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Firm rolls digital golf glove
Mark LaPedus
9/23/2010 1:10 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Germany's Sensosolutions GmbH has rolled out SensoGlove, the world’s first golf glove with built-in digital sensors.
The glove is said to read the user’s grip pressure to ensure an accurate, smooth and powerful golf swing. SensoGlove’s 1.2-inch LED digital monitor analyzes the pressure of the swing via sensors placed throughout the glove.
The grip pressure settings can be stored in SensoGlove’s memory to use throughout the swing, allowing one to exert just the right amount of pressure for a natural, effortless swing. Golfers can set the monitor to low to high sensitivity from 1-18. The highest settings (13-18) are the most sensitive and encourage a very light grip pressure, particularly useful when chipping and putting. The lowest settings (1-12) are less sensitive and are designed to help golfers develop a lighter grip.
“Every golfer wants to hit the ball far and the natural instinct is to swing harder and faster,” said David Bauer, president of SensoSolutions, in a statement. “But trying to swing with more power causes a death grip, creating tension in the hands, wrists, arms and shoulders. The result is a less than smooth swing and, even worse, tightened muscles. Tight muscles result in slower – not faster – club head speed.”
SensoGlove is available and priced at $89.
The glove is said to read the user’s grip pressure to ensure an accurate, smooth and powerful golf swing. SensoGlove’s 1.2-inch LED digital monitor analyzes the pressure of the swing via sensors placed throughout the glove.
The grip pressure settings can be stored in SensoGlove’s memory to use throughout the swing, allowing one to exert just the right amount of pressure for a natural, effortless swing. Golfers can set the monitor to low to high sensitivity from 1-18. The highest settings (13-18) are the most sensitive and encourage a very light grip pressure, particularly useful when chipping and putting. The lowest settings (1-12) are less sensitive and are designed to help golfers develop a lighter grip.
“Every golfer wants to hit the ball far and the natural instinct is to swing harder and faster,” said David Bauer, president of SensoSolutions, in a statement. “But trying to swing with more power causes a death grip, creating tension in the hands, wrists, arms and shoulders. The result is a less than smooth swing and, even worse, tightened muscles. Tight muscles result in slower – not faster – club head speed.”
SensoGlove is available and priced at $89.
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daleste
9/23/2010 1:47 PM EDT
This sounds like a great use of technology. My golf game needs a lot of help. I'll have to go get one.
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mark.lapedus
9/23/2010 1:50 PM EDT
This is interesting idea. I am not sold, however. The grip is only a part of the problem. Thoughts in golf land?
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Dave.Dykstra
9/24/2010 8:23 PM EDT
The grip is a major part of the problem and this certainly has potential to help improve a golfers swing. However, I think I would draw the line between using this on the practice range and using it during a game since I think a certain amount of technology is ok, but this seems a bit like using technology instead of your own skills, so I don't think I'll get one very soon.
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VincePG
9/24/2010 11:59 PM EDT
Whether it is a useful practice device is going to be more determined by the applications developed around the glove and the form the feedback takes. Golf can always use one more gadget to improve your game. They didn't really talk about how it works in the context of lugging it to the range to practice with it. Interesting idea though, other than a 1.2 in LCD display. What? do you check it like a wrist watch?
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DrQuine
9/25/2010 10:43 AM EDT
As such tools develop, how should the professional sports industry respond? Should use of such a device in competition be allowed? Should telemetry of the data to an off-site analyst be allowed? Should feedback and recommendations be permitted? Certainly concussion sensors in football helmets should be allowed (they allow life saving medical decisions to be made without giving any unfair performance advantage to the player.) What are the current rules? Where should the line be drawn?
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Himanshu_Gupta
9/25/2010 6:27 PM EDT
Good new for all the CEOs, executives and others as they can add another toy in their golf kit. I am still on football stage. I still have to pass tennis then squash stage to reach the golf stage.
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Brian Fuller2
10/14/2010 12:56 PM EDT
Mark, has it helped your game yet?
; )
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gsparksfly
1/16/2011 4:44 PM EST
I just saw one of these gloves when I was golfing in Myrtle Beach. They are sweet. http://www.yourgolfpackage.com is where I planned my golf trip.
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