Data-backed answers to the questions serious players and parents are actually asking, written by a CSCS coach using real Hittrax and VALD SmartSpeed data.
Not opinions. Numbers from Hittrax batted-ball tracking, VALD SmartSpeed lasers, and years of working with developing baseball players in Maine.
Exit velocity is the single most measurable output of a hitter. Learn what drives it, how to train it, and what realistic improvement timelines look like with Hittrax data.
Exact exit velocity benchmarks for youth and high school baseball players by age. What's average, what's strong, and what elite looks like for 13-18 year olds, with data context.
VALD SmartSpeed is the laser timing system used at the NFL Combine and pro baseball programs. Learn what it measures, why it beats stopwatches, and how UpperDeck uses it to build real baseball speed.