Under Armour brings wearables to the playing field
Wearable devices have become a mainstay for athletes around the world — tracking activity, sleep, heart rates, eating habits — everything except for when it counts, on the playing field. The PGA, just like all professional sports leagues (we think) restricts the use of the wearable devices on the course. So Under Armour, embedded it in the shoes. This of course is a flashback to the Nike+ device from years back, but while Jordan can track his steps on the course, this report didn’t say whether it would track his sleep if he wears his golf shoes to bed.
Built on the same foundation as the UA Drive One shoe Spieth’s been wearing since the Masters, the custom model houses an embedded motion sensor within the shoe’s midsole — the sensor is identical to the one in UA’s Speedform Gemini 2 Record Equipped, the brand’s first smart shoe —that automatically tracks metrics such as distance and steps. During the final round at The Open Championship, Spieth logged a total of 13,541 steps.
Source: Under Armour creates custom, smart golf shoe for Jordan Spieth
