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Daniel Comstock

@daniel_comstock

Former professional baseball player. High Performance Coach at Driveline Baseball. CSCS

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Driveline Academy (@drivelineyouth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Does your stride put you in a good position to hit? If not — give the Hook ’Em Drill a try 👣⚾⁠ ⁠ By taking the load phase out of the swing, the Hook ’Em Drill lets players focus exclusively on the stride phase and make sure they land with good posture.⁠ ⁠ Hook your front

Daniel Comstock (@daniel_comstock) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Driveline Academy athlete Grey Walker with a well executed bat speed day here. Goals of the rounds: -move fast -hit the ball hard -external focus vs internal Grey has gained 9 MPH of avg bat speed and 24 MPH of exit velocity in just shy of two years!

Connor White (@cwhite23_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

College baseball is more physical then ever, and balancing fall competition demands with physical development isn't easy. That means your time in the weight room needs to efficiently move the needle, so cut the guess work and make sure your program is built for you.

College baseball is more physical then ever, and balancing fall competition demands with physical development isn't easy.

That means your time in the weight room needs to efficiently move the needle, so cut the guess work and make sure your program is built for you.
Driveline Academy (@drivelineyouth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can't hinge, can't hit.⁠ ⁠ The Offset Open Drill 🔓⚾ teaches hitters how to use the hip hinge 🌀 to create space through the ball instead of pulling across it.⁠ ⁠ 👣 Setup: Start slightly open.⁠ 🌀 Hinge: Coil into the rear hip to stay balanced + stacked.⁠ ➡️ Result: The

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Youth Hitting 101: Ball Flight Can’t adjust, can’t hit. 🚫⚾ All hitters — especially youth players 👦⚾ — must learn to adjust their ball flight targets. Pitchers change speeds and move the ball — if you can’t adjust, you can’t compete. Sometimes the fix takes an extreme

Driveline Academy (@drivelineyouth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"When have you ever done that?" "Never!" 🤯 Let's talk about the Short Bat and Point of Contact 🔥⚾ Late = miss under ❌ Early = miss over ❌ Solution = let the ball travel and adjust your sights ✅ The Lesson: Sometimes the best teaching tool forces the adjustment 💡 The

Driveline Baseball (@drivelinebb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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Driveline Academy (@drivelineyouth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"That might be one of the best swings you've ever taken!" 🔥 Why it was perfect: ✅ No lunging onto front foot ✅ Moving forward while creating space to rotate ✅ Pushing back instead of out Great hitters move forward WITHOUT losing rotation ability 💥⚾️

Eric Kozak (@kozy_shack) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over 60% of MLB swings occur at 80-90% of peak bat speed Bat speed training isn't about swinging with absurd intent in games—it's about raising your ceiling so you swing faster WITHOUT changing your level of intent 90% of 85 > 90% of 75 More info: youtube.com/watch?v=WUDQLO…

Over 60% of MLB swings occur at 80-90% of peak bat speed

Bat speed training isn't about swinging with absurd intent in games—it's about raising your ceiling so you swing faster WITHOUT changing your level of intent

90% of 85 > 90% of 75

More info: youtube.com/watch?v=WUDQLO…
Chris Davis (@cdavis8hits) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of the more chaotic aspects of player development comes in potential "side effects" of making a change. This is easily understood through something like bulking ("congrats on gaining muscle but now you're fat"), but is prevalent in mechanical adjustments as well.

Deven Morgan (@devenmorgan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Driveline Academy WA is looking to hire 2 experienced High School or College coaches for our 18U teams. What you get: 🤝 Support on team logistics 💸 Highly competiive coaching stipend 📚 Free access to Driveline Coaching certifications Interested? Link below to apply:

Driveline Academy WA is looking to hire 2 experienced High School or College coaches for our 18U teams.

What you get:

🤝 Support on team logistics 
💸 Highly competiive coaching stipend
📚 Free access to Driveline Coaching certifications

Interested? Link below to apply:
Driveline Academy (@drivelineyouth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Max EV is just one swing, but Top 8th EV tells the real story. Check out these Aug → Oct gains 📈: 18U: 93.9 → 95.4 MPH 14U: 76.6 → 79.8 MPH 16U: 88.8 → 91.3 MPH Show up. Do the work. Hit more balls harder. Stay consistent. The numbers will follow.

Max EV is just one swing, but Top 8th EV tells the real story. Check out these Aug → Oct gains 📈:

18U: 93.9 → 95.4 MPH
14U: 76.6 → 79.8 MPH
16U: 88.8 → 91.3 MPH

Show up. Do the work. Hit more balls harder. Stay consistent. The numbers will follow.
Deven Morgan (@devenmorgan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What it looks like at the ground level: - Local WA games & no significant travel - Parents who've been trained to understand your job is to coach & their job is just to cheer in the stands - Kids who want to ball out & make you / themselves proud