Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S.

🎓 M.S. Kinesiology | PhD Sport Science
🕵️‍♂️ MLB Consultant
⚾️ Retired Pro Pitcher
🧨Most Disruptive Coach in the Game | Lawsuits to Prove it

[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Same pitcher. Same landmarks. Different clock. ⏱️

One demonstration takes about 1.27 seconds from peak leg lift to foot plant. The other takes about 0.73.

That is a visible timing difference—not proof that a shorter timer automatically means more velocity or less arm stress.

Here’s the useful next step: look beyond how fast it appears. Review your stride length, foot plant, max layback and release together.

MechanicsDNA gives you a closer look at stride length and event timing in a 3D report. The example values shown belong to that report; they are not targets every pitcher should copy.

Want a clearer view of your delivery and a training plan to work from?
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Save this for your next video review. Send it to your throwing partner.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

What would your fastball actually do to big-league hitters? 👀

Not a video game guy with made-up ratings. TopV Unleash builds YOUR pitcher from your own numbers:
→ velo, spin and movement from your PitchDNA
→ your delivery from MechanicsDNA
→ then drops you in a 3D stadium against 8 levels of hitters, high school to pro

Every pitch gets broken down the way your bullpens do: spin, spin efficiency, IVB, horizontal break, extension, and how far you missed your spot.

Haven't tested yet? You start at your level, and the game rebuilds you after you test.

It runs on your phone inside the TopVelocity Player Portal. There's nothing to download. Want it to feel like a console game? The TopV controller is pre-mapped for it.

Comment UNLEASH and I'll DM you the free 7-day trial link.
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Send this to the teammate who swears he'd survive the top level. 🫡

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

46.8% Whiff. There’s more to a changeup than the grip.

One MLB changeup produced 252 whiffs over 538 swings in 2025. Hitters batted just .154 in at-bats ending on that pitch.

The MLB changeup average? 30.9% Whiff.

But there isn’t one effective profile. The three changeups in this carousel averaged 88.0, 86.3 and 79.8 mph—and each held hitters below .175.

Choose a grip. Measure the pitch. See what your version does.

Get your FREE PitchDNA pitch grade:
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Enter your pitch type and velocity. Add spin, induced vertical break and horizontal break if you have them.

Full report requires your name, email and phone.

Save this for your next bullpen. Send it to the teammate developing a changeup.

Source: MLB / Baseball Savant, 2025 regular season, CH only. Whiff% follows MLB classification, including foul tips. Batting averages cover at-bats ending on the changeup. The grip illustrations do not identify the grips used by the MLB examples.

#TopVelocity #PitchDNA #Changeup #PitchingDevelopment

[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

ROLL. SPIN. DRIVE. Which one is your back foot doing? 👟⚾

Watch each foot movement through its finish. Then use the labeled detail replays to see the difference.

❌ ROLL OVER: the foot tips onto its edge.
❌ SPIN OPEN: watch when the foot starts turning.
✅ DRIVE THROUGH: my coaching cue is to feel the big-toe side as you finish the drive.

The timing is the point. A foot turning after push-off is a different moment from an early turn. Don’t try to lock your foot through the entire delivery.

Want a clearer plan for YOUR development? Start your 7-day free trial of the TopVelocity Player Portal—MechanicsDNA analysis and structured training in one place:
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Save this for your next filmed bullpen. Send it to the teammate who keeps hearing “use your legs.”

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Pose overlays show movement, not measured foot pressure or ground force.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

[SAVE THIS ✅] Give Your Hips a Head Start

Ever feel like you’re putting EVERYTHING into a throw… but your arm is doing all the work?
Before you try to throw harder, take a closer look at the order
things happen.
Your hips and chest shouldn’t have to race each other to the finish line.

Watch the belt and chest as the front foot lands. Do the hips begin opening while the chest stays back? Or does everything turn together?

That difference is what we’re working on here.
The goal isn’t to crank yourself into the biggest twist possible. It’s to give the hips a head start, let the trunk follow, and keep the arm working with the movement.
Think “hips lead, chest follows.”

And “stay back” doesn’t mean freeze your chest while the rest of your body keeps going. The trunk still needs to rotate through the throw. We’re working on the timing—not holding a position forever.

Here’s something you can try with your next pitching video:

⚾️ Film a full-body throw from the side.

⚾️ Pause near front-foot contact and watch your belt and chest.

⚾️ Play it forward slowly. Does the chest follow the hips, or do they appear to open together?

A single camera angle won’t tell you everything, but it can give you a useful starting point and a better question to bring to your coach.

