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Youth baseball is searching in the dark regarding workloads. What can be done to illuminate a path toward reducing injuries?

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Everyone knows the problem: too many young arms are getting hurt. Everyone knows too little is being done to address ...read more

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How high school pitcher Noah Coury added 20 mph, and used PULSE to build his workload

January 28, 2026January 29, 2026

Noah Coury represents both a classic Driveline success story, while also being an example of what is next in data-driven ...read more

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Optimizing Bat Paths

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Every year new metrics are being made available to the public through Statcast. In the latest drop batting metrics were ...read more

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An examination of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series Usage: Risky or perfectly safe and rational?

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

As FOX returned to its World Series Game 7 coverage of the bottom of the ninth inning back in November, ...read more

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Blog Article, Research

Caught Looking: Jaw Clenching, Predicting Elbow Varus Torque, UCL Surgery and Command

January 14, 2021January 18, 2021

Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: The Effects of Concurrent Activation Potentiation on Bat ...read more

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Hitting

Measuring and Improving Baseball Swing Efficiency

April 13, 2020May 12, 2022

Bat speed is extremely important if you want to be a successful hitter at a high level (more details on ...read more

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Hitting

Hand Positions and Hitting: A Grip Study

March 31, 2020August 30, 2022

It’s the bottom of the ninth inning, bases loaded with two outs, tie game. Aroldis Chapman is on the bump ...read more

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Hitting

Debunking Bat Speed Myths

May 16, 2019August 17, 2022

With the ability to measure bat speed and pair the findings to launch monitors and 3D motion devices, the claims ...read more

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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

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Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Strength Training

Is Grip Strength Important for Hitters?

May 16, 2011June 10, 2022

Everyone loves grip strength from a general physical preparedness (GPP) standpoint, and why not? It’s used on a daily basis ...read more

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