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I read this article about Str8bat and wanted to ask cricket coaches what their opinion is of the new technology.
It's a sensor that's attached to your bat and the article suggests it helps improve batting techniques.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/str8bat-cricket-technology-batting-360-view-sensor-real-time-analysis-players-coaches-buttler-zampa/2023-04-18
Responses
I have had first hand experience with it during 2021 as part of a trial with Cricket Australia.
The claim that it can help improve batting technique can be regarded as true, yet in the end I was unable to convince myself that having this device was any better than using video analysis software and 30+ years of coaching experience in helping the player.
It is cumbersome in the set up process and connecting to the patches. The bat has to be in a specific position to sync with the program.
Feedback from players that it was ok to use in practice yet would not be comfortable in a match situation as can be a distraction.
Like many items of technology, useful, yet you have to have the time to set up, configure, make errors, learn and give feedback. A difficult thing to convince a person who is paying for the time to be coached and 12 to 20 minutes is being lost in getting set up and configuration completed.
Also being able to view information on screen if outdoors in sunlight is not easy.
Full time professional player in a controlled environment with plenty of time to fill, go for it 👍
Thank you for your response, Andrew. I am Navneeth, the Chief Sports Analyst at str8bat. At str8bat, our motto is to 'Get better everyday' and that applies to us as well. Thank you again, for your valuable feedback on the usage of str8bat. In the past two years, we have worked on making str8bat as seamless as possible, to use. Right from installing the sensor, to syncing the sensor with the phone. Here's a bit of a breakdown -
Time to attach a velcro patch to the bat (one time only) - <1 minute
Time to turn on the sensor and place it on the bat - 5-10 seconds
Time to calibrate the sensor and start playing - 10-15 seconds
We understand that the first couple of times, it may take slightly longer but ideally it shouldn't take more than 30 seconds to setup each time. We would love for you to try the latest version and give us some feedback. One important feature is that the sensor itself has storage in it, so you don't even need a phone to start playing. Just attach the sensor, calibrate and play the session. Thank you so much again for your valuable feedback and we will strive to get better in every way we can!