Archive | June, 2012

27 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Bryce Harper Home Run Analysis

PowerChalk CEO Chaz Henry puts on his coaching hat for this segment, breaking down one of Bryce Harper’s monster home runs from earlier this season. Once he sets his leg, Harper’s swing is a prime example of rotational hitting. To breakdown Harper’s swing for yourself, or even compare your own swing to his, head over [...]

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22 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Diagramming a Cover 1 Defense

With the Cover 2 and Cover 3 defenses already diagrammed, I decided it was time to fire up the ChalkTalk Telestrator, and map out a Cover 1 Defense.  The Cover 1 defense is a pretty basic defense to map out out and execute, since it’s essentially man-to-man coverage. Here is a breakdown of the responsibilities: [...]

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19 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

PowerChalk Releases New Mobile App

We have released version 5.0 of our award winning app – the 10-Second Telestrator. The app allows you to analyze video in slow motion – adding annotation and voice-over to sports related movie clips. The new app supports the uploading of video from phones and tablets directly to cloud based video lockers at www.powerchalk.com. Version [...]

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15 June 2012 ~ 1 Comment

Baseball Hitting – Set and Load

PowerChalk CEO Chaz Henry writes about his experiences coaching baseball. On the 12U baseball team that I coach, I’ve noticed that too many of our hitters get ‘loaded’ immediately. By loaded, I mean they get in their back-most position as part of their stance. They try and hold that position until it’s time to swing. [...]

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14 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Introducing: PowerChalk University

Starting Monday, June 18th PowerChalk is launching a three part Webinar series titled “PowerChalk University.” Each 30 minute interactive session will feature instruction and demonstration of how to use the PowerChalk system and the ChalkTalk Telstrator. Participants must be registered and confirmed users at www.powerchalk.com. Webinar participants can ask questions and work along with the [...]

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11 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Slow Motion Trick Shot – Golf

Our featured video of the day comes from our very own Jacob Crisp. While we were shooting some footage at Knights Play Golf Center last week, Jacob pulled out a couple trick shots for the 60 FPS camera. To put your own trick shot in slow motion, head over to www.PowerChalk.com and slow it down [...]

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08 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Drop and Drive or Tall and Fall?

Wondering what the difference is between “Drop and Drive” and “Tall and Fall” pitching mechanics? Nick Caringi of Little League Baseball and Matt West of PowerChalk/Little League Connect discuss the differences between two in this week’s Little League Connect Webinar. They split screen Mark Buehrle and Randy Johnson to demonstrate each style.  To diagram your [...]

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06 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Free Premium Content – 2012 MLB Draftees

The 2012 MLB Draft came to a close on Wednesday, after three days of action. Six players featured in our “USA Baseball 2012 NHSI Tournament” section were drafted in the top 100 this week, with one player going in the top 10. Here’s a clip of the San Diego Padres’ seventh overall pick, pitcher Max [...]

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04 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Coming Soon – New Telestrator App

Later this week, we will be releasing a fresh update for our Apple App, the 10 Second Telestrator. The app integrates the former 10 Second Telestrator App with the PowerChalk Video Uploader App, centralizing the features of both programs. Now users will be able to record, analyze and upload footage at practice, and store them [...]

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01 June 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Featured Video – J. Kennedy (Around the World)

Today’s featured video comes from Joe Kennedy in London, England. Pulling off a soccer (or football ) technique known as an “Around the World,” Joe slowed it down using the ChalkTalk Telesterator. Great use of the telestrator and great skill J!   To upload and analyze your own footage, head over to www.powerchalk.com and get started [...]

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