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 Pitchers are going low – and for good reason. But it’s not for everyone. March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 Some of baseball’s skill-enhancing breakthroughs are well known. Velocity-building programs have proliferated across professional and amateur baseball over the past ...read more 5 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching Mechanics, Youth Baseball Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics Analysis Across Age Groups January 12, 2022August 14, 2022 Written by David Besky, Data Scientist II As referenced in our look at velocity measurements across the youth data we ...read more 6 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching, Pitching Mechanics, Research Quantitative vs. Qualitative Mechanical Analysis in Pitching Biomechanics August 27, 2021May 3, 2022 Written by Chris Langin Introduction “Johnny! If you used those legs, you’d throw a good 5-7 miles per hour harder!” ...read more 10 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Caught Looking: Articles of the Week — August 27 August 28, 2020January 8, 2021 Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: The relationship between pitch velocity and shoulder distraction ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Statistical Parametric Mapping: Tall Versus Short Throwers July 28, 2020 A few months ago, we introduced the idea of Statistical Parametric Mapping for our full signal biomechanical data export. Now, ...read more 1 Like | 2 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Biomechanics Rewind: A Look at the Numbers from the Last Six Months February 15, 2019November 20, 2023 This past summer at Driveline, we had more than 200 athletes pass through our gym, and each of them went ...read more 3 Likes | 6 Comments
Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics, Research A Deeper Dive into Fastball Spin Rate January 31, 2019November 20, 2023 In a previous article, we discussed the difference between cues and measurements as well as how technology is changing baseball. ...read more 7 Likes | 7 Comments
Coaches, Hitting, Pitching Mechanics Coaches Series: Pairing Hitting with Pitching January 29, 2019May 12, 2022 This post from our Coaches Series was written by Justin James, Head Coach at Point Loma Nazarene University. He previously ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitch Design, Pitching Mechanics How Do We Generate Spin? January 23, 2019August 30, 2022 With increasing accessibility to tools such as Rapsodo, Trackman, and Flightscope at all levels of the game, spin rate and ...read more 7 Likes | 2 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Improving Durability of Pitchers Using a Biomechanics Lab December 29, 2018May 12, 2022 A pro pitcher recently reached out to me to discuss our program and whether or not it was right for ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics High School Baseball Assessments – Free for Seattle Public Schools December 27, 2018 This spring we will open the Driveline Research lab to city public schools if they want to get their high ...read more 0 Likes | 5 Comments