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Zack Taylor – Player Evaluation Report – TopVelocity.ai
Zack Taylor

Zack Taylor

USA Eval: Jan 11, 2026
RHP TopVelocity Evaluation
72
Velocity
5'8"
Height
170
Weight
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AI Velocity Analysis

Machine learning prediction based on 1,535 elite athletes

Camp Velocity
72
mph
AI Prediction
75
mph
Based on physical metrics
Difference
3.0
mph
Below prediction
Proficiency
25
%ile
Mechanics efficiency
💡
What this means: Below average mechanics - significant improvement potential
There's potential to gain 3.0 mph through improved mechanics and training.

💪 Athletic Variables to Improve

Physical metrics that directly impact velocity. Focus on these for maximum gains.

Broad Jump +2.1 mph
Current 94.0" 37%ile
Goal 100.0" 67%ile
Lateral Broad Jump (Combined) +2.0 mph
Current 146.0" 23%ile
Goal 157.0" 53%ile
Vertical Jump 225 +1.8 mph
Current 20.0" 50%ile
Goal 23.0" 80%ile
Vertical Jump +1.8 mph
Current 26.0" 50%ile
Goal 29.0" 80%ile
Right Grip +1.8 mph
Current 110.0 lbs 53%ile
Goal 125.0 lbs 83%ile
10-Yard Sprint +1.5 mph
Current 1.710s 33%ile
Goal 1.630s 63%ile
Weight +1.5 mph
Current 170.0 lbs 36%ile
Goal 192.8 lbs 66%ile
Total Body Strength +1.4 mph
Current 370.0 lbs 37%ile
Goal 440.0 lbs 67%ile
Total Potential Velocity Gain: +13.9 mph → Target: 90 mph
Working Toward 90 mph
You need +18.0 mph to reach your target.
Improving to 90th percentile in the metrics above can provide +13.9 mph.
4.1 mph gap remaining
Consider setting an interim target of 85 mph first.
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TopVelocity Ranking

Based on the TopVelocity Evaluation System

Current Rank
Unranked
TopV Pro 0/16 metrics
Level 3 1/16 metrics
Level 2 2/16 metrics
Level 1 11/16 metrics
Vertical Jump 26.0 / ≥25.0
Broad Jump 94.0 / ≥102.0
10 Yard Sprint 1.7 / ≤1.8
Total Body Strength 370.0 / ≥500.0
Right Hip Internal Rotation 35.0 / ≥30.0
Left Hip Internal Rotation 40.0 / ≥30.0
Right Hip Extension 15.0 / ≥15.0
Left Hip Extension 15.0 / ≥15.0
Right Hip Flexion 75.0 / ≥80.0
Left Hip Flexion 85.0 / ≥80.0
Right Hip Abduction 45.0 / ≥45.0
Left Hip Abduction 45.0 / ≥45.0
Right Trunk Rotation 60.0 / ≥65.0
Left Trunk Rotation 50.0 / ≥65.0
Right Dorsiflexion 12.0 / ≥10.0
Left Dorsiflexion 12.0 / ≥10.0
📊 Performance Scores (Percentile)
🔄
47
Mobility
41
Power
🏆
44
Overall
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Anthropometric

3 metrics measured

21
Overall
68.0 in
in
Body Height
13th Percentile
Elite (90th): 75.0 in
Difference: -7.0 in
170 lbs
lbs
Body Weight
35th Percentile
Elite (90th): 216 lbs
Difference: -46 lbs
67.5 in
in
Wing Span
13th Percentile
Elite (90th): 76.0 in
Difference: -8.5 in
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Mobility

