Tennis and technology

Today´s topic will please may tennis lovers, because in this occasion we will talk about an app that will help you improve your game with the help of technology.

If you are interested in knowing how fast are you serving or how many backhands do you hit in a game, this will be something worth to read.

Wix Multimedia (2020). Raqueta de tennis

Yes, this is the “HEAD Tennis Sensor powered by ZEPP” to track your performance on the court. This sensor is connected to an app which tracks and stores all the information measured.

HEAD (2020) HEAD Sensor Powered by ZEPP. https://www.head.com/en/sensor

The installation is very simple:

1. Open the cap of the racquet handle with the metal lever supplied in the package.

2. Change the cap for the tennis sensor and close it.

3. Download the app and connect your cellphone to your sensor through bluetooth.

4. Create an account withing the app and select your HEAD racquet model.

HEAD (2020) Interchangeable HEAD Sensor. https://www.head.com/en/sensor

There are 4 modalities in the main menu of the app

· Play

Play modality allows you to see the history of hits you made in a session to the degree of looking at a each stroke made during that session with information like racquet speed, ball speed and ball spin per stroke having a wide variety of strokes to type and look for and all from the comfort of your cellphone.

· Train

Train modality has a series of videos with professsional coaches explaining the and showing the techniques and types of shots in tennis. You can always look at the videos if you have any doubts about the precise technique to hit the ball the way you want to.

· Compete

Because a little competitivity wouldn’t hurt and will give you a reason to improve your game, compete mode lets you compare your performance with you rival´s stats in singles and doubles games.

· Practice Serv

With this feature, you can observe on a 3D model the pattern of the movement of your racquet when you serve, it even lets you 360° rotation to look at if from different angles. This is helpful when you want to correct your posture.

Tennis Lab Rat (2020, January 24) Head Tennis Sensor Full Review - is it worth the 100 dollar price tag? [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ycciA88eA

Once again Technology seems to surprise me with the new developments and fields it can reach these days, and the best of this is the considerable price markdown of these technological developments available compared to the ones available 10 years ago.

When I heard about this I knew that it would be a very useful tool for tennis players, and if you are curious about it, well you should try it out!

I hope that you enjoyed this blog and I will see you next time.