Simply put, Pitch Design is the practice of improving the quality and effectiveness of a pitcher’s arsenal (Fastballs, Curveballs, Sliders, etc.).
At High Performance, we utilize a variety of tools to visualize, quantify, and increase the “nastiness” of each pitcher’s arsenal. The tools used are as follows:
Trackman and Rapsodo monitors allow our instructors and athletes to take the guesswork out of pitch design by tracking what a pitch is actually doing when airborne.
At High Performance, we utilize a variety of tools to visualize, quantify, and increase the “nastiness” of each pitcher’s arsenal. The tools used are as follows:
- Trackman
- Rapsodo 2.0 Units
- Used in coordination with the Rapsodo Diamond App
- Rapsodo Insight
- Spin Axis Baseballs
- Edgertronic Cameras
- Records high speed video at 35,000 frames per second
- TRAQ to collect and store trackman data
Trackman and Rapsodo monitors allow our instructors and athletes to take the guesswork out of pitch design by tracking what a pitch is actually doing when airborne.
Rapsodo Insight is used to measure pitch metrics at the point of release.
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Using Trackman, Rapsodo, and the Stalker Pro radar gun simultaneously, we are able to provide out athletes the most accurate metrics possible. Using these data points, athletes are able to understand what their pitches do well, and what their pitches need to do better. In this video, the athlete seen is working to design his slider, and using the aforementioned tools, in unison with instruction from Coach Kyle Fedorka, he is able to get an inch by inch breakdown of how much the pitch moves, and how efficiently the pitch spins. |
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Pitch design in real time!
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Learn more about the tools we use by browsing the links below:
What is Trackman?
What is Rapsodo?
What are Spin Axis Baseballs?
What is an Edgertronic Camera?
What is TRAQ?
You can read more about the basics of pitch design by clicking HERE
What is Trackman?
What is Rapsodo?
What are Spin Axis Baseballs?
What is an Edgertronic Camera?
What is TRAQ?
You can read more about the basics of pitch design by clicking HERE