• Want a Jump in Velocity? Focus on Peak Power

    Want a Jump in Velocity? Focus on Peak Power

    If you want to use the vertical jump to assess your pitcher’s athletic ability, it’s more important to look at how much power they can produce rather than just jump height. This distinction between relative and absolute power was the focus of this study that I’m going to break down. Click here to see the…

  • World Series Shapes & Sizes: Blue Jays vs Dodgers – 2025

    World Series Shapes & Sizes: Blue Jays vs Dodgers – 2025

    To say I’m pumped about this year’s World Series would be an understatement. As a Canadian, it’s incredible to see one of our teams on baseball’s biggest stage. But even beyond that, as a fan of the game, I’m thrilled to watch elite hitting go up against elite pitching. Speaking of pitching, I wanted to…

  • Biomechanical differences between “Good” and “Bad” fastballs.  In-game data with SEC pitchers

    Biomechanical differences between “Good” and “Bad” fastballs.  In-game data with SEC pitchers

    Anyone who’s pitched knows the feeling: some days, the fastball is blazing, coming out hot and on point. Other days, no matter what you do, it feels like your heater has turned  lukewarm. Despite your best efforts to adjust, those sluggish mechanics can creep in, leaving you scratching your head. Coaches and teammates often chime…

  • Sizes & Shapes of SEC Pitcher’s

    Sizes & Shapes of SEC Pitcher’s

    The SEC is home to some of the most elite pitchers in college baseball. They don’t let just anyone take the mound in this league, which has produced some of the best pitching prospects in years. What’s even more impressive, in my opinion, is the groundbreaking research coming out of the kinesiology departments at schools…

  • “Good Mechanics” Checklist

    “Good Mechanics” Checklist

    In part 1, we explored the concept of what exactly are “good mechanics” according to some clinical experts.   Check it out here.  Their goal was to help create some standard guidelines and a common language that clinicians, the health care professionals that take care of our pitchers, can follow in hopes of reducing the number…