Here are two studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Optimisation of the upper body motion for production of the bat-head speed in baseball batting As we get closer to implementing 3D motion capture with our gold-standard biomechanics lab in hitting (which we primarily use for pi...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Cross-sectional comparison of the probabilistic structure in the distribution of pitching location among baseball pitchers of different ages Studying the skill of command in pitching seems like an easy task—but that’s not nec...
Chances are that if you’re reading this blog post, you’ve had the fortune of watching a Mariano Rivera cutter, a Roy Halladay sinker, or a Pedro Martinez changeup – generational pitches that seemingly defied the naked eye as they approached home plate. Beyond having elite movement profiles, the t...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Movement Form of the Overarm Throw for Children at 6, 10, and 14 Years of Age A few weeks ago, in the 8/27 edition of Caught Looking, we discussed a motor learning study from Dr. Rob Gray at Arizona State University. This stu...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Long-term motor skill training with individually adjusted progressive difficulty enhances learning and promotes corticospinal plasticity Much of motor learning literature is a bit out of reach and is not easily applied to bas...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Influence of stride length on upper extremity joint moments and ball velocity in collegiate baseball pitchers Solomito et al. recently published this study investigating the relationships between stride length and a few diffe...
Influence of a Pre-throwing Protocol on Range of Motion and Strength in Baseball Athletes Shoulder rotation range of motion and isometric strength are two very common measures used to assess movement and health in baseball players, both of which have shown to be affected by throwing training and in-...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: The relationship between pitch velocity and shoulder distraction force and elbow valgus torque in collegiate and high school pitchers One of the most common applications of biomechanics in pitching is finding metrics that are...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: The Ulnar Collateral Ligament Responds To Stress In Professional Pitchers Injury prevention in baseball is often discussed in terms of mechanics and decreasing the load on the body, but understanding tissues’ mechanical prope...
Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Neuromuscular Fatigue in Pitchers Across a Collegiate Baseball Season Understanding fatigue can help us better manipulate workload/training economy throughout a season or training program to maximize performance and athlete h...
