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Rolling Over: How Bottom Hand Supination Affects Bat Path
Have you ever been a little bit early on an off-speed pitch and grounded out to the pull-side? I mean, who hasn’t? But I’m talking about one of those swings where you jog back to the dugout thinking,...
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Predicted Velocity Through Jump and Strength Testing
Starting Point As we’ve collected data through our [force plate strength assessment], trainees commonly ask exactly how those physical qualities show up in their sport skill (hitting or pitching)....
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Case Study: How Kaleb Roper Used Online Training to Revamp His Fastball
In October 2019, Kaleb Roper was coming off his first year in pro ball with the White Sox. excited about what 2020 had in store before COVID-19 seemingly shut down the world in an instant. In a sudden...
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Robbie Tenerowicz: The Swing Transformation of a Reds Minor Leaguer
Introduction After his third season of professional baseball, Robbie “Byrd” Tenerowicz knew he needed something. Something that would take his game to the next level, give him the tools he needed to...
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Driveline Software Team Developer Notes: May 2021
Welcome to the first edition of the Driveline Software Team Developer Notes! These posts will keep you updated on all things Driveline Software, whether it is TRAQ, EDGE, or Motus, and give you a...
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Hit the Ball Harder: How to Improve Your Smash Factor
Every hitter throughout the history of baseball could benefit from making better contact more often. In this blog, we’re going to talk about ways to train and improve your smash factor, or, in other...
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Caught Looking: May 2021
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this month. Relationships Between Clinically Measured Upper-Extremity Physical Characteristics and Ball Spin Rate in Professional...
View ArticleSleep Environment and Hygiene: A Deeper Dive
Last time on our Basics of Recovery blog, we detailed the effects of sleep, nutrition, stress management, and active recovery on athletic performance. If you haven’t checked it out yet, it provides...
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Case Study: Making Good Youth Hitters Better
One of the most significant skills we focus on for any youth player is moving the bat fast and hitting the ball hard—because hitting the ball hard is always good. One of the core intentions of our...
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Case Study: A Pro Player’s Transition to Catcher
There are not many athletes who choose to take on the challenges of catching post college – especially after a successful college career. But that’s exactly what Jacob Bockelie did. Bockelie graduated...
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How a high school sophomore gained strength and improved bat speed
The idea of lifting for a high school athlete is usually an afterthought, even though it is often one of the most crucial parts of their development. Emmett Weichbrodt saw the benefits of starting a...
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Not just a pitching lab: The brand-new Driveline Sports Science Laboratory
Over the last few months, we have been putting the finishing touches on a lab you might expect to see from the future—the biggest and baddest sport science lab in the industry. The 5,000 square foot...
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Optimizing Nutrition for Better Recovery and Performance
In the first part of this blog series, we briefly touched upon the importance of nutrition to your recovery. In this blog, we are going to dive deeper and explain the basics of optimizing your...
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How and Why We Incorporate Med Balls
This blog was inspired by some really good questions we have received from youth coaches across the country. When we post what the Driveline Academy is doing on social media, we usually get questions...
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Driveline Academy: Pillars of the Program and Year Two Improvements
With the launch of year two of our Driveline Academy youth team program (book your free Player Assessment now), I wanted to review some of the pillars of our program. In addition, we’ll note some of...
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Count-Dependent Pitch Quality
In the first part of the series, we took a stab at the what (which pitches), when (which counts), why (quality-command tradeoff), and how (velocity, movement) behind pitchers changing their pitch...
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Driveline Software Team Developer Notes: June 2021
Welcome to the second edition of the Driveline Software Team Developer Notes. These posts will keep you updated on all things Driveline Software, whether it’s TRAQ, EDGE or Motus, and give you a...
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Case Study: How a college hitter dedicated an offseason to training to ensure...
Introduction The majority of baseball players had an unlucky year in 2020 with their season being cut short by COVID. The same goes for college hitter Thomas Rudinsky. He was only afforded 35 at-bats...
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Pitching Training Velocity Results 2019-2020
In the past, we have discussed some of the KPIs and metrics the Driveline hitting department uses to both quantify athlete results and measure trainer performance. In the pitching department, we focus...
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Caught Looking: June 2021
Intra versus Inter-Pitcher Comparisons: Associations of Ball Velocity with Throwing Arm Kinetics in Professional Baseball Pitchers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33930560/ Since velocity is an...
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