Interesting Technology From Football (Soccer for those American fans)
According to SI.com, FIFA is considering putting microchips in soccer balls for the World Cup in 2006. This would help them decide whether the ball actually crossed the goalline. Having read this article, I wonder if adding a microchip to a golf ball would add anything to the game of golf.
Here are some of the things that I came up with:
1. Adding a microchip to a golf ball could help you find your ball faster, because you could use a device that could track your “chipped” ball.
2. The chip could help you determine whether your ball is out of bounds from the tee, ensuring you hit a provisional. (not that anyone who reads this hits the ball out of bounds).
3. You could determine how far you hit it, to impress your friends. Also, you could probably determine things such as: Ball speed, club head speed, spin rate, etc.
Any other thoughts on what the chips could be used for?? Please use the comments.
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