Ace of Diamonds: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

"Let me teach you how to throw the change ball!" Ochiai said seriously again.

"Then let Kazuya help you catch the ball, Sawamura! What do you think, Coach Ochiai!"

"Hey! Nanye, you should ask my opinion! Don't agree for me directly!"

"Well! Aren't you interested at all? What kind of changes will Sawamura throw!" At this time, two more people came in from the door, saying that of course they would participate in such an interesting thing!

"Eh? Kurosawa-senpai, why are you outside!" Sawamura said, why are you people so elusive?

"Passing by, passing by! Coach Ochiai, let's start!" Kurosawa said calmly, as if he wasn't the one watching the show with Miyuki just now, and turned around.

Ochiai was also very shocked next to him. How long had they been watching? Why didn't I notice it at all? But it’s still official now!

"Do you have a ball on you?" Ochiai asked.

"Yes!" Kurosawa handed him the ball in his hand.

"Coach Ochiai, are you going to teach Sawamura what kind of changeup?" Miyuki said. Although the timing is really good now, it will be more of a loss than gain if the pitching rhythm is affected because of practicing strange changes! I'm a little worried, but this coach should be measured!

"Yeah! A changeup ball!" Ochiai replied, explaining the reason for his choice by the way: "Every pitcher has a changeup ball that is suitable or not suitable. The feeling on the fingertips also varies from person to person. Even if you teach it, not everyone can All can be learned.”

As he spoke, he glanced back at Sawamura and said, "These days in high school, I only know how to hit a straight ball. You can tell at a glance that it's not very good."

"Where?!" Sawamura broke into a cold sweat when he said that!

Kurosawa on the side could hardly keep the expression on his face. Even though he knew he was not the one he was talking about, he was still feeling very uncomfortable. Sawamura was not the only one who knew how to hit the ball straight, but he was also there! Damn it, I’m not Baga! How can I watch a movie with peace of mind like this? (/TДT)/

"It would be difficult if you couldn't even throw a slider! But if you could throw it, you would have thrown it already!" Ochiai continued to attack, "It's too difficult for this guy to throw a curveball with his fingertips, although there are still some people who can throw it. It can be done.

"You are so merciless!" Sawamura burst into tears and withered like a flower!

"But that's all true!" Kanemaru struck again, poor little angel!

"Then the remaining option is the change-up ball I just mentioned." Ochiai concluded.

"Change ball?!" Sawamura exclaimed, then turned around with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "What is it?"

I'm really not surprised by your reaction. You are indeed an idiot! Kanemaru and Tojo were thinking speechlessly.

"It's the winning weapon ball used by Inami Narimiya, but his ball not only has ball speed, but also has a downward spiral." Since Chris left, Kanemaru has taken on the heavy responsibility and acted as Sawamura's team with due diligence. Baseball Encyclopedia.

"Is it that lazy ball?! You asked me to be lazy too!" Sawamura blurted out after searching in his mind.

Hahahaha, it made me laugh so hard, I must tell Ming, this guy Sawamura is awesome! I wonder how Ming would feel if he knew that his winning goal turned into a lazy goal here in Sawamura! Kurosawa couldn't help but snicker as he thought.

"What? Lazy?!" Tojo felt that it was normal for him not to understand Baga's brain circuit.

"Where should I start explaining to him?" Kanemaru next to him was already crying with laughter.

Ochiai said that I didn't care about this and started to demonstrate the movements directly: "The arm swing is exactly the same as a straight ball. This is the most important point. There is no need to twist or push the ball with your fingertips."

Then he stared at Sawamura and said: "You will know if it can be used." Seeing him nod, he turned to Miyuki and said: "If this ball can be used, your matching should be easy." Quite a bit! Now you are just trying your luck to bet on matching the ball!"

Miyuki, who had seen through the matchmaking, looked at him in shock, thinking that this new coach could see it so clearly! But if the pitch is inside or outside the corner, plus a quick check. This is what I have been thinking about, and probably Coach Kataoka too!

Ochiai had already turned around and continued to teach Sawamura, showing him the movements of holding the ball, and said: "First circle the ball with your fingers to make an OK gesture."

"Okay?" Maomao was confused. (???.???)????

"Then wrap the ball like this." Ochiai looked at Sawamura and continued: "This is the most basic way to hold the changeup ball. You can use the middle finger and ring finger to hold the ball, or you can use a grip. The index finger and middle finger should not touch the ball. Wait, in short, as long as you can slow down the ball speed, you can play freely."

Sawamura followed Ochiai's movements and tried to hold it, thinking about freedom? !

Ochiai continued: "But conversely, your arm swing must be strong. The greater the difference between your arm swing and the ball speed, the easier it will be to deceive the enemy batter."