In this reel, we’re using the Trunk Excelerator to help athletes practice that relationship. Then we take the device off and work on carrying the feeling into the throw.

The drill is practice. The goal is a movement you can repeat without the tool.

Start with controlled reps and one clear cue. Don’t force extra rotation or chase a radar number at the expense of the movement.

Save this and compare it with your next bullpen video. Sometimes the next step isn’t more effort—it’s learning where that effort belongs.

Want to see how we use the Trunk Excelerator and the training that goes with it? Comment TRUNK below and I’ll send you the link.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

7 insane pitching velocity products.

Seven TopVelocity tools and kits. Base prices from $59 to $897, cheapest to most expensive.

Pick the training need first. Then choose the tool. 👇

01 / 1 LB Med Balls, Pack of 2 — $59
Practice delivery sequencing with a light med-ball load.

02 / TopV Arm Care Kit + Throwing Program — $297
Put your arm preparation and throwing drills into a routine.

03 / King of the Hill Pro — $449
Hear feedback when your drive leg moves the plate.

04 / 3X Dev Kit + Trunk Excelerator — $497 base kit
Practice trunk-driven movement with your arms held in position.

05 / 3X Dev Kit + Stride Excelerator — $497 base kit
Work on stride depth, stability and drive/landing-leg positions.

06 / Impulse Ground Force Trainer — $597
See drive-leg force in real time and hold the peak from each rep.

07 / Top Velocity Exceleration Package — $897 base package
Train your stride and trunk with both Excelerators in one package.

Choose the tool that matches your next training priority.
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USD base prices checked October 19, 2026; shipping and tax extra. Optional upgrades cost extra. Prices and availability may change. Training results vary.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Your foot moved. Did your body? ⚾

A long stride doesn’t tell the whole story. Watch what your hips do while your foot travels.

❌ Judging the stride by foot distance alone.
✅ Following the hips as the body moves down the mound.

Brent’s cue in this demonstration: keep the trunk slightly behind the hips as you drive forward. The back leg helps propel the body; the front leg brakes forward travel as the trunk rotates.

Then watch Steven Lacey’s real MechanicsDNA 3D replay. Look at the relationship between his pelvis and trunk as the stride transitions into rotation.

Want to see YOUR delivery in 3D and find your next training focus?

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Save this for your next video review. Send it to a pitcher who only looks at stride length.

#TopVelocity #PitchingMechanics #MechanicsDNA

Anatomy: BodyParts3D © The Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS), CC BY-SA 2.1 Japan. Visualization cropped and annotated for this Reel.

[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Undrafted doesn’t mean finished.

Keagan Gillies went undrafted in 2019. He worked on mobility and strength at TopVelocity. Baltimore drafted him in 2021.

And there’s more to the story:

David Aardsma — four surgeries nearly ended his career. He rebuilt his fastball with TopVelocity: 85 to 95 mph.

Cody Hall — after a broken back, he rebuilt his fastball with TopVelocity: 89 to 102 mph.

Steven Lacey — 89 to 101 mph during his time at TopVelocity.

Those development ranges are reported by Brent Pourciau. Individual results developed over time; they aren’t promised camp outcomes.

Alongside Eric Orze, Kris Medlen and Aaron Barrett, these seven pitchers show different chapters of development—from working toward an opportunity to rebuilding an established career.

Use your current radar reading as a starting point. Build the plan for what comes next.

At a 3X Velocity Camp in Covington, Louisiana, work with Brent’s team on your mechanics and physical development—and leave with a plan to keep training.

Book your 2-day 3X Velocity Camp:
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Send this to the pitcher figuring out his next step.

Cover photo: Parker Waters / Tulane Athletics.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Want more velocity? Measure what your radar misses. ⚡

Radar shows ball speed. Impulse gives you drive-leg force feedback.

In my coaching, lower-velocity pitchers often struggle to reach 15% of their bodyweight in drive-leg shear force.

In our internal study with MLB pitchers, the highest recorded peak reached about 30% of bodyweight during flat-ground throws with a 2 lb medicine ball.

That 30% is a rounded maximum trial—not a group average. More force alone isn't everything. Timing matters.

Load. Drive. Read. Compare your reps.
Turn guesswork into feedback you can train with.

Shop the TopVelocity Impulse Ground Force Trainer:
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Send this to the coach you train with.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

STOP YANKING YOUR GLOVE. ⚾

The cue is control.

❌ Rip the glove backward to force the turn.
✅ Control the glove side while your body moves and turns through the delivery.

