Blog Article Forcing Rotation: Exploring Lead-Leg Force Curves and Rotation in Hitters April 29, 2026May 1, 2026 “What do I need to do to become a better hitter?” A common question asked by a lot of developing ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article We don’t just care about bat speed at Driveline and Jordan Walker is evidence of that April 24, 2026May 1, 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, 2026May 1, 2026 Tatsuya Imai’s slider was one of the great baseball mysteries early this season before he went on the IL. A ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article To swing or not to swing, that is thee question April 3, 2026May 1, 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, Youth Baseball Optimizing for Health & Development in Youth Baseball – Part 1 March 5, 2025March 4, 2025 Introduction Seventeen million.That’s the number of kids – roughly – that have stopped playing baseball between when my son started ...read more 7 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Hitting, Youth Baseball Baseball Hitting Drills June 21, 2022August 19, 2022 Much of hitting is focused on hitting mechanics and finding the ‘right’ baseball hitting drills for those mechanics. There is ...read more 17 Likes | 2 Comments
Blog Article, Youth Baseball Managing Little League Pitch Count June 9, 2022August 2, 2022 Since its introduction in 2014, recreational baseball coaches in Little League, Pony, Cal Ripken, and other leagues have used the ...read more 8 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Youth Baseball Fun Baseball Drills for the Skills that Scale in Youth Baseball February 18, 2022August 14, 2022 When you think of baseball drills, you often think of something repetitive and focused on perfecting mechanics—something you need to ...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, Youth Baseball Youth Baseball Practice Plans: Introducing the Skills that Scale January 6, 2022August 14, 2022 Below is an excerpt from our book: Youth Baseball Games: Skills that Scale On its surface, creating a practice plan ...read more 8 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Youth Baseball Ways to Improve a Youth Long Toss Program December 11, 2021August 14, 2022 Let’s take a look into the purpose of a youth long toss program, how to make an effective long toss ...read more 11 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Hitting, Youth Baseball 7 Great Reasons to Try Weighted Baseballs for Hitting October 20, 2021August 30, 2022 At Driveline, we use both weighted balls and Plyo Ball ® in our training for both pitchers and hitters. We ...read more 14 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Youth Baseball Youth Baseball Player Development — Velocity Aging Curves September 15, 2021July 13, 2022 Written by David Besky, Data Scientist Preamble The operating principle behind the Driveline Academy is that the core concepts of ...read more 18 Likes | 2 Comments
Hitting, Youth Baseball How to Help a Hitter Who is Too Early September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Written by Chase Glaum Being too late is a common issue for hitters at all levels. Hitting coaches are always ...read more 13 Likes | 1 Comment