Hawk-Eye (Tennis)

Even though video replay may be useful, it’s still pretty low-key. So, like George Lucas changing Yoda from a puppet to a CGI, tennis made the leap to computer rendering. The Hawk-Eye system, based on ESPN’s Shot Spot feature, uses cameras set up around the court to track the ball’s path and create a 3D rendering of where the ball hits. Besides being used to judge whether a ball landed in

or out, Hawk-Eye can plus be used to analyze a player’s strategies. In its sporadic uses, Hawk-Eye has proven effective, usually serving to anger the players whose points get taken back from the replay.

Microchip Balls (Soccer)

Fans of the Tottenham Hotspur were up in arms after a game they lost considering a ref wasn’t paying attention. The team scored an obvious goal, but the linesman didn’t see […]

Orginal post by J-Plautz