BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Sportsbox AI, an AI-powered technology company that brings single-camera markerless 3D motion capture and AI analysis to mobile applications, announced today that PGA of America Honorary President and PGA Master Professional Suzy Whaley has signed on as an advisor.
“Suzy has been a role model for me personally for a long time and to be able to work with her on bringing Sportsbox to the golf world is a dream,” said Jeehae Lee, Founder and CEO. “She is one of the most passionate people that I know and her ability to lead others and create change is truly extraordinary.
“Suzy will be influential in not only speaking for the broader group of coaches and golf professionals we want to serve, given her vast experience as a Top 100 coach, but also in how we go to market.
The first woman elected to serve as an Officer of the PGA of America, Whaley is the PGA Director of Instruction for the Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. After serving two years as PGA Secretary, and two years as Vice President, Whaley was elected as the PGA of America's first female President at the 2018 PGA Annual Meeting.
“I joined Sportsbox because of the leadership team and the product,” said Whaley. “It's exciting to support a female-led sports technology company, and I understand as the Honorary President of the PGA of America how crucial female representation is within golf.”
Recognized as one of GOLF’s “Top 100 Teachers in America” and with the Metropolitan Golf Association’s Distinguished Service Award in 2019, Whaley's resume includes numerous other teaching awards: Golf Digest Top 50 Instructor, LPGA Top 50 Instructor, two-time Connecticut PGA Teacher of the Year, 10-time Golf Digest State Teacher of the Year and U.S. Kids Golf Master Kids Teacher. She is a five-time PGA Jr. League Championship finals Coach and has instructed more than 300 children to collegiate golf.
“As a coach for over 30 years, the Sportsbox AI app allows me to be a better coach and affords my students incredible technology in the palm of my hand, said Whaley. “This app delivers information that isn't possible on a two-dimensional platform.
“To view my students in 3D has given me far better tools to assess needed changes and deliver faster results and improvement. Every PGA coach and LPGA coach can use this platform on their phones to get the same results with their students. Sportsbox AI is pushing the boundaries of traditional technology, and I am excited to help educate the industry on its possibilities for all coaches and consumers.”
With Sportsbox Golf, coaches and golfers have the ability to take a single 2D video from a mobile phone -- with no markers and sensors -- and turn it into a full 3D avatar that can be viewed from six different angles, as well as provide 3D biomechanical measurements in inches, degrees, linear and angular velocities. The app enables golfers to:
- 3D Motion Capture: Use of a mobile phone camera to create a detailed 3D model of an athletic motion from a single 2D video -- without any markers using over 30 key points
- Highly Accurate 3D Kinematic Measurements: Kinematic parameters and sequences relevant to measuring and analyzing the body movement in sports - in full 3D
- Seamless Coaching Live and Remote: 3D data and visualization tools whether you’re with the student or remote; communication, CRM, and payment tools, as well as video editing tools for visually impactful lesson notes integrated for an all-in-one coaching platform
- Drills and Guided Personalized Practice Plan to Improve Your Outcome Goal(s): Guided practice and training roadmap tailored to your needs and goals
Sportsbox plans to work with a broad spectrum of elite instructors who believe in the power of 3D measurements -- agnostic to swing methodology. The AI Coach will be built using the data collected on what creates optimal outcomes for different golfers based on their skill level and biomechanics.
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About Sportsbox.ai, Inc.
Founded in 2020, Sportsbox.ai, Inc. is an AI-powered technology company that develops AI Coach mobile applications in sports and fitness using patent-pending 3D Motion Capture and Kinematic AI technology. Through our unique technology that can capture, measure and analyze complex athletic motions in 3D, combined with the knowledge and experience of the world’s leading instructors in each sport, Sportsbox AI brings real-time corrective feedback to help athletes achieve their goals in sports and fitness.
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Media Contact:
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