Zepp Labs has introduced the Zepp Multi-Sport Sensor, which can capture 1,000 data points per second and helps users analyst the swing in various sports. It features dedicated apps for baseball, golf and tennis. Each sports app utilizes a specific sensor – which is about 1-inch square, and weighs just 6.3 grams. It is constructed of a rugged rubber exterior and has a shock-resistant core, so it can withstand abuse on the baseball field, golf course and tennis court. Each sensor contains a powerful ARM processor, multiple motion sensors, storage for up to 200,000 swings (200,000 tennis swings / 2,000 baseball and golf swings) and up to 8 hours of battery life (varies by use). Using innovative sport-specific mounts, the Zepp sensor easily attaches to any baseball or softball bat, tennis racket or golf glove. It captures 1,000 data points per second and transfers all of this data to a user’s smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. Continue reading Zepp It Up
Tag: Tennis
Weekend Reading List (08.10.2013): Velo Repair, Social Run, Courting Technology, Solar Life Saver
Velo Repair
From Bicycle Retailer: RecoFit donating portion of Armcoolers sales to velodrome
RecoFit Compression Gear is donating $3 from the online sales of its Armcoolers sleeves to help with the completion of the Boulder Valley Velodrome in Erie, Colorado.
The outdoor wooden velodrome was due to open later this month. However it was heavily damaged by a wind storm on Saturday. Its opening has now been pushed back indefinitely. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (08.10.2013): Velo Repair, Social Run, Courting Technology, Solar Life Saver
Weekend Reading List (07.06.2013): Knee’d To Heal, Wear IT, AAA Bike Service
Knee’d To Heal
From Runner’s World: The Body Shop: Band Aid
Use these six simple moves to help cure and prevent knee pain Continue reading Weekend Reading List (07.06.2013): Knee’d To Heal, Wear IT, AAA Bike Service
Rush Hour
Wilson is ready to take to the court – the tennis court – with the Rush Pro Tennis Shoe, which features a 6mm heel-toe drop. The shoe offers DST foam midsole and insole for cushioning while and abrasion-resistant toe guard will keep the tips of the foot protected.
Learn From a Pro
Want to play like a Tennis pro? Just like playing at Carnegie Hall it comes to down to practice, practice, practice. But even with practice you need to know how to do it right and some new apps from Vstrator might help. These are designed to collaborative social coaching tools that allows users to capture, create and share videos of “coachable moments” and further allows coaches to train athletes remotely. Currently Vstrator has apps for tennis, strength training, golf and football. Game on.
Nike Goes to Court
We’ve seen a number of Nike shoes this year, but the Nike SB Challenge Court is aimed at two seemingly different types of athletes. As Nike shows in the video below it can appeal to both Gino Iannucci, Nike Skateboarding team rider, and tennis champ Jon McEnroe alike! Continue reading Nike Goes to Court
UNIQLO Comes Out with Tennis Line in U.S.
If you thought you saw the UNIQLO label on tennis players at the Olympics, Wimbledon and other recent televised tournaments, you weren’t imagining things. UNIQLO just launched its line of tennis apparel. The line was created around Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who will be playing in the U.S. Open in New York in just a few days. Continue reading UNIQLO Comes Out with Tennis Line in U.S.
Adidas ClimaCool Fabric Plays in the Olympics
We’ve been hearing about ClimaCool technology a lot, and probably own a few garments with the fabric. Since it plays a big role in Olympic uniforms, adidas provided some information on how its constructed, tested, and the benefits of the wicking fabric. Continue reading Adidas ClimaCool Fabric Plays in the Olympics
Racket That is Head Above the Rest
The Head YouTek IG speed MP 18/20 racket isn’t just good enough, it is a grand slam of rackets. And it is the racket de jour for Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic. While it probably won’t let most would-be tennis pros serve up Djokovic it should help that game at the local court.
It features an 18×20 spring pattern and makes use of the Innegra, the world’s lightest high performance carbon fiber, which forms an ultra tough hybrid-composite structure. This reduces vibration on ball impact for better control and precision.
Interactive Racquet
There are more and more devices that are helping track an athlete’s performance during training or competition. The Babolat Play & Connect interactive tennis racquet could help players avoid faults altogether. The racquet looks just like any other out there, but in the handle are sensors and electronics that can track performance. This can be downloaded afterward via USB or even streamed line via a wireless connection to a computer, tablet or smartphone for tracking of activity in real time.
