Force Sensing & Applied Analysis: Where Does the Force Go During AI Baseball Training?
“That was a really solid hit.”
It sounds like a simple description, but behind it lies a very specific scientific question:
How does force travel from the body, through the bat, and ultimately into the ball?
The Fundamentals of Force Sensing Technology
Force sensing uses sensing equipment to measure changes in force generated during movement, then collects and analyzes the resulting data.
Common force-sensing methods include force plates installed on the ground to measure ground reaction forces generated during push-off, as well as pressure sensors installed on equipment or specific parts of the body to measure localized force production.
The Kinetic Chain: Where Does Force Start, and Where Does It Go?
Simply knowing how much force is produced is not enough.
What really matters is whether that force is transferred at the right time and in the right way.
This connects to a key concept in Sports Science: the kinetic chain.
Force is not generated by a single body part. Instead, it is transferred continuously from the lower body through the core and into the upper body and equipment.
If something goes wrong at any point in the chain, force may be lost along the way.
Common Kinetic Chain Checkpoints
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Lower-body push-off and generation of ground reaction force
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Whether hip rotation effectively drives the core
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Whether core force is efficiently transferred to the shoulders and arms
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The efficiency of force transfer into equipment such as a bat or racket
How Can Force Data Become AI Baseball Training Recommendations?
Force data alone can tell us where force decreases along the chain.
To turn that information into a training recommendation, however, force data needs to be combined with movement timing and imaging data.
Only then can we begin to determine the actual cause of force loss—is the timing of movement initiation incorrect, or is there insufficient flexibility or stability somewhere in the body?
This is why force sensing often needs to be combined with motion tracking, imaging analysis, and other Sports Science tools to achieve its full value.
Turning the Abstract “Kinetic Chain” into Concrete Data
Force sensing technology makes the previously abstract concept of the kinetic chain measurable.
It becomes possible to see where force is lost along the chain.
That is why, when it comes to whether a hit is truly “solid,” data can often be more honest than feel.
Conclusion
Force sensing analysis allows AI Baseball and Sports Science to turn the abstract concept of the kinetic chain into visible data—and gives scientific evidence to what we mean when we say, “That was a solid hit.”