Blog Article Forcing Rotation: Exploring Lead-Leg Force Curves and Rotation in Hitters April 29, 2026April 29, 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, 2026April 24, 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, 2026April 24, 2026 Tatsuya Imai’s slider was one of the great baseball mysteries early this season before he went on the IL. A ...read more 1 Like | 0 Comments
Blog Article To swing or not to swing, that is thee question April 3, 2026April 3, 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
Hitting Swing changes through Motion Capture-Hitting Biomechanics January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 How data gathered from motion capture assessments can be leveraged to identify potential swing changes for the athlete and target areas of improvement 41 Likes | 0 Comments
Hitting The OpenBiomechanics Project: Driveline Goes Open Source December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Over a decade ago, Driveline Founder Kyle Boddy proposed open-sourcing biomechanics data. Looking back, the premise was simple: Open-source pitch ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching Changes in Ball Weight: A Method for Athlete Individualization January 5, 2022May 5, 2022 By Stephen Hart, Pitching Coordinator Over the years, we’ve come to notice a trend among certain athletes, especially our amateur ...read more 11 Likes | 3 Comments
Blog Article, Pitching, Research Rethinking the True Run Value of a Pitch With a Pitch Model September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 By John Asel, Baseball Ops Intern Our intrinsic pitch values combine stuff and pitch location to predict the expected change ...read more 3 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article, Research Bat speed versus throwing velocity: A preliminary investigation February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 If you can swing a bat at a high velocity, can you throw a ball at a high velocity? Is ...read more 2 Likes | 0 Comments
Blog Article Smash Factor: A Data-Driven Approach to Assessing the Hit Tool February 8, 2021May 11, 2022 Assessing the hit tool poses a real challenge for coaches and scouts alike, given the lack of consensus amongst talent ...read more 9 Likes | 2 Comments
Blog Article, Youth Baseball Girls Baseball at Driveline February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 During the latter part of 2020 (before the second wave of COVID-19), Driveline Baseball held its first-ever 6-week hitting program ...read more 7 Likes | 0 Comments
Research Caught Looking: Articles of the Week — August 13 August 13, 2020November 2, 2021 Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: The Ulnar Collateral Ligament Responds To Stress In ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Research Caught Looking: Articles of the Week – July 30 July 31, 2020November 2, 2021 Here are three studies the R&D department at Driveline read this week: Neuromuscular Fatigue in Pitchers Across a Collegiate Baseball ...read more 0 Likes | 0 Comments
Pitching Mechanics, Research Statistical Parametric Mapping: Tall Versus Short Throwers July 28, 2020 A few months ago, we introduced the idea of Statistical Parametric Mapping for our full signal biomechanical data export. Now, ...read more 1 Like | 2 Comments