Blog Article, Hitting 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 7, 2025 In the spring of 2013, former Washington Nationals hitting coordinator Rick Schu was collecting iconic swings from DVDs of Ken ...read more 7 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
Velocity Training Pulldowns: The What, Why, and When December 28, 2017November 20, 2023 Though controversial pulldowns are a staple of our off-season program, we see them as vital pieces to train athletes to ...read more 3 Likes | 1 Comment
Velocity Training Weighted Ball Training Gone Wrong March 23, 2017May 16, 2022 Weighted balls are a useful tool for developing velocity as part of a training program, however, as with any tool, ...read more 1 Like | 2 Comments
Pitching Mechanics Comparison of Elbow Torques Between Pulldowns and Pitching March 9, 2017May 16, 2022 When ASMI’s weighted-ball study Biomechanical Analysis of Weighted-Ball Exercises for Baseball Pitchers was released, we were excited for many reasons. ...read more 0 Likes | 2 Comments
Velocity Training Demonizing Weighted Balls – A Review of Criticisms February 1, 2016April 6, 2021 A common line of argument against training with weighted balls goes something like this: “Weighted balls only train the arm. Good ...read more 0 Likes | 1 Comment