It's interesting to see different examples of how athletes move during the swing phase and what movement compensations an athlete may do to get to contact.
This hitter separates a ton, but doesn't hold separation after downswing, causing him to lose his 'stretch' early.
The timing and amount of separation is incredibly important for creating bat speed and adjustability in your swing.
Create too much too early and you won't fully utilize the stretch-shortening cycle, which allows the muscles to produce more force than they can on their own. This is the "rubber band" effect.
Hold that stretch too long and the muscles can't retain those elastic properties.
More @DrivelineBB Launchpad Biomechanics visuals
Full signal Bat Tracking data
• Bat Speed
• Attack Angle
• Horizontal Attack Angle
• Vertical Bat Angle
Gives an incredibly clear picture of how the barrel is moving through space
.@Jake_Rolling8 Retest Skelly Overlay
Jake assessed with us towards the end of his HS season.
The main focus of Jakes first block was controlling his forward move to get up hill sooner.
From the adjustment in his move, he has taken real strides in improving ball flight.
Another example of @DrivelineBB Launchpad Biomechanics visuals
COM tracer & tracking in all 3 planes
Some of the many things to look at:
• How far back it shifts
• Moving towards or away from the plate
• How much lower it gets
• How far & fast it moves fwd
• When it stops
A week from today I’ll be starting part time with the Pirates as a Data Scientist! Happy with all my time at BPro, incredibly grateful to them for the opportunity, and excited to see things from a team point of view
LaunchPad Biomechanics visuals @DrivelineBB
Full signal bat tracking data:
Green = Ideal attack angle range
Is your bat path in a good place in the window where contact should be happening?
some fun ui/ux work to get the week started. always enjoy these types of projects because they’re a fun challenge in marrying clean, clear design with rich data-point surfacing. data is only as actionable as it is interpretable🙂guesses on what two metrics are shown here?
Indy Ball OF @MikeyWhalen increased his Peak Exit Velo +4.03mph over the month of training leading up to the season
Major changes to his Bat Path — primarily lowering his Attack Angle — led to dramatically improved contact quality
MaxEV% on Contact: 85.9➡️92.3
🧵with details
Want to see what taking advantage of a Gap year or Red shirt season might look like? Gavin has been training with us since December and the results are looking solid going into his summer season.
Take a look to see how he’s improved.🧵