23 metrics measured

47
Overall
12 °
°
Right Dorsiflexion
60th Percentile
Elite (90th): 19 °
Difference: -7 °
12 °
°
Left Dorsiflexion
60th Percentile
Elite (90th): 18 °
Difference: -6 °
60 °
°
Right Plantar Flexion
50th Percentile
Elite (90th): 75 °
Difference: -15 °
50 °
°
Left Plantar Flexion
10th Percentile
Elite (90th): 75 °
Difference: -25 °
35 °
°
Right Hip Internal Rotation
75th Percentile
Elite (90th): 40 °
Difference: -5 °
40 °
°
Left Hip Internal Rotation
90th Percentile
Elite (90th): 40 °
Difference: ✓ Elite
35 °
°
Right Hip External Rotation
25th Percentile
Elite (90th): 54 °
Difference: -18 °
35 °
°
Left Hip External Rotation
34th Percentile
Elite (90th): 50 °
Difference: -15 °
15 °
°
Right Hip Extension
25th Percentile
Elite (90th): 25 °
Difference: -10 °
15 °
°
Left Hip Extension
25th Percentile
Elite (90th): 25 °
Difference: -10 °
75 °
°
Right Hip Flexion
32th Percentile
Elite (90th): 95 °
Difference: -20 °
85 °
°
Left Hip Flexion
62th Percentile
Elite (90th): 95 °
Difference: -10 °
45 °
°
Right Hip Abduction
50th Percentile
Elite (90th): 51 °
Difference: -6 °
45 °
°
Left Hip Abduction
50th Percentile
Elite (90th): 52 °
Difference: -7 °
65 °
°
Right Shoulder Internal Rotation
82th Percentile
Elite (90th): 70 °
Difference: -5 °
65 °
°
Left Shoulder Internal Rotation
75th Percentile
Elite (90th): 80 °
Difference: -15 °
110 °
°
Right Shoulder External Rotation
75th Percentile
Elite (90th): 120 °
Difference: -10 °
80 °
°
Left Shoulder External Rotation
5th Percentile
Elite (90th): 115 °
Difference: -35 °
30 °
°
Right Shoulder Horizontal Abduction
75th Percentile
Elite (90th): 35 °
Difference: -5 °
20 °
°
Left Shoulder Horizontal Abduction
10th Percentile
Elite (90th): 35 °
Difference: -15 °
35 °
°
Trunk Extension
42th Percentile
Elite (90th): 50 °
Difference: -15 °
60 °
°
Right Trunk Rotation
50th Percentile
Elite (90th): 75 °
Difference: -15 °
50 °
°
Left Trunk Rotation
25th Percentile
Elite (90th): 70 °
Difference: -20 °
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Strength & Power

11 metrics measured

41
Overall
26.0 in
in
Vertical Jump
58th Percentile
Elite (90th): 30.0 in
Difference: -4.0 in
20.0 in
in
Vertical Jump 225lbs
50th Percentile
Elite (90th): 24.3 in
Difference: -4.3 in
94 in
in
Broad Jump
43th Percentile
Elite (90th): 108 in
Difference: -14 in
72 in
in
Right Lateral Broad Jump
25th Percentile
Elite (90th): 86 in
Difference: -14 in
74 in
in
Left Lateral Broad Jump
33th Percentile
Elite (90th): 86 in
Difference: -12 in
1.710 s
s
10 Yard Sprint
5th Percentile
Elite (90th): 1.880 s
Difference: -0.170 s
370 lbs
lbs
Total Body Strength
33th Percentile
Elite (90th): 600 lbs
Difference: -230 lbs
110 lbs
lbs
Right Grip Strength
57th Percentile
Elite (90th): 130 lbs
Difference: -20 lbs
115 lbs
lbs
Left Grip Strength
72th Percentile
Elite (90th): 130 lbs
Difference: -15 lbs
549 W
W
Right Rotational Power
33th Percentile
Elite (90th): 973 W
Difference: -424 W
503 W
W
Left Rotational Power
34th Percentile
Elite (90th): 909 W
Difference: -406 W

Pitch Metrics

5 metrics measured

47
Overall
1200 °
°
Spin Axis
10th Percentile
Elite (90th): 1200 °
Difference: +0 °
16 in
in
Vertical Break
50th Percentile
Elite (90th): 20 in
Difference: -4 in
15 in
in
Horizontal Break
91th Percentile
Elite (90th): 14 in
Difference: ✓ Elite
1971 rpm
rpm
Total Spin
63th Percentile
Elite (90th): 2178 rpm
Difference: -207 rpm
72 mph
mph
Total Velocity
20th Percentile
Elite (90th): 86 mph
Difference: -14 mph
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Brent Pourciau's Analysis

