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WATCH: How Fast Can You Recognize A Pitch?

If you want to get a hit in the majors, you have to start swinging a third of a second after the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand. Can you think fast enough to judge the pitch type and location? Test yourself: Dr. Peter Fadde turned this quiz into an app that trains hitters through repetitions […]

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U.S. Ski Team Trained In Virtual Reality For Pyeongchang Olympics

As athletes from the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team descend upon Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, they’ll be doing so with months of training in virtual reality that have provided them with an unprecedented number of mental reps on a course many have never seen. In early 2017, the ski team […]

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San Francisco 49ers Quarterbacks Battle, Get Virtual Reality Reps

San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard has put up impressive numbers this preseason. He has thrown 23 passes — three of which have gone for touchdowns and none for interceptions. From a progression standpoint, Beathard and other 49ers quarterbacks have made use of virtual reality. Similar to the Chicago Bears and a couple other NFL […]

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Chicago Bears Using Virtual Reality To Help New Quarterbacks

The quarterback position might seem simple to the uninitiated. On any given play you’re either handing the ball off or throwing it to a receiver, right? Given the different schemes and systems implemented by coaches these days, it’s not so cut-and-dry. With three brand new quarterbacks on the roster in 2017 the Chicago Bears are […]

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