In October, Bob Hilborn, the head pro at Scarborough East Tennis wrote an article for us about their tennis club becoming the first in Ohio to install PlaySight technology. Which, as a refresher, uses six cameras, three on each baseline, to record and digitally analyze each aspect of a tennis match. My name is Jason […]
PlaySight, the tennis company that has earned a name for itself with their SmartCourt technology, has just announced a major partnership with the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Playsight will be hoping that their new relationship with the ITA will allow their product to become an even greater presence in the world of college tennis. Colleges […]
This is a guest post written by Bob Hilborn, the Manager and Head Tennis Pro at Scarborough East Tennis Club, explaining his experience with the hi-tech PlaySight tennis courts. Have you noticed the in-depth technology that takes place during a professional tennis match on television? From determining whether or not a ball is “in” or “out” […]
While watching World No. 1 Novak Djokovic today in the French Open against Gilles Muller, one might notice a bit more than mere natural talent in Djokovic. The reigning Wimbledon champion is an avid investor in tennis technology, in particular a company called PlaySight. Yesterday, the company announced two expansions to their SmartCourt system–SmartCourt Live […]
As all sports technology startups try to become mainstream, one of the several, underlying prevalent issues remain constant: education of a respective company’s benefits from its technology to the consumer level. Be it derived from the tech sector over sports or vice versa notwithstanding, common ground needs to transpire in order to reach desired […]
