Explanation

In the end, Sendou was dragged away by force.

... wearing pajamas.

"Hurry up, okay?!"

Not long after, the two in the Indoor Practice Field heard Sawamura's complaints.

"Alright! You've already brought me all this way."

"Just say what you have to say!" Sendou said helplessly from behind the Indoor Practice Field.

"Seriously! Why are they pajamas?" Coach Ochiai complained.

"This guy came to my dorm and dragged me here without giving me any time to change," Sendou said, shrugging.

"That really is wild!" Coach Ochiai remarked.

"Only Sawamura could drag Sendou here like this!"

"The others have probably already been beaten up!" Hunting Ground laughed.

"Those things don't matter anymore!"

"Sendou! Hurry up and teach me how to control the ball!" Sawamura interrupted as soon as he saw them chatting.

"What?" Sendou didn't react for a moment.

There was nothing that could be done about it; Sendou knew absolutely nothing about the conversation between Sawamura and the others.

And I was suddenly pulled over, so my mind was still a little fuzzy!

"Control the ball!"

It's Koshien, the place where you used to compete against the Young General and the others, that pitching!

How do you manage to control the ball?!

"I only remembered when the Sergeant reminded me. Teach me quickly!" Sawamura said urgently.

Those around them could also sense the unusual nature of their relationship from Sawamura's tone.

Sawamura used absolutely no honorifics when speaking to or asking anyone for a favor.

Even when talking to Kanemaru, he would say things like, "Can you accompany me for this and that?" in a tone of affirmation.

"Sergeant...!" Sendou thought to himself, secretly glancing at the embarrassed Coach Ochiai.

"So that's how it is!"

Seriously, do you have to be in such a hurry?

"Give me some time to change!" Sendou said, casually finding a box to sit down.

"Okay! Can you recall how it felt when you pitched?"

"Feeling?" Sawamura asked, puzzled.

"For example, mood, exertion, and so on!" Sendou reminded him, after all, this guy was dumber than anyone could imagine.

"Relax your body!"

Then all the nerves in my body converged on my fingertips!... The feeling?

"If you remember, then things will be much easier!"

"Let's try throwing a ball!" Sendou said.

"Yoshi!"

"Is it alright? Hunting grounds!!"

"No problem! You can throw it over anytime!" Kajiya immediately squatted down and responded loudly.

"Yosh! I'm going to vote!!!"

"Bring it on!!!"

"Relax! Relax!"

Relax your body!

That smile...!

"Sawamura 'Sendou silly grin, Sendoh was no longer sleepy and was full of energy.

Sawamura, however, paid no attention to his own expression and continued to silently repeat himself in his mind.

"All the nerves in the body are concentrated at the fingertips!!!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Yoshi! How was it?!"

"Nice Ball!! Sawamura!!!"

"Roar?

"Isn't this pretty good?"

"No, no, no! It's still a bit unstable. This kind of ball is just easier to dribble!" Sawamura immediately said.

"Just keep practicing, isn't that enough?"

"If you work hard, you'll naturally stabilize your ball control," Sendou said.

"I'd like to know if there's anything that can be improved!!!"

"I see!"

"Hey... come here!" Sendou waved to Sawamura.

"Huh? Oh!"

"Hands out!"

"Give!"

"To be honest! Your feel for pitching is exactly the same as mine!"

Therefore, I don't believe my advice will make you leap forward.

Even so, you still want to listen?

"Listen!"

Say whatever you want!

"So!

At the moment of throwing the ball, where does your concentration ultimately focus on your fingertips?

Point it out to me!

"Here, here!" Sawamura was probably pointing to the first two joints of his index and middle fingers.

"I see!" Sendou lowered his head, pondering briefly.

"I'm only responsible for expressing my feelings, but if you follow my example and your ball control Wild Run, that's not my fault!" Sendou said.

"Certainly!!!

Tell me quickly!

"Personally, I feel that it's normal for ball control to be unstable when you use two knuckles to control the ball before you develop muscle memory!"

My method is slightly different!

Here!"

In conclusion, Sendou's finger is positioned at the tips of Sawamura's index and middle fingers.

"Your pitching form is roughly the same as mine!"

Using a flexible arm, flick the ball out like a whip, increasing its spin and power.

However, the trade-off is that due to the additional force of inertia, controlling the ball is very difficult!

Muscle memory? Whip? Spinning speed?

"What are all these things?" Sawamura asked Sendou, his words a soul-searching interrogation.

"This guy is really a bastard!" Coach Ochiai couldn't stand it anymore.

"Never mind!

You don't need to know these things. Your posture can increase the power of the ball, but it will also increase the difficulty of controlling the ball.

Although constant practice can help the body remember this feeling!

However, when you throw the ball with two fingers, at the moment of throwing, any slight movement, even a millimeter, in the two knuckles that bear the weight of your whole body can affect your ball control!

Forget it! You wouldn't understand that anyway, so I'll just give you the conclusion!

When it comes to whips, the smaller the area of the point of force application at the moment of explosive power, the easier they are to control!

The reason I'm able to control the ball is that I guide its direction using my fingertips and the angle of my arm swing.

Instead of forcibly controlling it!

Therefore, in the end, you need to concentrate all your strength into your fingertips.

The first two-thirds of the first joint of these two fingers.

By using this small space and the final push of the ball, the direction of the ball's flight can be guided.

"Like this!" Sendou said, placing a ball in Sawamura's palm and then slowly undulating it to simulate the final release.

Just as Sendou had said, the ball made contact with the front half of his fingertips the instant it left his hand, followed by a flicking motion.

The ball in Sawamura's hands was like a roller coaster, flying over the track formed by Sawamura's hands.

Instead of forcibly controlling the ball, you adjust the angle of your fingertips and arm, allowing the ball's inertia to naturally fly in the direction you want.

This is something that's hard to explain; you have to be fully aware of the tactile sensations throughout the process to feel it.

"Remember this feeling, don't try to control the ball, imagine your hands as a running track."

Throw the ball a few more times and then adjust your strategy based on how it lands.

This method eliminates the worry that the force with which you grip the ball will affect its Ball Trajectory.

It should have a sense of fluctuation!

Give it a try!

"Okay! I understand!"

"I'm casting my ballot! Hunting Ground!"

"Hunting ground! Be careful, the first ball might result in a huge headshot."

"This needs to be corrected gradually!" Sendou reminded loudly.