Baseball is a game - PITCHvr™ is no game
PITCHvr™ is an immersive training system designed by athletes, engineers and scientists for serious competitors.
PITCHvr™ Vision trains and evaluates serious baseball players in:
• Pitch type recognition
• Strike zone (K Zone) location recognition
• Pitch trajectory using patented technology
Features include:
• Immersive training in a ballpark with realistic dimensions
• Staircase adaptive training -- the user selects the initial degree of difficulty, but the system adjusts to the player’s actual performance level during the session
• Personalized strike zones, set by the user, accounting for height variability from player to player
• Bat length as selected by the player
• Player can bat left or right
• High school level pitch set is the default set that is provided with the software. Additional pitch sets for college, and pro levels are available as downloadable content (DLC's)
• A realistic pitcher avatar that throws four types of pitches:
o Fastball
o Curveball
o Slider
o Change up
• Selection of left or right-handed pitcher
• Multiple pitch combinations set by the user consider spin mirroring
• Animations show the pitcher’s finger positions as the pitch is being released
• Training mode that employs 3D graphics to indicate pitch release point and tunnel zone
• User selections for type of baseball including:
o size (standard 3 inch or more difficult 2 inch diameter)
o color (denoting type of pitch)
o seam thickness
o graphics on the baseball to highlight spin rate and directions
• Patented Soundscapes™ technology, embedded in the animation, train the player’s brain to assess speed, type, and position of the ball in-flight
• Patented Eye-sync™ technology trains the user to better track the trajectory of the pitch and spin of the ball by allowing the user to repeatedly replay the pitch forward and backward
• Several techniques are employed in evaluation mode, including strobed pitches where the ball vanishes on the way to the plate
• Live Coach / Trainer’s view on the computer monitor shows a split screen with the catcher’s view and the pitcher’s view of each pitch and swing
• After each pitch, the result is shown on the scoreboard behind the batter
• At the end of a session, an XLS (e.g. Excel) report file provides pitch by pitch reports on the batter’s reactions for player and trainer review
This pitch data set includes hundreds of 3/4 arm release pitches with the following types and speed ranges in MPH (miles per hour):
> Change up....................................................CH...............70-74 MPH
> Slurve.............................................................CU1.............70-74
> Hybrid between Slurve and 12-6.........CU2.............68-72
> 12 to 6 curve...............................................CU3.............66-70
> Cutter.............................................................FC................76-85
> Four seam fastball.....................................FF.................76-85
> Split finger fastball....................................FS.................76-85
> Two seam fastball.....................................FT..................76-85
> Slider with more run and less depth..SL1................74-78
> Slider with less run and more depth..SL2................76-80
All pitches are delivered with a 3/4 arm delivery. Future pitch sets available for purchase will include overhand, sidearm and submarine deliveries.
College and Pro level pitch sets are available as DLCs (downloadable content)
