Putting ForceHooks to the test
What are they? ForceHooks are a portable dynamometer that can be secured to a weight room rack as shown below. The other end of the device is modular, currently featuring...
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What It's Like Being An Online Hitter
“What do you know about Driveline remote hitting?” Our trainers always ask that question on their initial Zoom call. It’s typically met with a shake of the head and a...
Case Study: How a defense-first pro catcher transformed his game at the plate and behind it
As a former Division 1 athlete and high draft pick, Maverick was already an extremely talented baseball player. However, after his second season of professional baseball was cancelled due to...
Bat Fitting: The Physics of Choosing a Bat
As hitters, we can often assess and address an area of weakness in our swing. However, we rarely perform a similar assessment on our equipment to see if it is...
Caught Looking: June 2021
Intra versus Inter-Pitcher Comparisons: Associations of Ball Velocity with Throwing Arm Kinetics in Professional Baseball Pitchers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33930560/ Since velocity is an important piece of pitching performance and one of the...
Pitching Training Velocity Results 2019-2020
In the past, we have discussed some of the KPIs and metrics the Driveline hitting department uses to both quantify athlete results and measure trainer performance. In the pitching department,...