Swing Decisions & Count Leverage 🧵 Swing decisions are not as simple as "swing at strikes = good, swing at balls = bad.” ❌ This philosophy is broken, it gives hitters all-or-nothing credit and ignores count context. Smart hitters understand their swing zone is unique to

Hitting Assessment Driveline Baseball Batted Ball profile ↕️ Bat Path ↕️ Biomech Any adjustment should target either Bat Speed or Bat Path, if not both, & ultimately aim to improve batted ball outcomes More info: youtube.com/watch?v=XeVjU0…

Some hitters squat into an anterior load strategy instead of hinging ❌ Step behinds can help pull them into a better hinged position and engage the posterior chain ✅ Using a tee behind Kai as aid to give immediate feedback on how well he’s hinging Once he started to get a

I analyzed 92 MLB hitters whose whiff rates INCREASED from 2024 to 2025. You'd expect worse results, right? Wrong. Their production in the heart of the zone exploded. Here's what the data reveals about modern hitting philosophy 🧵

Hybrid/combo drills can also be an easy way to deliver novel stimulus to an athlete with an advanced training age Jairus has trained at Driveline since 2020 & done many standard drill reps. But this is the 1st time doing Offset Open to Pivot Picks Novel stimulus➡️adaptation

Everyone says “it’s a long offseason” until it’s February and they’re not ready. Pitchers report in 121 days. 17 weeks. 4 4-week training phases. Don’t waste them and wish you started earlier.

Volpe needs to get back to pulling the ball in the air more often — a major reason for his struggles has been that far too many of his barrels are wasted dying in CF A promising sign is he's shown the ability to do so in the past

The biggest unlock for some athletes isn’t a new exercise, or the next big, shiny trend, but rather learning to better apply the proper intent every rep. Bar velocity, posture, and proper end-range contraction can be way more beneficial than simply adding more weight

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The best exercise to prepare you for throwing is throwing. Don’t forget that when you’re rehabbing.

Big takeaway: During the season, you don’t need to have these long practices that last 3 and 4 hours. The ability to recover and get ready for the next day far outweighs the grinding guys into the ground “toughness” narrative. P.S You probably don’t need to do have that long of