Hoop Tracker Helps Basketball Players Take Their Best Shot
 

Hoop Tracker Helps Basketball Players Take Their Best Shot
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We can't all have Jordan's dunk, but a new piece of wearable tech could soon help athletes understand their own strengths — and weaknesses.

Hoop Tracker is a smart watch designed specifically for basketball players that automatically measures training progress, including shooting percentages and accuracy.

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"If you're going to perform an activity you're going to want to k**w how well you're doing it," Hoop Tracker founder Jason Duke told Mashable. "Basketball is ** different."

The Hoop Tracker system is made up of two main components — a shot detector magnetically mounted on the hoop and the watch itself. Once a player takes a shot, a sensor is activated when the ball hits the backboard or the rim. If the ball goes in, it will hit a lever positioned in the hoop and the shot will be recorded as made. But if it doesn't hit the lever within two seconds, a miss will be registered Read more...

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