A level of professional baseball. And the minor leagues come with its own […]
Min Hur’s First Win Shows the Importance of Mental Toughness
Min Hur delivering a professional knuckleball Longtime Korean knuckleball pitcher Min Hur scored his first professional win in the United States on Memorial Day Monday, but it wasn’t easy. Hur gave up three loud runs in the first inning. But the pitcher, who has been throwing the knuckleball for more than 10 years, stuck to […]
The Knuckle Ball Pitcher’s Cone of Nasty
Feb 19 2014 The Knuckle Ball Pitcher’s Cone of Nasty Drop the ball into the knuckleball pitcher’s cone of nasty The knuckleball flies in the face of conventional pitching. With a conventional pitch, you are trying to impart as much spin on the ball so that the break is sharp. With a knuckleball, you are […]