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YBE 079: Can Motus Baseball Help Improve Performance?

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If you've read my product reviews, you know there's more to a product than whether it does what it says it does. Is it intuitive and user-friendly? Are the perceived benefits truly due to the product alone? And is the product actually helpful? These are just some of the many questions that needs to be addressed before I personally recommend a product. Kyle Boddy of Driveline Baseball recommends Motus Baseball, so that's a very good sign for me. But I'm not Kyle and I don't have a high-tech operation...would the product be worth considering for the average coach like me? That's why I'm glad to have Will Carroll on the show. Will is the Media Relations Director for Motus Global and he and I chat about the merits of Motus Baseball. Tune in and see if Motus Baseball sounds like it can benefit your player(s). Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com points us to bullpens, its benefits and how to properly track them in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

In this 54-minute episode, you'll learn:

  • why Will is known as the "Injury Expert" when he's not a doctor
  • what the motus Throw product is, what it's used for
  • what Will believes causes batting slumps and how the motus Batting product can help
  • how the motus products work on the field
  • the key factor in how the motus products help players improve
  • how the products can help both in-game and in practices
  • how the motus Throw can give you the context for injury prevention
  • whether the motus Throw can help kids find their ideal pitching/throwing motion

Screenshots from my son's real world usage of the Motus Batting app:

Motus Batting app Zones screen
These are the nine batting zones that the sensor will calculate stats for.
Motus Batting app, specific zone detail
When you tap one of the zones, specific detail for this zone is displayed
Motus Batting app, bats screen
You can enter the bats your player uses (length, weight, etc).
Motus Batting app, Live Swings screen
Live Swings screen shows stats for your last swing. No swing was taken today, so no stats are shown here.
Motus Batting app, Live Swings stat info
Tapping one of the stats gives info and animation of what the stat is measuring.
Motus Batting app, Videos screen
Video captures are stored here. You can also record from here and compare swings against one another to see if swing adjustments were actually made or not.
Motus Batting app, Data screen
The Data screen shows averages and a graphical representation over multiple swings
Motus Batting app, Drills screen
Apparently, you can have drills to view here. Not sure yet how this gets populated.
Motus Batting app, Live BP intro screen
On any screen, you can jump straight to "Live Batting Practice" to have the Motus sensor analyze your next swing.
Profile screen where you can set your player's basic vitals for the app to consider

Screenshots from my son's real world usage of the Motus Throw app:

Motus Throw app, Workload screen
The app asks when your next gameday is so it can calculate your throwing limits leading up to that day.
Motus Throw app, Workload screen
Once you've set the next game day, the app projects out your throwing limits for each day leading up to the next game day. You can also set your arm health for it to factor into its calculations.
Motus Throw app, Live Throws screen
The Live Throws screen presents a summary of the stats for this session's live throws
Motus Throw app, Live Throws screen
Tap one of the stats to get more info on that stat.
Motus Throw app, Training screen.
In Training, you can select from Bullpen Mode or Longtoss Mode, or view your Training History.
Motus Throw app, Training screen
If you selected Bullpen Mode, you'd see this screen.
Motus Throw app, Training screen
When you tap "Begin Bullpen", you can select from several different Bullpen training sessions.
Motus Throw app, Training screen
Tap one of the suggested Bullpen modes and get a pre-made sequence of pitches to throw in your bullpen, which Motus will analyze of course
Motus Throw app, recent throwing screen
If you haven't used the app in a while, you'll get a screen that tries to help the app catch up with your recent past activity.
Motus Throw app, throw limit warning screen
In your Live Throws, you'll be notified as you approach your throwing limit for the day.
Motus Throw app, profile screen
As with the Motus Batting app, the Motus Throw app also saves your player's vitals to be factored into the app's stat calculations


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