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Lesson 12: The Tunnel Effect
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Deception
So, now that we know a perceptual tunnel exists for the batter - what do we do about it? What happens when two pitches are thrown in sequence? The answer really comes down two which two pitches are thrown - and whether or not they start out taking similar (or different) paths through the tunnel. Here are a few of the possibilities - and their consequences.

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