Improving Your Baseball performance with 3-D! Part 3: The Efficient Base Runner

ZenoLink Founder and Biomechanical Expert, Chris Welch, Offers Expert Commentary in this Three Part Series on the Use of 3-D Motion Analysis to Improve Baseball Player’s Performance

A popular misconception about base running is that it’s all about speed. Speed is great, but efficiency is better, especially when it comes to the score. A player eventually reaching home plate often depends on their ability to strategically steal second or run to third on a ground ball. Despite base running being a fundamental skill for a team’s ability to score runs, crucial mistakes still happen at all levels of the game. ZenoLink founder and biomechanical expert, Chris Welch, explains where these errors lie.

“The first three steps are the most important in base stealing,” says Welch. “The key to getting a jump start and a successful stolen base lies in the player’s ability to ‘push and pull’ – push against the ground with maximum force, then rapidly pull the foot off the ground and swing the leg forward.” Another key Welch contributes to successful base runners is good core stabilization. “Core stabilization allows for the ability to create a counter torque between the pelvis and the upper torso, which is the key in creating the ‘pull’ part in the push/pull action, which is where most athletes lose a step”

Chris Welch is the founder of ZenoLink and the leading expert on sports injury prevention and increased performance for athletes as it relates to one simple solution: coordination through understanding biomechanics.

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How to Improve Your Baseball Performance Utilizing the Power of 3-D - Part 2: The Consistent Pitcher

ZenoLink Founder and Biomechanical Expert, Chris Welch, Offers Expert Commentary in this Three Part Series on the Use of 3-D Motion Analysis to Improve Baseball Player’s Performance

Entering the World Series, the Rangers relied heavily on their offense and ace, Cliff Lee, to carry them to victory. While their pitching flop in game one was rare, this kind of inconsistency proves to be costly for the whole team. ZenoLink founder and biomechanical expert, Chris Welch, has discovered through his research exactly how a team’s strongest player can become their weakest link.

The key to a successful pro pitcher is the ability to maintain their velocity consistently and to have control of every pitch. Welch’s research shows that arm speed and the ability to accelerate the pitch at maximum velocity is predominantly a function of the pitchers ability to internally rotate the shoulder, while simultaneously extending the elbow. “When this is done effectively, internal shoulder rotation speeds can reach upwards of 8000 degrees/second at ball release,” says Welch. “The ability to create this high speed and maintain control consistently is directly related to lower body mechanics and core stability. Explosive leg power, stride length and direction are all crucial to initiate the speed development of the arm.”

Chris Welch is the founder of ZenoLink and the leading expert on sports injury prevention and increased performance for athletes as it relates to one simple solution: coordination through understanding biomechanics.

Stay tuned for Part 3: The Efficient Base Runner.

How to Improve Your Baseball Performance Utilizing the Power of 3-D - Part 1: The Well-Rounded Hitter

ZenoLink Founder and Biomechanical Expert, Chris Welch, Offers Expert Commentary in this Three Part Series on the Use of 3-D Motion Analysis to Improve Baseball Player’s Performance

The 2010 season has been labeled “the Year of the Pitcher” since good pitching is what puts your power hitters to a halt. But are power hitters what really raise the score? Traditionally, power hitters strike out more often. According to ZenoLink founder and biomechanical expert, Chris Welch, their rotational lower body power may mean more home runs, but they are also at a disadvantage for off-speed pitches, meaning more strikeouts.

“The best hitters are a blend of linear and rotational output,” says Welch. “With ZenoLink, we can evaluate a batter’s true performance output and root causes of power leaks, inefficiency and even injury potential. From this analysis, we provide ways to improve their coordination through a better Center of Mass and Center of Pressure (linear) backed by strong and steady torque (rotational). This gives a batter the steady swing needed to make contact with the ball, but with more power behind it, thus lowering their strikeouts and raising their ability to hit strategically.”

Chris Welch is the founder of ZenoLink and the leading expert on sports injury prevention and increased performance for athletes as it relates to one simple solution: coordination through understanding biomechanics.

Stay tuned for Part 2: The Consistent Pitcher.