Idea for class project about a new peice of sporting equipment.

The ankle watch. Not practicality that I can think of but a good conversation piece.

Runnerdude69 wrote:

So I have a class project and I need to think of an idea for a new peice of sporting equipment. Can be crazy as you want just has to be technically possible to create. Other than that no rules.

Maybe a machine that gives you a shock every time you violate the rule: "i before e, except after c."

What about a game that includes correctly spelling 5-letter words?

Similar to 'horse'- except you spell the word piece.

Interactive treadmills that allow you to have a virtual race against friends or random people at other gyms or even right next to you using real courses with programmed elevation changes. Kind of a quasi-social running method for folks who can’t really get in the roads in the winter.

Well, lets start to narrow it down by looking at some categories:

-Weight/resistance training

-Ball sports (I think this'll require you to invent a new sport)

-Endurance sports (would be along the lines of running to treadmill or cycling to spin bike?)

-Protective equipment

I think protective equipment is what you should focus on, IMO. You can think of something for an already established sport with the added bonus of the topic being in the forefront of the media; ie concussions/athlete safety, etc.

Dick Doobey wrote:

Interactive treadmills that allow you to have a virtual race against friends or random people at other gyms or even right next to you using real courses with programmed elevation changes. Kind of a quasi-social running method for folks who can’t really get in the roads in the winter.

This already exists for indoor cycling (Zwift) so I can imagine it already exists for treadmills?

Some kind of sensor you can wear while running that beeps when you "overstride" which is defined to be reaching ahead with the lower leg upon contact with the ground. Upon foot strike with the ground the lower leg show be almost vertical.

how about this wrote:

Some kind of sensor you can wear while running that beeps when you "overstride" which is defined to be reaching ahead with the lower leg upon contact with the ground. Upon foot strike with the ground the lower leg show be almost vertical.

Wasn't there a cracking device for that?

Going with the protective theme, how about something that could be 3d printed?

Clacking not cracking.

Headphones that block out traffic noise so I can run in piece.

Gramps wrote:

Runnerdude69 wrote:

So I have a class project and I need to think of an idea for a new peice of sporting equipment. Can be crazy as you want just has to be technically possible to create. Other than that no rules.

Maybe a machine that gives you a shock every time you violate the rule: "i before e, except after c...."

And doubles the voltage every time you start a sentence with “So...”

Hghhhghhgh wrote:

how about this wrote:

Some kind of sensor you can wear while running that beeps when you "overstride" which is defined to be reaching ahead with the lower leg upon contact with the ground. Upon foot strike with the ground the lower leg show be almost vertical.

Wasn't there a cracking device for that?

Going with the protective theme, how about something that could be 3d printed?

A lockable bunhugger-style running shorts for our female hobbyjoggers in dangerous situations

Airbags for climbing gyms

Mercury-style wings for running shoes to increase leg lift and stride length

Football helmets that will prevent CTE

Robotic rabbits that adjust their pace based on your biofeedback, look good in bunhuggers, and will give you a hummer if you pr.

Gramps wrote:

Runnerdude69 wrote:

So I have a class project and I need to think of an idea for a new peice of sporting equipment. Can be crazy as you want just has to be technically possible to create. Other than that no rules.

Maybe a machine that gives you a shock every time you violate the rule: "i before e, except after c."

You're no Einstein are you?

Don't listen to the advice above too much. Read into Product Management as a profession and what its key deliverables are.

Then align the school assignment, which is a silly assignment, along this real-life, sought-after professional methodology.

Way too much emphasis on stroke-of-genius-ideas in society. Not worth much more than lottery dreams.

Real products are made totally different and with a lot more gruntwork.