Perfect Pitch - A wearable personal training system that improves pitching by auditory feedback

Sports and technology has long gone hand in hand. But most of the innovations are related to collective systems like enhancement of stadiums, better conditions for spectators or even improvement of playing fields. In view of adoption of such large scale measures, the all important sports-person tends to get sidelined, as there are very few systems that cater to their intrinsic performance or improved capability (and we are not talking about steroids). This is where the 'Perfect Pitch' comes into the picture as a personal training system for baseball pitchers.

Perfect Pitch

Designed by interactive product designer Sebastiaan Pijnappel, this personal training system comprises of a flexible (and unobtrusive) wearable prototype for the pitchers. This system measures the pitching timing and flow of movement. The whole rhythmic element gets processed by an in-built mechanism, which then gives a corresponding output in an auditory fashion. In other words, the efficiency of the pitch is measured by the responding sound effect (feedback) of the system. According to the designer, this aural 'feedback' can help in a pitcher's overall consistency.In a rudimentary testing phase, the product has shown success in 75 percent of the cases. Though there is further scope for development, we certainly hope for a true scientific solution like this, which can augment the level of improvement of a player's 'personal' performance.

Via: FashioningTech