NPR on SensoGlove

by Kirk Siegler, NPR

Seasoned golfer Joe Frey tests out the SensoGlove in Denver.
 

A Glove To Monitor Your Golf Swing
At the Park Hill Golf Club in Denver, my friend Joe Frey tests out the SensoGlove — a glove with a computer chip.

The chip rests on the top of Frey's hand. It has a screen and reacts to sensors in the fingers of the glove. When Frey takes a swing, the screen tells him whether any of his fingers are gripping the club too hard.

After Frey takes a swing, the screen shows a hand with a pinkie lit up and blinking. That means he gripped the club too hard with that finger, suggesting his shoulders aren't relaxed enough.

I'm no golfer. But Frey, who's a seasoned golfer, is skeptical about the glove's feedback.

"There's a hundred pieces of the swing," he says. "Your grip is one of those hundred."

Frey thinks the SensoGlove may be a better fit for people who grip their club too hard.

But even the most high-tech glove won't help a novice like me.
 

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