"By the way, what are you practicing in particular recently? Relax your throwing technique, right? It's the one with a silly look on your face!"

"Eh?!" Why did he suddenly stab me again?

"You can just throw it in a way that only focuses on the moment when the ball is thrown." Ochiai said calmly.

He calmly accepted the shocked looks of others, it turned out that he was all observing! You can see so clearly!

"Then let's try passing and catching the ball first!" After Ochiai finished speaking, he glanced at Miyuki and said, if you understand, don't waste time.

"I understand." Miyuki nodded to express understanding.

"Sawamura, try several ways to hold the ball and find the one that suits you best." Miyuki took the catcher's glove from the hunter and put it on, then stood in front of Sawamura.

"From the beginning, use your normal grip for throwing straight balls!" Miyuki said seriously. Kurosawa next to him decisively walked behind Miyuki, wanting to watch up close the variation of the ball thrown by Sawamura, a pitcher known as the colorful variation ball. How is it!

Sawamura looked at the small ball in his hand, thinking that if Ochiai could take the ball however he wanted, I seemed to have done this before, but everyone's evaluation was very poor!

But freedom! Sawamura couldn't help but smile, I like it.

"Yeah!" That's it!

Dig the sweet potatoes!

"Yeah! Look at me!" Like this!

Dig the sweet potatoes!

The scene became quiet for a while, and Kurosawa almost failed, hahaha! This guy Sawamura is really interesting!

"It feels wrong, something is wrong!" Sawamura said without knowing why.

"You threw too hard, Baga! Your body was stiff before the ball was thrown." Miyuki said helplessly.

"Ah! Because this kind of grip makes me feel weak!"

"It's just that I can't use my strength!" Miyuki said speechlessly.

"Eh?! Is that so? Kanemaru!" When in trouble, look for Kanemaru's mother.

"Didn't I say it many times just now!" This Baga! How infuriating!

Sawamura didn't expect you to be so incompetent. Hunting beside him cried in distress, this silly kid, so pitiful!

"Although I know in my head that I can swing my arms like a straight ball, but if I can't use the strength in my fingertips, I think I can't throw the glove, so I unconsciously use too much force!" Well, everyone knows that the little angel has a reason for doing this. ! Kanemaru’s mother is really convinced!

"Tojo, can you show him a demonstration?" Miyuki had no choice but to ask for help from the sidelines!

"it is good!"

Sawamura sat obediently next to Tojo who was throwing the ball. Tojo said gently: "I'm going to throw the ball!"

"Ok!"

"call out!"

"Oh!"

"That's awesome!??(ˊwˋ*)??" Sawamura applauded.

Kanemaru complained: "You can use this ball in actual combat, right?"

"Yeah! I'm surprised too. It's easier than I thought." Tojo himself was also shocked! But it seems that the outfield fielding I have been practicing is finally working! Sure enough, the choice I made before was correct. That would increase my chances of playing games and improve my pitching skills.

"Eh?!" Sawamura was shocked. What's so simple!

"Sawamura, let me see how Tojo plays for you next time!" Kanemaru teased.

"No! I want to throw a changeup too!" (/TДT)/

"I want to surrender!" Sawamura cheered up immediately.

Kurosawa looked on and thought the relationship between first graders was so good! But that Tojo ball can really come in handy! Maybe there will be a game in which he pitches in the future, but I don’t know if I can see it!

"Standing so straight? Your usual pitching posture is not like that! Your lower body does not have the strength to add weight. Just keep it the same as during the game. Move your center of gravity and try to throw again!" Ochiai said before Sawamura started again. said suddenly.

Upon hearing this, Kurosawa was sure that this coach would be more than enough to be Qingdao's technical coach! He is a professional person, at least in terms of coaching pitchers.

"Start over, Captain!"

"I understand!"

"Stand firmly at the angle of your center of gravity. Don't use excess strength. Move your center of gravity and transfer the accumulated power from the lower body to the upper body." Sawamura followed Ochiai's explanation and moved his body to shoot a shocking shot.

"It seemed like there was some trick on my wrist just now!" Sawamura said excitedly, asking Kanemaru and Tojo for confirmation.

"Yes! It's a good shot!"

"Well, you did a good job!" Compliments from mom and dad!

"You can throw it if you want to!" Miyuki whispered, and then shouted loudly: "Maybe it's just a trick!"

Miyuki already had similar thoughts to Kurosawa. Maybe this coach's level is really high! As soon as he explains it, Sawamura will vote!

"It's just one shot, what a fuss!" Ochiai said speechlessly, isn't this a basic act? It’s just one ball. If you can shoot it, keep going!