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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 659965" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>Maybe I could offer some insight here.</p><p></p><p>GT installed the Trackman system at RCS last spring. That basically tracks everything that happens on the field, from pitch speed, exit velocity, player movement speed, even balls and strikes. It’s also what was used to put the velocities on the scoreboard in game. Ramsey and Jaffe used this data quite a bit in their game plans for opposing pitchers, as well as helping our own guys fix things in their approaches and swings. Howell was a lot more conservative as far as data comes. Pitchers would occasionally throw bullpens with the Rhapsodo system set up, (edit: Rhapsodo is essentially the same as Trackman, but it’s more portable and only tracks ball data, not player data. So velo, spin rate, release point are all there.) but the data acquired from that never really went into a game plan, unless he tried to use that stuff to call pitches. DBo seems to have a focus on “pitch shaping” and trying to develop sequences based on the data. That means looking at where release points are and how pitches “tunnel” each other to determine how a pitcher will be effective in game. Most schools have some sort of system like this in place as well, but it’s not really the data itself that’s effective, it’s knowing how to use the data to your advantage.</p><p></p><p>The pitching lab that’s on the way will have the existing technology as well, but will also have the ability to motion track players and see where there may be liabilities in movement at. There are very few schools that have a system like that, and they’re way more common at places like Driveline, Cressey Sports, and Florida Baseball Ranch. I know Wake Forest built one very recently, maybe even last year. I’m sure there are others that have one on the way, but getting the jump on competition will be very useful in recruiting. It’s hard to describe how much detail these “labs” allow you to view mechanics and ball flight with. I would suggest looking at Youtube videos on existing pitching labs to try and get a grasp on the whole thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 659965, member: 4572"] Maybe I could offer some insight here. GT installed the Trackman system at RCS last spring. That basically tracks everything that happens on the field, from pitch speed, exit velocity, player movement speed, even balls and strikes. It’s also what was used to put the velocities on the scoreboard in game. Ramsey and Jaffe used this data quite a bit in their game plans for opposing pitchers, as well as helping our own guys fix things in their approaches and swings. Howell was a lot more conservative as far as data comes. Pitchers would occasionally throw bullpens with the Rhapsodo system set up, (edit: Rhapsodo is essentially the same as Trackman, but it’s more portable and only tracks ball data, not player data. So velo, spin rate, release point are all there.) but the data acquired from that never really went into a game plan, unless he tried to use that stuff to call pitches. DBo seems to have a focus on “pitch shaping” and trying to develop sequences based on the data. That means looking at where release points are and how pitches “tunnel” each other to determine how a pitcher will be effective in game. Most schools have some sort of system like this in place as well, but it’s not really the data itself that’s effective, it’s knowing how to use the data to your advantage. The pitching lab that’s on the way will have the existing technology as well, but will also have the ability to motion track players and see where there may be liabilities in movement at. There are very few schools that have a system like that, and they’re way more common at places like Driveline, Cressey Sports, and Florida Baseball Ranch. I know Wake Forest built one very recently, maybe even last year. I’m sure there are others that have one on the way, but getting the jump on competition will be very useful in recruiting. It’s hard to describe how much detail these “labs” allow you to view mechanics and ball flight with. I would suggest looking at Youtube videos on existing pitching labs to try and get a grasp on the whole thing. [/QUOTE]
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