Blog Article The Many Swings of Bryce Harper — And The One Swing of Nick Kurtz. How many clubs should hitters have in the bag? August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 In the spring of 2013, former Washington Nationals hitting coordinator Rick Schu was collecting iconic swings from DVDs of Ken ...read more 6 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching Lets Not Kid Ourselves, Greg Maddux Was A Unicorn. July 19, 2025July 22, 2025 Many have heard the message shouted through the chain-link fence of a local amateur field or read the comments in ...read more 12 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Off‑Season Speed Training for Position Players – Part 3: Non‑Linear Running May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Welcome to the third installment of our four‑part series on off‑season speed training for Minor League Baseball (MiLB) position players. ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Tendon Adaptations in Throwers: Mechanisms and Applications May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Introduction It’s hard to find a more dynamic and physically demanding task in sports than throwing. Whether it be a ...read more 5 Likes | 0 Comments
Coaches, Youth Baseball Youth Injury Series: Growth-Plate Injuries May 16, 2018August 30, 2022 Growth-plate injuries are among the most commonly reported injuries for youth and teenage athletes—becoming an issue for even 16 and ...read more 2 Likes | 7 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Fastballs vs. Offspeed Pitches – Comparative and Relative Elbow Stress February 15, 2017May 3, 2022 Offspeed/breaking pitches such as the curveball and slider have received so much attention and scorn in the last few years ...read more 4 Likes | 4 Comments
Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Research, Strength Training Are “Safe” Training Methods Causing More Injuries? March 23, 2016August 11, 2022 I spoke a little bit about the consequences of safety from a baseball training side in a previous blog post, but there’s ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment
Pitching Mechanics Weighted Baseballs, Safety, and Consequences March 8, 2016May 17, 2022 The larger and larger support that weighted baseball training is gaining not only on the Internet but in professional baseball ...read more 1 Like | 4 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Releasing Tommy John’s Grip on Pitchers April 18, 2014May 17, 2022 It’s about that time, isn’t it? The short period of time where we notice the rash of Tommy John surgeries and ...read more 0 Likes | 17 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Elbow Injuries and What Causes Tommy John Surgery August 27, 2010December 2, 2024 Before we get into the mechanical analysis and discussion on what causes UCL rupture, I want to visit a quote ...read more 0 Likes | 16 Comments