Official Partnership Announcement

 

It was 2022 and we were walking around ABCA when we bumped into a product that was a bit different but matched the description of something our team was on the lookout for.

That year we had blown through 12 command targets and it started to become frustrating. Soft aluminum frames, cheap netting. The list went on and on to how we could immediately tell the life expectancy (or lack there of) from the products in the market.

We were on the look out for a product that could handle the rigors of our day to day activity when we stumbled upon BP Zones.

BP Zones looked different and after some dialog at their booth we were assured that we “couldn’t break it”. It was almost a challenge and we had some arms lined up to close the pro off-season that would put it to the test. So we purchased and begun putting hundreds of pitches on it weekly.

Was it indestructible? No.

Did it last far longer than any of the other products we had tried? Absolutely!

The original frame still to this day is in perfect shape. We’ve blown through some flaps but we have to say the BP Zones team has been innovating and even now their reinforced flaps are far better.

For the every day facility owner, coach or even a player who just throws to a target in the off-season, this is such a superior target. The life expectancy on it is incredible.

BP Zones has been all over social media, from The King Of JUCO’s YouTube channel to some of the top facilities in the game. You can find BP Zone becoming a staple in bull pens across the industry. 

At KP we like use 2 different configurations of the different model zone frames and it’s been a game changer for us not having to constantly reorder 2 new command targets monthly.

We felt it was important to jump right to discussion of the quality of the product first in this post because in full transparency it’s the #1 reason we feel you should buy it. With quality out of the way though let’s talk about why we are choosing to partner with BP Zones and how we intend on leveraging their support to solve some really big questions in our own research.

Over the last year at KP we have been focusing on how to better understand command. We’ve been trying to better measure it and more importantly better influence it. 

It’s no secret that throwing to a target is more challenging than throwing to a catcher. For over a year now we’ve wanted to know how much more challenging though.

We also want to know if this challenge brings positive change in the pitcher. Meaning if throwing to a target is more challenging, do our pitchers get better because of the challenge? Or do they get worse?

BP Zones providing different size targets, adjustable flaps on targets and the longer lasting durability means we can measure changes and we can stay consistent with our project over a longer duration of time. We anticipate a lot of content over the next few months on these projects around command. With the support of the BP Zones team we hope to challenge the rhetoric and showcase how you can leverage great tools like their zones to improve command. 

We are excited to highlight more our findings in our research projects as well as detail a full list of research projects as the come to light. Head over to our Youtube channel as subscribe to get the lates updates from our projects as they are released.

 

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