Why Scouts Should Not Be Scared of Kyle Lewis’ Swing
March 15, 2016 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – After hitting .367/.423/.677 with 17 home runs, 56 RBI and 49 runs scored in 226 at-bats in his first full season as a starter – and .300/.344/.500 with a .200 ISO in 150 plate appearances over the summer in the Cape Cod League – Mercer University centerfielder Kyle Lewis went from from being a…
SwingTracker Metrics: Hand Cast Distance with Coach Jeff Leach
March 2, 2016 | Abbi Nicolella
SAN ANTONIO – 2014 and 2015 DBAT Sports National Instructor of the Year nominee, Coach Jeff Leach walks us through the SwingTracker metric ‘Hand Cast Distance’ and tells us know how it can affect the swing. Coach Leach also shows us how to eliminate excess hand cast from the swing with a little help from SwingTracker’s…
Dr. Clark Says: “The Engine In Hitting”
January 23, 2016 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – Diamond Kinetics co-founder and University of Pittsburgh Mechanical Engineering Professor, Dr. Buddy Clark discusses the ‘engine’ in hitting and why car acceleration and bat acceleration are analogous.
SwingTracker: Baseball Sensor Technology & Training
December 1, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – Make your training sessions more effective & impactful with instant data & swing analysis via SwingTracker from Diamond Kinetics. Take a look at the videos below to see how quickly and effectively this powerful technology works.
Social Recap: Bat Path/Plane Hitting Discussion with Diamond Kinetics’ Jeff Leach
November 11, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
SAN ANTONIO – Two nights ago Jeff Leach, Diamond Kinetics’ Business Development Manager and Baseball Instructor/Coach at D-BAT Academy in San Antonio, engaged in a riveting Twitter discussion centering on a player’s bat path/plane. Moreover, various other swing mechanics were also included in the dialogue such as posture and hip hinge. Take a look at…
SwingTracker Swing Component Analysis: POWER
November 9, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – A batter’s swing takes, on average, two-tenths of a second. If you’re a Major League player, it takes even less. Enter SwingTracker. The wireless sensor that attaches to the end of a bat is able to give you an abundant array of information that you can use, analyze and interpret relative to your swing.…
SwingTracker Mobile App: Connections & Groups
October 30, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – When it comes to connections and groups, the DiamondCLUB is the ultimate resource in order for you to best connect to other SwingTracker users and form your groups. But there is a home for both connections and groups within the SwingTracker mobile app as well. The video above gives you a visualization of…
DK TIPS: How To Improve ‘Trigger To Impact’ Time with Heath Honeycutt of Ninth Inning Baseball
July 8, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
ATLANTA – Training, Instruction, Preparation, Success. Our DK TIPS series continues today with Heath Honeycutt of Ninth Inning Baseball in Atlanta. In the video above, Heath tells you how to improve your Trigger To Impact time and create more momentum toward the ball at impact. Heath was an All-American and All-ACC performer at Georgia Tech and was selected…
Training, Instruction, Preparation, Success: Baseball & Softball TIPS from Diamond Kinetics
July 2, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – To kick off July, Diamond Kinetics would like to formally introduce a new baseball and softball instructional series – TIPS – aimed to provide the very best in Training, Instruction, Preparation and Success for players of all ages. The recurring series will provide exclusive content from Diamond Kinetics’ very own partner programs and training…
How To Approach ‘Attack Angle’
March 26, 2015 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – On the surface, Attack Angle is a very simple metric to understand.