Baseball Development Podcast & Blog by PlayBallKid

3 Ways to Naturally Increase Spin Rate without Foreign Substances

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Trevor Bauer engineered his way to a Cy Young Award in 2020. Interestingly, his average spin rate went up 415 rpm. Last year, his spring rate was around 2400 rpms and this year it was over 2800 rpms without an increase in pitch velocity. He wasn’t the only one to increase their spin rate as many other pitchers saw increases but most of their increases were in the 200 rpm range. He has claimed for years that the majority of pitchers were using foreign substances but he has to be doing something … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Naturally Increase Spin Rate without Foreign Substances

Time to Talk Training Timing in Hitting

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A thinking man’s pitcher, Warren Spahn would describe his approach on the mound as “Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.” While interviewing former big league pitcher Lary Sorensen, an executive from F5 Sports who make the PitchLogic smart baseball, he shared that Hall of Famer Eddie Matthew’s said “he could time a jet airplane going through the strike zone if it was straight enough and he saw it often enough.” The best hitters are masters of timing. For all the arguments of the … [Read more...] about Time to Talk Training Timing in Hitting

Best Gifts for Baseball Players 2020

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There are so many amazing tools out there to help baseball or softball players get better. Of course this holiday season you can buy them a new bat or glove, but I wanted to share my starting 9 for baseball best gifts of the year: #1 in our lineup: WinReality pitch recognition training app on Oculus Quest 2 There is nothing that can replicate the experience you get from standing in the box and facing live pitching. Until, WinReality came along and created a virtual reality world where you … [Read more...] about Best Gifts for Baseball Players 2020