Stop Searching, Start Training: Developing Quality Practice Habits as a Hitter
One of the more common “battles” we find ourselves fighting in hitting is how we think about practice. This is a topic I’m very passionate about. During my playing career, I associated practice,...
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The Importance of Reading Journal Articles Critically: A Research Paper Review
Context Recently, an article published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine used a novel study design and experiment to look at lighter weighted baseball training and its relation to velocity...
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Hitter Spotlight: Kaden Frommelt
The hitter walks up to the plate and digs into the batter’s box. The freshman pitcher standing 60 feet 6 inches away has no idea what he just got himself into. He has to face a hitter who is way more...
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Measuring and improving baseball swing efficiency
Bat speed is extremely important if you want to be a successful hitter at a high level (more details on bat speed here). With that in mind, a hitter can get a ton of value out of a swing metric that...
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Swing Profile: Introducing Expected Batted Ball Results
Bat sensors play a very important role in our everyday training process here at Driveline. In fact, bat speed specifically is one of the most important metrics we measure. It is one of the hitting...
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The Hitting Intern Blog | Driveline Week Five
Understanding Swing Design The main thing I wanted to touch base on for this week at Driveline Baseball is the process of understanding swing design. Swing design is a chance for a trainer to get...
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Motus Throw: What do these numbers mean?
Baseball has now become rich with technology, which means data is abundant. However, the data isn’t valuable unless you understand what it’s describing. The Motus sensor is a tool that provides a lot...
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As a coach, I have probably used the word “compete” in a sentence way too many times. We are never satisfied with how our team competes during a loss to a team we feel we should beat. We also use this...
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Using Motus to define throwing workload
The foundational concept behind the use of the motusTHROW sensor is “workload”—but what exactly does workload refer to? In a general sense, workload describes the stress from each throw an athlete...
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What is the Blast Motion Early Connection Metric?
A bat sensor is one of the most valuable tools for assessing swing plane. In this case, Blast Motion provides a number of different metrics that tell you how the bat is moving through space. This blog...
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Hitter Spotlight: Sebastian Greico
“MLB: The Show” just came out a few weeks ago. Everyone is playing and wondering what it would be like to put up video game type stats in real life. To get that answer, just ask Sebastian Greico....
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Pitching Programming Series, Part 1: The 2-1-2 Method
Have you ever worked with an athlete who struggled to see long term progress in developing velocity? I know I have! If you have ever experienced this problem, this blog series is just for you. The...
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Hitter Spotlight: Dylan Moser
One of the best parts about working at Driveline is the relationships you get to build with different athletes from all around the country. Checking up on how our college hitters did over the weekend...
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Pitching Programming, Part 2: Competition Phases (Starters vs Relievers)
Welcome to Part 2 of our programming strategies blog series. If you missed Part 1, you can check it out here. Today’s topic will cover programming strategies for pitchers during a competition phase....
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Pitching Programming Series, Part 3: High/Low Method
Welcome to Part 3 of our pitching programming strategies blog series. If you missed Part 1 or 2, you can check them out here and here. Today’s topic will cover a programming strategy known as...
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Post COVID-19 Return To Play Guidelines for Youth Baseball Players
The overall ramifications of COVID-19 are much larger than the effects it has had on the baseball field. While life is far from normal, states and counties are slowly re-opening to allow for outdoor...
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Starting Pitching Workloads: Part 1
There has been discussion recently about workload and the impact this time may have on an athlete’s health once seasons begin again. More specifically within the context of baseball: Will there be an...
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Starting Pitching Workloads: Part 2
Org. B Starting Pitcher The chart above shows one day workload by workout during the break in the season. Looking at the workload of a starting pitcher in Organization B, we see a pretty significant...
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Pitching Programming Series, Part 4: Plus Sets
Welcome to Part 4 of our programming strategies blog series. If you missed Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3, you can check them out on our blog. Today’s topic is incorporating plus sets into your throwing...
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How to Throw a Four-Seam Fastball
At Driveline, we have been fortunate to collect a large database of grip options, classified by pitch type, to help us identify potential adjustments and find the grip that “feels right” to our...
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