Save this for your next bullpen. Film a pitch and watch what your glove side actually does.

Want a broader look at your delivery? Try the FREE MechanicsDNA Mini: one pitching video, five training-focused markers.

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#TopVelocity #PitchingMechanics #BaseballPitching #MechanicsDNA

[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Your arm isn’t the whole delivery. Your training shouldn’t be either. ⚾

TRAIN THE TRUNK.

See the Trunk Excelerator rotate—then watch TopVelocity athletes put it to work.

Get the 3X Velocity Dev Kit with Trunk Excelerator here 👇
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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

I PLAYED PRO BALL. I’VE TRAINED MLB PITCHERS.
Here’s what I learned about reaching the highest level.

I earned a PhD in Health Sciences, consulted for MLB organizations, and created the 3X Pitching Velocity System. These are six lessons I want developing pitchers to take from that work:

1. VELOCITY CAN OPEN THE DOOR. YOU STILL HAVE TO GET OUTS.
Build the fastball—and the command, pitch quality, and execution to use it.

2. BUILD THE ATHLETE BEHIND THE ARM.
Give mobility, strength, speed, and explosive power a place in your pitching plan.

3. POWER NEEDS TIMING.
Study how your drive leg, hips, and trunk work together. Reaching a position and arriving there at the right time are different skills.

4. A BIGGER LIFT ISN’T THE FINISH LINE.
3X connects strength work, medicine-ball drills, and baseball throwing progressions. Check whether the training is improving your throwing.

5. YOUR TEAMMATE’S FIX MAY NOT BE YOUR FIX.
Evaluate physical capacity and the delivery together. Find what your training needs to address before adding more of it.

6. DON’T JUST REPEAT THE PLAN. RETEST IT.
Assess → train → retest → adjust. Use the feedback with your coach to choose the next training block.

Find what your next level needs at a 3X Velocity Camp. Work with me and the TopVelocity team to evaluate your physical tools, review your delivery, and learn the training priorities to take home.

BOOK YOUR 3X VELOCITY CAMP:
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Pictured with MLB pitchers Kris Medlen and Aaron Barrett.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Trying to throw harder? You might be turning too soon.

❌ Rotating away through the delivery.
✅ Controlling the turn while the trunk keeps moving forward.

Watch the chest in both examples. Keep moving toward the target as the trunk turns through. Forward movement and rotation work together; the goal is to control an early opening, not hold the trunk back as long as possible.

Want to review your own sequence? DM “TIMING” for the 7-day Player Portal trial link and explore MechanicsDNA.

Card required. Then $99/month, automatically renewed unless canceled. Cancel before the trial ends to avoid the first charge.
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Separate MechanicsDNA 3D example; estimated muscle activity is not measured EMG. Skeleton: BodyParts3D © The Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS). The cropped skeleton presentation is shared under CC BY-SA 2.1 JP.
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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Stop rebuilding your income one lesson at a time.

Coaches and academy owners: build a monthly development program for the athletes you already coach.

Give families a clear picture of what happens between visits:
→ A baseline assessment.
→ Assigned training.
→ Coaching check-ins.
→ A progress review and next steps.

Your staff sets the schedule and delivers the coaching. TopVelocity provides the training platform, programs, courses, certification and support behind your service.

Athletes can open their assigned programs in the Player Portal. Your staff can build on the organization’s training library.

Here are the costs to plan around:
• Individual Player Portal retail: $99/month per athlete.
• Organization license: $1,250/month for up to 30 athletes.
• At a full 30, that is $41.67 per athlete/month for the license. Coaching and operating costs are additional.

Keep your facility name and operate as “TopVelocity PC — Your Facility” under the co-branded Performance Center license.

Build your monthly development program. Open the Organization Portal link in our bio, choose your plan and register.

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[Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. @TopVelocity]

Your warmup is killing your mechanics!

Warm up the movement you want to throw with. Isolated drills have a purpose, but they shouldn't replace a full-body progression.

Work through these three:
• Target Throw Open Full Stride
• Target Throw Separation Full Stride
• 2 Phase Delivery

Inside Player Portal, open Drill Library and search those exact titles. Watch the full instruction, review the drill, and practice the progression.

Use Programs to structure your training, MechanicsDNA to review your delivery, and drill review to check your practice.

DM “WARMUP” for the 7-day Player Portal trial link.

Card required. After 7 days, $99/month, automatically renewed unless canceled.

3D anatomy: BodyParts3D © DBCLS, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP. Cropped for presentation.

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