Wilson X Basketball
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Has anyone seen this yet? I saw it on Facebook today.
Interesting technology...
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That's actually pretty neat.
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I wonder how well it actually works.
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I think my dad has one. I'll have to ask him if I can remember.
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It's an X-ketball!
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I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.
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@marcinozga said:
I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.
$199 for something that keeps track of your shooting average? Or does it do more then that?
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I'd set up sensors on my rim with a waterproof raspi case connected to my wifi for like $50 max.
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@marcinozga said:
I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.
$200 isnt bad considering what it does. Granted, I don't know how well it works or if it's remotely useful. But for the electronics and R&D, yeah, $200 isnt bad.
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A good quality regular basketball isn't cheap.
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@MattSpeller said:
@marcinozga said:
I was going to get one, but $199 price puts me off. Even at $99 it would be too expensive.
$200 isnt bad considering what it does. Granted, I don't know how well it works or if it's remotely useful. But for the electronics and R&D, yeah, $200 isnt bad.
Well, it's basketball. $200 just doesn't seem right. And if you look into limitations it's not that great anymore:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R13YXTE7CKHHCK/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B015CXWLFG&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=3375251&store=sporting-goodsAlso 100000 shots battery life is just poor. I don't play much these days, but I used to do hundreds of shots a day, perhaps well over a thousand. That's not even a year. And then what? Another $200 for another ball? I don't think so.
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@marcinozga said:
Also 100000 shots battery life is just poor. I don't play much these days, but I used to do hundreds of shots a day, perhaps well over a thousand. That's not even a year. And then what? Another $200 for another ball? I don't think so.
I also thought that was poor.
Larry Bird's younger self would have blown through a ball a week! :)
