I recommend this very sweet piece in the Wall Street Journal about one father’s attempt to teach the knuckleball.
While my son Ben worked hard on his knuck, he didn’t get that obsessed. But I did.
I videoed every pitch he threw, bought computerized balls that measured spin, and flew him around the country to learn from Niekro and other pros. Ben was nervous and didn’t think he deserved the attention of a legend like Phil. I didn’t know what to think.
Then Chris Nowlin, a minor leaguer who runs knuckleball clinics around the country, told me, “Ben’s the best young knuckleballer I’ve ever seen. And I think I’ve seen them all.”