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About Rick Bundy
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I can answer all questions relating to the fundamentals of baseball from t-ball to college, individual and team instruction, game strategy, drills, practice organizaton, coaching philosophies and, last, but not least, the mental game.
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4 years little league
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Retired teacher 31 years (retired 4)
34 years high school baseball coaching/15 as a head coach/19 varsity asst, 2008 was the 34th.
I am in my 8th year as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks Training Centers, the official youth baseball and fast pitch softball camps of The Arizona Diamondbacks.
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You are here: Experts > Recreation/Outdoors > Sports/Recreation for Kids > Baseball Instruction > Baseball Pitching Accuracy
Expert: Rick Bundy - 8/28/2008
Question
Hi, I am a graduate student and for my thesis I am studying the effects of a proper warm-up on pitching accuracy and velocity, both before a game and in-between innings. So for my data collection I need to quantify velocity and accuracy. Velocity I will simply be measuring with a radar gun, but I am struggling to come up with a good approach to measuring/quantifying accuracy and figured I would ask if anybody might be able to suggest one. Thanks.
Answer
Ian: Good study!
Accuracy could be measured by the ball to strike ratio, for pitches thrown.
To be more accurate, and viable, it would need to be in a controlled environment whereby the pitches were thrown at a stationary strike zone and a strike or ball determined by locating the ball within that stationary, marked zone.
That would eliminate an umpires determination of ball or strike.
Pitchers throw simulated games in the bullpen, generally for rehab work. You could substitute the fixed stationary target for the catcher, throw game situation innings w/wo warm-up, measuring velocity on your gun and accuracy w/ ball to strike ratio.
It is possible to designate zones within the overall strike zone target, allowing for more refined accuracy determinations.
This would allow you complete control over the environment. It may, however, not be as scientific as you need it to be.
I hope this helps with your project! It is an interesting study.
Yours in baseball,
Rick
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