Road to 90

Personalized roadmap for Zack Taylor

📊 The Overview
Alright Zack, here's your Road to 90. You're currently sitting at 72 mph, which means you need about 18.0 mph to hit your target of 90. Your profile is in the 44th percentile overall, which means there's significant room to grow. The good news? Every improvement you make will translate to velocity.
🤖 What The AI Analysis Tells Me
Zack, let me be real with you — this is actually exciting news. You're throwing 72 mph, but based on your physical metrics, the AI model says you should be around 75 mph. That 3.0 mph gap? That's not a problem — that's POTENTIAL. It means once we clean up your mechanics and movement patterns, you've got velocity sitting there waiting to be unlocked.
Your mechanics efficiency is at the 25th percentile — and honestly, this is where the opportunity is. Your physical tools are there, but your delivery isn't converting them efficiently. The good news? Mechanical improvements often come faster than physical gains. Once we optimize your sequencing and timing, you'll see immediate velocity jumps.
🎯 Your Biggest Opportunities
Based on the AI analysis, here are your biggest opportunities to add velocity:
Broad Jump +2.1 mph
Current: 94.0" (37th %ile) Target: 100.0" (67th %ile)
Why it matters: Your broad jump is one of the best predictors of pitching velocity because it measures your ability to produce horizontal force — exactly what you need off the mound.
How we fix it: The Stride Excelerator is perfect for this — it trains the exact horizontal force production pattern you use in your delivery. Combine that with plyometrics, bounds, and the TopVelocity Sled for resisted stride work.
Lateral Broad Jump +2.0 mph
Current: 146.0" (23th %ile) Target: 157.0" (53th %ile)
Why it matters: This measures your lateral power — critical because pitching involves a massive lateral push off the rubber before you rotate.
How we fix it: The Stride Excelerator trains this lateral drive pattern specifically. Combine it with lateral bounds and the TopVelocity Sled for lateral resisted work.
Vertical Jump 225 +1.8 mph
Current: 20.0" (50th %ile) Target: 23.0" (80th %ile)
Why it matters: This metric has a direct correlation to pitching velocity based on our data from over 800 athletes.
How we fix it: The 3X Pitching Velocity Program includes specific protocols to target this. Combined with the TopVelocity training devices, you'll see improvement quickly.
These three priorities alone = +5.9 mph potential
🏆 Can You Hit Your Target?
Let me be honest with you — getting to 90 mph is a big goal. The improvements I've outlined give you about +13.9 mph, which would put you around 85 mph. That's a great interim target. The remaining 4.1 mph will require elite-level development — we're talking about pushing past 90th percentile on multiple metrics. Set 85 mph as your first milestone, crush that, then we'll re-evaluate and map out the next phase.
🚀 My Recommendation
Based on everything I'm seeing here, here's what I recommend: The 3X Pitching Velocity Program is exactly what you need. This isn't just a throwing program — it's a complete system that addresses mechanics, strength, power, and motor learning all in one. Your mechanics efficiency score tells me there's velocity sitting on the table right now. The 3X Program will teach you how to sequence your body properly and transfer all that force into the ball. To accelerate your results, I highly recommend using the TopVelocity training devices that are built into the program: The Trunk Excelerator teaches you to generate and transfer rotational power through your core — this is where velocity lives. The Stride Excelerator builds explosive leg drive and proper stride mechanics, which is the foundation of the 3X approach. The Impulse Ground Force Trainer develops your ability to create force into the ground, and the TopVelocity Sled builds the specific strength patterns you need for a powerful delivery. These aren't gimmicks — they're tools designed to train the exact movement patterns that separate high-velocity pitchers from everyone else. Combine them with the 3X Program and you'll see results faster than training alone.
💪 Your Top Physical Priorities
The two biggest physical drivers for you right now are broad jump and left shoulder external rotation. Together, these account for about 4.1 mph of your velocity gap.
Broad Jump +1.8 mph
Current 94 in
Percentile 44th
Target 102 in
To Gain +8 in
Left Shoulder External Rotation +2.3 mph
Current 80 °
Percentile 5th
Target 104.8 °
To Gain +24.8 °
🔧 Supporting Work
After that, it's about the supporting package: left ankle dorsiflexion (mobility), Total Body Strength, Left Lateral Broad Jump (power/stability), Body Height. These aren't the headline levers, but they raise the floor and make your mechanics easier to execute.
🎯 Your Action Plan
Movement Cues:
"Shin down, leverage, drive — use the ground."
Training Priorities:
Build Mass
Calorie surplus + structured strength phases. Mass equals gas — you need more raw material.
Explosive Power
Jump training (box jumps, bounds) + Olympic lift progressions (cleans, hang cleans). Train fast to be fast.
🚀 What's Next
Hit these targets, re-test, and the system will update the next set of variables to chase. This is iterative — each evaluation narrows the focus as your profile improves. Plan to re-evaluate in 8-12 weeks.

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Achievement Milestones

Evaluated
🎖 Ranked
80+ MPH
🔥 85+ MPH
💪 90+ Club
🏆 Pro Level