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The most common method for producing the slider is to grip the ball with the index finger across the end of the horseshoe and to throw it like a football with the wrist locked upon release and held at an angle half way between fastball and curve. This produces a spin with the axis of rotation parallel to the ground at an angle to the plate. For a right handed pitcher the left hand side of the ball will be closet to the body and a dot will be visible to viewers on the first and third base sides of the ball.

Type 1 Slider:

Another pitch that is hard on the arm . The Dodgers do not let their pitchers throw it until they reach Triple A ball