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 1 Like | 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
Hitting Rethinking Batting Practice with Release Points April 14, 2017July 19, 2021 We wanted to test out some ideas with our pitching machine and pitcher release points. So be prepared for some ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Hitting Coaching Baseball Swing Mechanics Part 2: Application February 14, 2017May 16, 2022 In part one of this blog, we talked about the difference between internal and external cues when coaching hitters. Here ...read more 1 Like | 7 Comments
Hitting Training Hitters with Weighted Bat Training January 5, 2017August 30, 2022 Weighted Bat Training Program: how did we get here? When I interviewed for the position of Director of Hitting at Driveline, ...read more 2 Likes | 7 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
Hitting Introduction to Driveline Hitting September 23, 2016July 19, 2021 The goals of Driveline hitting are: 1) Create a data-driven program for developing hitters2) Conduct research to help better understand ...read more 1 Like | 18 Comments
Hitting Bad Swing Coaching – Pushing Hands to the Ball / Extension Through the Ball February 6, 2012May 31, 2021 While perusing some YouTube videos of pro hitters to show my clients, I came across some more bad instruction (there’s ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Hitting Fun with Myths: Hitting the Other Way (Jose Bautista) October 12, 2011May 31, 2021 Here’s a fun discussion you hear from your garden-variety hitting coaches: Successful hitters at the pro level look to go ...read more 1 Like | 1 Comment