Hoop
Tracker Helps Basketball Players Take Their Best Shot
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
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