Finding the Edge

This week we have another emergent discussion from a month ago around a couple of hitting articles as well as a blog post written by one of the hosts of the show. Topics of discussion, the highest form of technique, pitching machines limitations, representative strike-ball percentages in batting practice, fostering competitive mindset, failure is a part of growth, and more.  

Articles mentioned in this podcast with links *Below* 

The Physics of Batting Practice by David Kagan 

https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-physics-of-batting-practice/ 

A Novel Idea in the Majors: Using Batting Practice to Get Better by Joe Lemire 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/sports/batting-practice.html 

What is the highest form of technique? by Garrett Boyum 

https://emergentmvmt.com/what-is-the-highest-form-of-technique/ 

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This week we start our discussion by looking at an article written by Ethan Moore titled "Three Things We Could Learn From Swing Timing Analysis" which evolved into a conversation of how motor learning concepts can be applied to the analysis in this article.

Author's twitter: @Moore_Stats

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This week we have ASU professor and host of the Perception & Action Podcast Rob Gray back on the show to talk about his latest paper on baseball batting titled, 
Changes in Movement Coordination Associated With Skill Acquisition in Baseball Batting: Freezing/Freeing Degrees of Freedom and Functional Variability. Topics we explore in this episode include the degrees of freedom problem and 

the role of variability, good & bad variability, the 
uncontrolled manifold analysis, 
in-phase and anti-phase movement
, and how can coaches practically apply the findings Rob's latest paper?

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In this week's episode, we explore topics on anticipation, deception, and attentional blindness, adding novelty with constraints in a training environment, and perspective control. We also discuss the usefulness of the MLB video search for coaches and did a video recording of Robert showing us how to utilize MLB's new video library.

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This week we have on Ethan Moore who is a student manager and analyst for the Cal Poly baseball program. This week we discuss the benefits of being a student manager, how to communicate data to coaches and players, sabermetrics, how to utilize technology on a budget, and more.

Articles mentioned:

https://www.businessinsider.com/batting-practice-experiment-and-learning-strategies-2014-6?amp

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This week we have on Garrett Baker Pitching Coach for American International College. This week we explore how he uses an ecological approach to developing his pitching staff at AIC. We discuss how to create an adaptable pitcher, the mental side of pitching, HRV and breathing, what specifying information do pitchers connect with, and what does representative design look like for pitchers and how can you use data to guide that design.

https://www.oatesspecialties.com/dts-khaos-ball-set-of-four

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This week we have on Sam Bornstein former head of the student managers for Iowa’s baseball program. This week we talk with Sam about his experience as a student manager at Iowa and how they utilized technology to improve player development.



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This week we spoke with hitting coach and facility owner Chad Longworth. We talk about how he got into coaching, his early adoption of technology, how his coaching philosophy has evolved over the years, social media, entrepreneurship, innovative products he’s created, and more. To learn more about Chad be sure to check out his website, blog, and follow him on social media. Links below.



Twitter: @clongbaseball

Instagram: clongbaseball


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This week we had on Kyle Lindley from Driveline’s R&D department and co-host of the Driveline R&D Podcast. We talked with Kyle about his background and experience and how got into R&D at Driveline. We also explore and discuss some of the gaze behavior research its application and future research. Make sure to follow Kyle Lindley work on social media and their podcast at the links below.





Driveline R&D Podcast link: https://bit.ly/36DEEAD


Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylelindley_

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This week we had a conversation with Alex Caravan from Driveline who works in their R&D Department and is a co-host of the Driveline R&D Podcast. Alex talks about how he got into baseball and working at Driveline. We also explore some basic statistical concepts as well as how that applies to player development. Make sure to follow Caravan on Twitter @Alex_Caravan and check out their podcast on Youtube or other major podcasting platforms.

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