Since the introduction of smart technology into the world or sports there have been some pretty amazing advances in safety and performance tracking extending beyond simple fitness trackers. Now, there are safety vests for skiers that not only provide feedback on your run but also sense spills and inflate before you ever hit the ground, or football helmets with multi-directional impact protection systems. Last year, Wilson introduced a smart basketball that can calculate your shooting percentage for you. This September, they’ll be releasing the new Wilson X football that measures performance while offering a stadium experience.
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Similar to the Wilson smart basketball, the X football uses sensors and an accompanying app using Bluetooth to send the data it gathers on your performance. It can tell you the ball’s spin rate in RPM, spiral efficiency and estimate the distance and peak velocity of each throw. The app crunches all of these numbers and creates a composite score similar to that of the NFL’s passer rating stat for quarterbacks. Veteran sportscaster Gus Johnson says, “You know, they say ‘he throws a really tight ball,’ but they’ve never been able to put a number to that. Today we’re able to put a number to that.”
New Smart Football By Wilson Gives Stats On Your Throw [InventorSpot]