Baseball Development is Changing
I recently got done with another series of podcast recordings for Youth Baseball Talk. Every other Tuesday I drive myself to the studio and record with Jim Cromer. Our show is passionate, fun, and it’s two guys talking the game. Our mission is simple; make the game fun.
We love reading stories and speaking with key influencers in the space. In the last episode we spoke with Justin Stone of Elite Baseball.
If you don’t know Justin he is “The Guy.” He always stays up to date with tech, keeps himself current on the baseball swing, and pushes the boundaries of his coaching.
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In this last episode, he spoke about how technology is changing the game. Data is no longer a fad, but a necessity. Analyzing the bio mechanics of a swing gives you more immediate results than just the trained professional instructors eye.
This had me thinking; we are not too far from baseball clubs using VR and AR. We already see AR being used with HitTrax; but the product is not at a desirable price point, it takes time setting up, and it’s not cage mobile.
I can see a company like HitTrax making a product that is more mobile friendly and at a price point that can be consumed by the mass market. What’s not to say you could use eye glasses that is synced with your phone. The phone is set up at the back of the cage and it records the speed and angle of the baseball. The eye glasses project an image of you hitting at Yankee Stadium and provides immediate analytical feed back. It’s not farfetched.
Please listen to Episode 95 and drop me a line. This conversation with Justin Stone has me really excited about baseball. It will be fun to see where we are in 8, 12, 18 months.
