Blog Article We don’t just care about bat speed at Driveline and Jordan Walker is evidence of that April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 There is no doubt possessing bat speed is a crucial trait for a professional hitter. The math backs the core ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Investigating a mystery pitch as a test case for a new (computer) vision for pitch design April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Tatsuya Imai’s slider was one of the great baseball mysteries early this season before he went on the IL. A ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Blog Article To swing or not to swing, that is thee question April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 With the tying run on third base in the ninth inning, two outs, and the count full in the World ...read more 4 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article No one wanted to train more at Driveline than Trace McDonald and he’s making the most of it March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 In the seventh inning of their season opener at Cibola High School in Yuma last month, Trace McDonald got his ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Comparing Overload vs. Underload Weighted Ball Stress on the Arm March 3, 2017November 20, 2023 Weighted baseball training has become ever more popular at both the amateur and professional level. Several MLB teams consult with ...read more 0 Likes | 3 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Does Arm Speed in Pitchers Matter? December 28, 2016May 16, 2022 A common criticism of training using overload/underload implements is that training using weighted balls only trains arm speed, and that ...read more 5 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design Rapsodo, Trackman, and Pitch Tracking Technologies – Where We Stand November 18, 2016August 30, 2022 Major League Baseball is now in the Statcast era, where Trackman radar is fully operational across all MLB parks and tracking ...read more 2 Likes | 4 Comments
Research Examining Stress Injuries In The Lower Back August 27, 2016April 6, 2021 This is a guest post by Terry Phillips (DPT). Terry specializes in manual therapy, orthopedics, sports medicine, and post-surgical rehabilitation. ...read more 2 Likes | 2 Comments
Research, Velocity Training Is Long Toss with Weighted Baseballs Less Stressful on the Arm? August 24, 2016May 16, 2022 This article was written by Kyle Boddy, who is the head of the Research and Development department of Driveline Baseball. Kyle designed ...read more 0 Likes | 7 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching, Pulse, Research Pitching Velocity and its Effect on UCL Stress Using the PULSE Sleeve July 27, 2016June 10, 2022 This is a guest post by Dr. Mike Sonne that was republished from his website. Dr. Sonne has a PhD in ...read more 1 Like | 2 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Pitcher Height Comparison- Velocity, Elbow Injuries, & Mechanics June 17, 2016May 3, 2022 It’s a debate that’s as old as time – are taller pitchers truly better than shorter pitchers? Do they stay ...read more 2 Likes | 18 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Discussing “The Arm” by Jeff Passan March 28, 2016April 6, 2021 On Monday, March 28th, 2016, Jeff Passan released an excerpt from his upcoming book, The Arm (Amazon link), on Yahoo ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Research, Strength Training Are “Safe” Training Methods Causing More Injuries? March 23, 2016August 11, 2022 I spoke a little bit about the consequences of safety from a baseball training side in a previous blog post, but there’s ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Pitching Mechanics Weighted Baseballs, Safety, and Consequences March 8, 2016May 17, 2022 The larger and larger support that weighted baseball training is gaining not only on the Internet but in professional baseball ...read more 1 Like | 4 Comments