Blast Motion is introducing a new series of metrics that analyze a player’s swing mechanics. A player’s plane, connection, and rotation are now measured and evaluated using machine learning, data mining, and artificial intelligence. The new Blast Insights are available to premium service subscribers.
Prior versions measured raw data such as bat speed, time to contact, and degree of attack angle. A composite Blast Factor score was computed, half based on power and half on efficiency, but the new granular evaluations in Blast IQ detail much more about the swing.
“Plane” measures how long a hitter’s swing remains on the same swing plane after the bat makes contact.