Golf technology platform 18Birdies has landed one of the biggest up-and-coming social media stars as a brand partner in golfer Paige Spiranac. The 24-year-old Cactus Tour player, who boasts nearly a million followers on Instagram, signed on with the startup company, which centers around a free app designed to track golfers’ round history and statistics along with […]
During this year’s playoffs, NHL coaches and players don’t have to wait until intermission to review highlights and game play footage. In all 16 playoff venues, the league has installed a video coaching system that will include three Apple iPad Pros placed on holders on the glass behind or on the side of team benches. Starting […]
Blast Motion and the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) have partnered to deliver sensor-based player development and in-game swing metrics using Blast Baseball 360 and Blast Connect. The Blast sensor will help provide coaches with real-time swing analysis during practice and capture in-game swing metrics. It will provide access to an athlete’s swing history, […]
Despite early inclement weather at Augusta National last week prior to The Masters, the overall forecast for the season’s first Major was relatively fair. However, if there had been lightning and further signs of bad weather, the golf tournament would have been aided by Thor Guard, a lightning prediction system that has been in operation since 1973 […]
The MLB season is off and running as the Atlanta Braves, in particular, open technology-infused SunTrust Park for the first time Friday. SportTechie recently broke down the most important storylines to follow for the 2017 MLB season and with that, we also wanted to highlight some of the baseball technology companies to watch during the […]
