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The Astros' Roy Oswalt explains how he throws a curve ball. Find out what he does different from other pitchers, how he turns balls into strikes and more.

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And Roy of course one of the best per ball in the game he explained to us recently how he throws that metabolism.

A little bit different curveball than most people -- actually. I think -- the ball from a lot more than most guys have been out here like this. Actually -- a ball back in my hands on to kill Thomas stadium trying to get saying -- staller curve -- everybody else is trying to kill more speed where. He got more. Array of forest on velocity if you throw fastball 993 you got to -- come August 17 as a bigger gap between two pitches so you get got the more up front. -- actually choke tomorrow more than most -- but I hold him back in my hand. And the key to me. It is to make sure the ball misses. Kind of a bad thing their finger you -- kind of softly on the long and the key is to come off this thing and you wanted to kind of -- 126 -- Can you trying to create as much down which -- we curious as possible to get a good short break to a six. Early in the count out throw for strikes come later an account -- try to throw it played actually look at the plate. And cutting him swing at it and down front the last time he balances. Comment from the plate or on or hit the play where that you get guests went over top players so. The best strike for me it's gas that's when it involves to make it strikes.

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