This week Jim and Dustin discuss Effective Velocity and Liquid Analytics and the impact it’s beginning to have at higher levels in baseball. Have organizations taken advantage of this new data? How can coaches simplify the process of teaching the value of liquid analytics? Plus, the guys talk about how pitchers could be affected with the short season and the restart of Major League Baseball.

Episode Notes:

3:00-How baseball’s return could impact pitchers and their futures.

5:00-How Dustin would go about getting back into his routine of pitching on a daily basis again

7:00-Potential plan for minor league pitchers

9:00-Definition of effective velocity and liquid analytics

14:00-How to teach effective velocity and analytics

22:00-How to get pitchers how to properly use the information

26:00-Have major league organizations taken advantage of the new data

34:00-Simplying the data

39:00-How major leaguers are using the data

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High level movers compared to highly functional movers is the topic of this week’s episode of LokationNation. What do they mean? Plus, the guys discuss some drills and exercises pitchers can try to become highly functional movers on the mound in game situations

Episode Notes:

3:00-Crazy Greg Maddux statistic

8:00-Properly defining high level movers and highly functional movers

16:00-Benefits of producing outs efficiently compared to deficiently

21:00-Why younger Spanish born pitchers lack control and command early in their careers

27:00-Drills and exercises to aid in the goal of becoming a highly functional mover

39:00-How plyometrics can be applied to create a highly functional mover

47:00-How Dustin would incorporate a mindset of pitchers becoming highly functional movers

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How the new dimensions of the plate could be defined under robot zones; how will pitchers be affected; is this technology even needed?...Plus Jim and Dustin discuss last week’s MLB First-Year Player Draft on this week’s episode of LokationNation.

Episode Notes:

2:00-MLB Draft discussion

13:00-How the dimensions of the plate could change under robot zones

18:00-How certain types of pitchers could be affected by the new technology

33:00-Why robot zones aren’t fully distributed

35:00-Is this technology needed

38:00-How Dustin would create training plans based around succeeding with the new robot zones

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In episode six of LokationNation, Jim and Dustin discuss how pitchers should disseminate their overall goals. How did Dustin define success? How does a pitcher go about preparing on his off-days? These questions get answered, plus more on this edition of LokationNation.

Episode Notes:

2:00-Thoughts on the upcoming MLB First-Year Player Draft

6:00-How Dustin defined success in his career

10:00-Two important pitching stats players can actually control

17:00-How to prepare and set goals on pitcher’s off-days

27:00-What goals coaches within a player development system should present to their players

39:00-In-game goals

47:00-How Dustin would teach his players to understand goals

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In episode five of LokationNation, Jim and Dustin discuss how to approach a pitcher’s bullpen sessions.

Episode Notes:

12:00-How Dustin approaches bullpen sessions

16:00-The proper number of bullpen sessions prescribed in different scenarios

20:00-Pitcher’s approach when going well

24:00-Different variables

28:00-Teaching amateur pitchers to understand a productive session

33:00-How trying to be perfect leads to unproductive bullpen sessions

36:00-How to factor in breaking ball/off-speed

39:00-Intensity level of session

42:00 - Simulated game situations?

45:00 – How data has assisted pitchers in bullpen sessions

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Dustin and Jim discuss how the brain plays a role in a successful pitcher at any age and level.

Episode Notes:

14:00-The brain’s overall role in successful pitching

22:00-Pitching with a purpose

34:00-An athlete’s focus and “quiet eyes” explored

38:00-Getting a pitcher to achieve proper cognitive ability

46:00-An ideal time of day for a pitcher to visualize

51:00-Sports visualization apps

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This week, Dustin and Jim discuss a highly debated topic-Location versus command. How could location and velocity work together for a pitcher’s success? Has location gotten lost in the shuffle? Plus, the guys discuss the biggest differences between the two, and location without velocity.

Episode Notes:

8:00-How location and velocity work together

17:00-System’s Dustin would use as a pitching coordinator in a major league farm system

20:00-Differences in locating and throwing hard

23:00-Major leaguers consistently locating

29:00-Is command more important than control?

34:00-Has location gotten lost in the shuffle?

43:00-Are sinker-ball pitchers more adept at locating

47:00-How to beat a hitter by locating

54:00-Can a pitcher be successful without velocity and just location

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This week, Dustin and Jim discuss upper body mechanics in a high level pitcher. The guys also discuss how the lower body correlates with an efficiently moving upper body, optimal output for locating properly, arm slots, and wrist action!

Episode Notes:

2:00-Simplicity in relation to pitching

8:00-How lower body mechanics relate to upper body efficient

10:00-Metrics Dustin focuses on in efficient upper body mechanics

21:00-Optimal output for locating

23:00-The real meaning of “staying closed”

31:00-How the flexibility in the chest relates to upper body mechanics

38:00-Different arm slots

43:00-Natural arm slots

48:00-Proper wrist action

53:00-Getting the shoulders properly on plane

102:00-Extension and proper follow through and deceleration

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In the first episode of the LokationNation, Jim and Dustin discuss all things related to lower body pitching mechanics. The guys also delve into when the wind-up actually begins, and drifting vs. keeping the weight back and meaning behind those terms.

Episode Notes:

9:00-Absolutes in lower body mechanics

14:00-Teaching mechanics to younger players

18:00-When the wind-up actually starts

22:00-Leg kick and coiling

24:00-Drifting vs. keeping the weight back

30:00-Getting on plane and stride length

34:00-Biomechanics as it relates to the lower body

41:00-Drill sets

45:00-The role of the foot plant

54:00-Keeping it simple

59:00-Lower body flat ground mechanics and long tossing

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