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Bat speed versus throwing velocity: A preliminary investigation
If you can swing a bat at a high velocity, can you throw a ball at a high velocity? Is it really as they say, “rotation is rotation”? Could there be a relationship between bat speed and throwing...
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What are the differences in TRAQ Tiers?
TRAQ underwent noticeable changes in 2020, including the integration of EDGE, built-in biomechanics, and new tiers. Users might wonder about whether or not to upgrade or to add TRAQ to their Rapsodo...
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What are MotusTHROW and MotusDASH?
If you’re looking for deeper insights into fatigue and workload, then you will come across Motus, a sensor used by pros and amateurs alike for lab-quality biomechanical data, and integrates with TRAQ...
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Caught Looking: Lateral Elbow, Energy Flow, Baseball and Investing
Here are three studies the R&D Department read this month: Does Youth Baseball Result in Morphologic Changes of the Lateral Elbow? A Prospective MRI Study Overhead throwing for youth athletes is a...
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Teams with cancelled seasons get TRAQ S + Support for $199
Continue to develop your athletes during this tough time by utilizing Driveline’s player development software, TRAQ. For those in the baseball community who’ve seen their prospects of a 2021 season...
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ハイパフォーマンス評価プロセス：フォースプレートを使用した強度試験
ドライブラインではフォースデックスのフォースプレートシステムを使用して様々な強度アセスメントをしています。近日中に、ドライブラインの各アセスメントについての分析記事を順次投稿していきます。 どの様にパフォーマンスするか。どの様なインフォメーションを得ることが出来るのか。どの様にプログラミングに反映させるか。...
View ArticleStrategies for Optimizing Failure
Those of us living within the world of competitive sport have heard it all when it comes to failure. It’s unavoidable. It’s necessary for success. It should be looked at as “an opportunity for...
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Weighted Ball Training: Recreating and Validating 3-7oz Ball Research
Weighted ball training has grown in popularity in recent years, but although there have been numerous papers on the effectiveness of weighted balls, there is still some debate as to how exactly they...
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Effects of Weighted Balls on Pitching Mechanics: A Full Signal Analysis
Dr. Glenn Fleisig and his research group at ASMI published a study—as we have at Driveline—investigating the effects of weighted balls on pitching mechanics using optical motion capture (the...
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Interpreting Force Plate Data for Athlete Programming
In the assessment summary blog, we used the analogy of filling buckets to explain how we apply force plate data in programming. Using our normative data to compare an athlete’s data to age/level of...
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The Impact of Seam-Shifted Wakes on Pitch Quality
In the months since our introductory piece on the Seam-Shifted Wake effect, many different wings of the industry have taken a stab at proving its (SSW) existence and relevance from player to player...
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Caught Looking: BFR, Shoulder ROM, and Hand-Eye Coordination
Here are three studies the R&D Department at Driveline read this month: Comparison of blood flow restriction devices and their effect on quadriceps muscle activation Blood flow restriction (BFR)...
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Training for Velocity: Youth High-Intent Throwing
As a father of two kids who want to play the game of baseball at a high level and as the Director of the Driveline Academy who trains its ~200 players, I cannot in good conscience act as if throwing...
View ArticleDriveline Baseball’s Mini-Courses: Get a Piece of Plus
Driveline Plus exists to help coaches make better decisions and execute a successful player development program. Now we’re making pieces of Plus available to you without a yearly subscription.We’re...
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Why train at Driveline this summer?
At Driveline, we have two main training “seasons”: the pro off-season and the college/high school summer. Both of these seasons are very exciting, as many athletes make the ultimate commitment by...
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The Basics of Recovery for Athletic Performance
When people think about what it takes to get bigger, stronger, or faster, they often only think about what happens in the weight room. In actuality, training in the gym breaks the body down, while the...
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Count-dependent Pitch Profile Manipulation
“That’s my put-away pitch” “That’s my get-me-over pitch” If you’re a coach, player, or have simply been around the game long enough, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a pitcher make comments similar...
View ArticleDriveline Becomes West Coast League’s Official Player Development Partner
The West Coast League and Driveline Baseball are proud to announce a strategic partnership combining player development and playing experience. Driveline Baseball becomes an “Official Player...
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What is a Driveline Hitting Assessment?
There’s a hitter in you. One that can hit the ball harder, launch the ball further, and swing the bat faster. The truth is, this player exists in every single one of us, it’s just a matter of tapping...
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Caught Looking: GIRD, PO vs. non-pitchers, IMUs and velocity
Here are three studies the Driveline R&D Department read this month: The Relationship between the Glenohumeral Joint Internal Rotation Deficit and the Trunk Compensation Movement in Baseball...
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