Hacking the kinetic chain

Since my programs have been cropping up on this board as of late, this is as good of a thread as any - I am Kyle Boddy, President/Founder of Driveline Baseball. I will stay out of these threads almost entirely unless false/misleading/malicious info is being presented, which thankfully has not been the case here (or anywhere, really).

I welcome all opinions from both sides, but again, won't be weighing in publicly since to me, that seems tacky and problematic on a public messageboard. Especially one as long-tenured with historic members as HSBBW. 

Just wanted to get that out in the open.

I was contemplating buying the book as well.  Kyle,  is your book pretty easy for someone without a background in anatomy\ physiology\ kinesiology to understand?

I have both HTKC and related equipment.

1. It's the most comprehensive materials related to developing velocity/arm care/strength and conditioning.

2. It's fully understandable, without a background in anatomy, etc. I've used many of the drills with HS pitchers. The drills and workouts will help your arm path be more efficient, without being a robot. In fact, I would say it's the anti-robot program. You will need to be ready to throw the crap out of various balls, weighted, plyo, etc.

3. It gives you a full roadmap.  Also has related videos, to show the drills in action.

4. You will need to work hard. No easy fixes. It is not a cookie cutter program. If you follow it, you will most likely improve significantly both in MPH and arm care. It really depends on where you are as far as mechanics and strength/conditioning to begin with.

It's state of the art, and represents more real actionable concepts (and less marketing BS) than pretty much anything out there.  The cool thing is Kyle has his own lab and access to very high caliber pitchers who believe in the program and try things out...and you are the beneficiary of all that work.

Hopefully that helps!

As stated above, I'd rather not discuss this on a messageboard where it may look like I am promoting my product. If you have questions, you can email us directly - support@drivelinebaseball.com. 

My son loves Kyle and the program!  Only did it for a short while because he couldn't travel the distance but son bought the package and has kept up with drills and he continues the work-out routine he learned with Kyle. Mostly weights and drills.  Son is a young lefty, just turned 17.  He has always had good accuracy but not a lot of velocity.  His pitching is great this season.  Definitely a leap in all areas including velocity. Kyle changed the way he experiences training and pitching. Kid won't settle for less than 100% effort.

Kyle = integrity, commitment and +plus good human being!

Having a similar experience with my son. 

Also a soft tossing lefty.  Had been doing remote training for a bit.  Has seen a bit of an uptick in velo, going from sitting 80 to sitting 83 touching 85 in a few months.  The "big" jump hasn't happened yet.  

However, other things have improved greatly.  First arm resiliency has improved greatly.  He used to have a day or two of soreness after even an average bull pen session of 30 -40 pitches.  He has throw between 70-95 pitches this summer on hot days in game conditions and has almost no soreness to speak of.  His arm is such better condition it is amazing.  Ice? Soreness? Pain? A thing of the past. 

The other thing (knocking on wood) is control has improved.  Last summer he put up an insane stat line with a whip of 2.2 while striking out 1 an inning.  The whip was so high because of walks.  This summer so far he has a 6 to 1 K to walk ratio (3 BB and 19 Ks in 13 innings so far).  There are many benefits to this program beyond just the radar gun in my opinion.  

Thank for the feed back.  How old is your son?

19. 

Been pitching for a couple of years.  

I would recommend this book and program.  My son is a lefty and I bought the book around Christmas time.  We were also fortunate enough to go to a clinic Kyle was holding in Maryland which just reinforced what my son was doing. The book is complete with - band work, weights, foam rolling, weighted ball work and I am sure I am leaving off a lot.

The program comes with videos as well as work out programs on the webpage. 

I agree the benefits to this program are much more than the radar gun.  My son says his arm feels stronger even after pitching in a game.  It has helped to make him his own pitching coach and he knows what works for him and what does not.

My son started working out with Kyle in March after an injury.  I was intriguied my what Kyle was teaching because it is so different than the same throw 120 feet and stop.  My son's arm is so much stronger than it was but is nowhere near where he wants to be.  His Velocity is up nearly 10 mph from where he was before injury.  

As a side note.  Its kinda funny to see a trampoline and plyo balls in the bullpen before my sons game.  Wonder what people think when he carries that stuff by.  

Kyle does great things but you have to be willing to work.  As others have said this isn't a quick fix and throw bullets.  Just look at Kyle's client list and follow those guys to see.  Or look at the videos he tweet's out.  To see a guy throwing a pull down at 106.9 mph is crazy.

What you get with the book: a highly researched, multi-year project, of several iterations by someone (and it's not just Kyle but a whole team of great people with great brains and curious minds) who really wanted to understand arm and shoulder care, strength and conditioning, and excellent pitching.  This is not a collection of anecdotal "it worked for me when I played so it will work for you" type of coaching.  Nor is it a pick it up every now and then and throw around a heavy ball for instant results kind of program.

We've been lucky to have Kyle in our area since my son was young and even then, my boy has to train on his own, of his own motivation, most of the time.  And there are plateaus that can be maddening to the "throw hard, quick" type of mindset. But just as the Bulgarians and Russians learned decades ago in their olympic lifting programs, those are earmarks of programs with real gains, that persist and form a foundation for further growth and velocity development through time.

I read the book just because I am a curious person and found it to be very easy to read and almost more simple than I expected from Kyle, knowing him as I do.  By way of example, this is a guy who (among other things) read an entire book on pitching mechanics, in Japanese, just to squeeze out the lessons that he could apply in HKTC and with his pro, college, and HS clients.

Anecdotally speaking, the velocity gains are definite and linear (until the plateaus arise, and again when they are broken). And it will work for any thrower that cares to put the right kind of effort into EVERY SINGLE REP of work he will do in the program.