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Golf Coaching App From IBM and Spare5 Puts a Pro in Your Pocket


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From Golf.com

http://www.golf.com/extra-spin/new-golf-coaching-app-ibm-and-spare5

Not a fan of Watson the way it put the beatdown on Jeopardy Champs, but this sounds interesting.

By Kiley Bense

Golfers hoping to improve their game may soon be able to get coaching help in real time from a new app called Watson Golf Pro. The app was born out of a partnership between IBM’s computer Watson, the machine that beat Ken Jennings at Jeopardy! in 2011, and task start-up Spare5, which matches users who have free time with companies or customers who need a specific job completed.

The app utilizes Watson’s visual processing abilities to analyze a player’s golf swing and stance, information used to provide tips and advice from real-life golf professionals. Spare5 hopes to someday expand this kind of pairing of mobile technology with human expertise to other industries, including healthcare and retail.

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Probably as bad as it sounds. Or worse.

Tech is not the answer to all. Lots but not all.

Potential? Yes.

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Probably as bad as it sounds. Or worse.

Tech is not the answer to all. Lots but not all.

Potential? Yes.

Maybe Watson has read Lowest Score Wins and has viewed all the 5SK videos in the Swing Thoughts section. ;-)

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