This is reportedly the first time that MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology has been built-in a tennis racquet, but something tells us this won’t be the last. And while this information could be used to help train, it can also be used by those watching the game as well. A prototype was shown off at the French Open, where the audience could get stats on shot type, power and consistency in real time. Video after the jump
Shaping The Bosworth Racquet
If you’ve hit a few balls on the tennis court, then you probably know that the swing is essential. But that said, the right racquet can really perfect the placement of each shot. While it’s not a new company, or racquet, Bosworth Tennis has reshaped the sport’s main equipment. And it’s that’s the sport’s best kept secret.
Bosworth’s signature racquet features a 10-sided head. It’s still the classic oval, but it’s curve is squared off. This reshaping on the classic doubles the sweet spot. That means more optimal surface to hit the ball.
Another element that really helps your game is that Bosworth racquets are custom fit to the athlete. The grip, the grip’s curve, playing style and experience are just a few elements that shape the final $399.95 product of the Bosworth Tour 96.
Czech player Radek Stepanek recently used a Bosworth Tour 96 to win the Legg-Mason Classic in Washington, D.C. The company reports several pros have used Bosworth racquets over the years, and that the company is well known by pros. Bosworth often does the custom fitting for pros, even when they choose racquets from other manufacturers.
Bosworth Tennis Official Website
[Via World Tennis Magazine: What strange racquet was used to win Washington last week?]
Smart Egg or Just Cracked Idea?
To prepare for the recently concluded USA Pro Cycling Challenge many European riders arrived days, even weeks prior to the big event to acclimate to the altitude. But what do you do if you are already at sea level, and can’t spend days in the mountains but still want the benefits of altitude training? You could climb into a really expensive egg.
According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, and now making rounds throughout the blogosphere, tennis star Novak Djokovic uses a special CVAC Pod every single day. He climbs into the egg-shaped pod, which sorts of evokes memories of Lady Gaga’s arrival at the Grammy Awards earlier this year, but whereas her egg was just for show, Djokovic’s $75,000 device – which is just one of only 20 in the entire world – is meant to compress the body’s muscles by using computer-controlled valve and vacuum pump to simulate being at high altitudes. Basically it is akin to a trip to the mountains without the need to be stuck in a tight and extremely uncomfortable airplane seat breathing recycled bad air.
On second thought, it seems the device is actually just like being on a coach airline seat, something Djokovic probably hasn’t had to endure in years. But the difference is he only has to spend 20 minutes at a time, and just three times a week – although reports suggest the tennis star is in the egg daily. All things considered it does seem to be more of a compression rather than decompression device, but if it helps his game he might prove to be one smart egg.
[Via Wall Street Journal: Novak Djokovic’s Secret: Sitting in a Pressurized Egg]
Organix Integration of Mind, Body and Racquet
This week there was something truly “epic” in the world of tennis technology, or rather it sounded epic as it came from Epic Sports International, global licensee for Boris Becker Tennis and Volkl Tennis. The company has announced the release of its Organix racquet technology.
Does this involve some sort of “unobtainium” or other super space-age composites? Actually it is nothing so complex nor does it involve heading to another planet to obtain the material. Instead it is base cellulose as a base material, but has been utilized with carbon nano tubes, making for racquet that provides improved sensation and power for all levels of tennis players. The Organix technology is now available in five racquet types, which were developed by Volkl, along with Munich-based Frauhofer Institute. The result is that three technologies are incorporated into the racquets, and include the Bio Sensor Handle System, Organix and Optispot. Bio Sensor Handle System offers dynamic dampening to minimize shuddering by 15 percent, while the Organix is used for enhancing vibrant power by 30 percent and it is a combination of organic cellulose substances and DNX carbon nano tubes. Finally, the Optispot offers players the capability to strike 40 percent additional balls in the sweet spot.
“Organix is the next generation technology platform which gives Völkl customers a comprehensive, highly technical and superior performing racquet to fully connect the players’ mind, body and racquet,” said Brian Dillman, vice president and general manager of Epic Sports International. “We look forward to another year of fast growth and high-level consumer visibility with Völkl on track to be the fastest-growing tennis brand worldwide.”
We’ll leave that to the court – the tennis court to decide.