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All right.
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Next.
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Accelerometers Gyroscopes.
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GPS sensors are being used to measure everything from how hard a hit is toe how quickly an athlete accelerates to the direction a player favors when taking off.
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Technology is changing the way athletes and trainers approach sports.
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And though many consider boxing an old school sport with old school approaches to training, a type of punch tracker, which runs a little under $200 could serve as a sort of Fitbit for boxing when it works.
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When you're swimmer, you're measured by a timer.
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When you're a gymnast, you know, with you, stick it.
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But boxing is different, is traditionally a low tech support.
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Data is virtually non existent in the sport.
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Do you guys talk about numbers like, Hey, I can punch this fast.
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I can punch with this much philosophy now way trying to compare, like how fast?
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But we never really had nothing to show us old I point fast.
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You approve so wants to make that kind of data available to boxers.
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They've created a system that uses sensors to record a boxer's average speed, how many punches and the type of punch they throw most.
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These are the sensors that are going to go on your hands, like in your wraps, and then it's gonna be transmitted to a phone.
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We should be able to review everything way had Richardson put it to the test.
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Let the games begin.
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Wayne State University measured the punching speed of seven Olympic boxers.
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The average 20.4 miles per hour and time.
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Okay, so your average speed with 16.3 you threw about 25 punches.
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Knowing that you're 16.3 on this past round in your mind, you want to pick it up.
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Why so fast?
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Always been a hard worker.
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I was missing my that that hungry learn and get better every day.
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Different little adjustments are making little things to work on some when I get out Jacqueline Ago mode During our trials, however, device dean always pick up.
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Everyone throw two jobs and then right hand.
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So that's interesting.
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It only registered to punches, and your average speed said 9.8 miles per hour.
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You favor your right hand like you throwing punches on your right hand.
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Your right hand is faster.
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So what?
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It went up like 19.
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Your left is averaging more like 17 15 17.
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Um, and it actually is recording all of your punches right now.
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So is that new information, Thio?
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Like knowing that you use your right hand more?
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Will this change your strategy at all knowing this information?
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Because I know that.