The Smart Coach Radar is the most complete tool for objective feedback that I have used when teaching Effective Velocity in baseball and softball.” “Portable and easy to set-up, with video for analysis and sharing, this product allows any player or coach to set up a wireless lab for pitching and hitting feedback. “Remote training, personal daily analysis, camps and creating instructional videos just got a huge boost,” said longtime baseball coach and consultant Perry Husband in a press release. The Smart Coach Radar can insert a calibrated reading into video recordings. The radar is just 4.5 ounces and has a stated accuracy of 1 mph within 120 feet.Īs cofounder Chris Stewart told Baseball America, a persistent problem for scouts and college recruiters was verifying the accuracy of purported velocities-long a staple stat for pitchers, and increasingly important for hitters through the batted-ball exit velocity number. The California-based startup developed a portable velocity measuring technology to update and scale what previously had been relegated to the bulky radar guns used by baseball scouts-and law enforcement. Pocket Radar has launched the Smart Coach Radar, a training app that works as a companion to the company’s portable radar device and provides video records and insights beyond the speed reading.

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