K-Vest by K-Motion was originally intended for golf instructors since it provides a quick look at a player’s biomechanics and real-time measurements. These are then used to provide a mobile, and effective, biofeedback training tool. As K-Motion became successful in the golf world, it became clear th...
In part one of this blog, we talked about the difference between internal and external cues when coaching hitters: Internal cue: having the athlete think about the movement of their body. External cue: having the athlete think about the effect of their movement. In summary, internal cues can have a...
This post was written by Jason Ochart, Driveline Baseball’s Lead Hitting Instructor. The goals of Driveline hitting are: 1) Create a data-driven program for developing hitters 2) Conduct research to help better understand hitting My background As a kinesiology student, I studied human movemen...
While perusing some YouTube videos of pro hitters to show my clients, I came across some more bad instruction (there’s plenty of it) – this time on hitting. I made a comparison video side-by-side of a common myth in hitting – that you can aid the swing by pushing or extending the h...
It’s no stretch to say that hundreds of thousands of words have been written on the mechanics of the lower half as it applies to pitching and hitting, and most of them are inflammatory responses between various “camps” of theorists that believe they understand the perfect motion of...
I love Dr. Yeager’s work – I own his DVDs and cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone out there who wants to learn more about the baseball swing. (Unfortunately, his DVD purchase page seems to be down at the moment.) His description of the lower half mechanics in this video are exa...
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