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 0 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 0 Likes | 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 3 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
Blog Article, Pitch Design Spin Rate: What We Know Now November 17, 2016August 18, 2022 This article is intended to build a basis of knowledge of what we, at Driveline Baseball, understand about spin rate ...read more 6 Likes | 14 Comments
Blog Article, Programming, Strength Training “Core Training” – What It Is and How to Progress It – Part I November 14, 2016June 10, 2022 In just about every baseball circle, whether it be those in high school, college, travel ball, or professional, you will hear ...read more 2 Likes | 2 Comments
Coaches, Strength Training, Velocity Training Learning From the Work Habits of Professional Pitchers November 7, 2016April 6, 2021 There are a lot of reasons to admire and emulate professional athletes when you are a young amateur student-athlete aspiring ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Programming, Strength Training The “Big Lifts”, Common Mistakes, and How to Fix Them – Part III – The Deadlift November 1, 2016June 10, 2022 In the first installment of this three-part series we discussed one of the most widely used and accepted exercises in ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Elbow Stress, PULSE, and Velocity October 28, 2016November 16, 2023 Explaining Elbow Stress and Torque When measuring elbow stress in biomechanic labs it is often peak stress that is being ...read more 0 Likes | 5 Comments
Blog Article, Programming, Strength Training The “Big Lifts”, Common Mistakes, and How to Fix Them – Part II – The Bench Press October 24, 2016June 10, 2022 In part one of this series we discussed the some of the common technical culprits that are generally seen in ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Programming, Strength Training The “Big Lifts”, Common Mistakes, and How to Fix Them – Part I – The Squat October 17, 2016June 10, 2022 Part of my responsibility for Driveline Baseball is not only to write weekly blog posts, but also to serve as ...read more 0 Likes | 4 Comments
Hitting Coaching Hitting Mechanics October 13, 2016May 16, 2022 We have a Part 2 to this series that demonstrates how we use constraint drills and overload/underload concepts. We get asked ...read more 3 Likes | 23 Comments
Blog Article, Programming, Recovery / Warm-up, Strength Training Using the Warm-Up for Movement Quality, Conditioning, and Recovery October 10, 2016June 10, 2022 The warm-up in baseball is an integral part of the throwing and pitching process. It is not simply a mundane obstacle that ...read more 1 Like | 1 Comment
Blog Article, Coaches, Miscellaneous / Historical, Strength Training, Velocity Training Why Developing a Training and Pitching Routine Matters October 3, 2016June 10, 2022 When you’re a rookie-ball strength and conditioning coach – as I was during my time in professional baseball – you ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment