CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast: The Next Generation of Biomechanics with Scott Selbie

After much anticipation, Theia3D Apex is now available for all users. This release represents a significant update to our markerless tracking models and introduces our new baseball ball tracking add-on feature, along with other enhancements and updates. In this overview, we’ll discuss what you can expect after updating to Theia3D Apex, including the improvements offered by our new tracking models, a look at how our ball tracking feature was validated, and other new software features.

More than 50 independent, peer-reviewed research publications now cite, evaluate or review Theia3D across domains including gait, sports performance, postural control, upper-extremity movement and other biomechanics applications. These publications are available in world-leading journals including Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Gait & Posture and Clinical Biomechanics. Together, they represent a growing body of evidence across different movements, populations and environments, reinforcing Theia3D’s position as the most extensively validated markerless motion capture system.

This article is a first in a miniseries that breaks down what motion capture can show beyond radar, ball data, and standard video. In this first installment, Dean breaks down how he uses Incremental Velocity Analysis, or IVA, to study what changes biomechanically as pitchers move closer and closer to max output.