Technology that has failed in sports.

For years sports have experimented with technology, some of which has succeeded and some that have failed. Cameras mounted on layers, officials and every possible angle on the playing surface. ESPNNEWS, Fox Sports Channel and the NFL Network have all had success bringing constant streaming sports news to cable television. But not all ideas have worked. Ideas like the NHL’s glow puck and the synthetic leather ball in the NBA. Ideas that were made to change and revolutionize their respective sports were met with extreme criticism. The glow puck which was showcased by Fox during the 1995-96 and briefly the 96-97 seasons was supposed to make non hockey fans enjoy the sport because too many complained they couldn’t follow the speeding vulcanized rubber disc. The concept was great on paper but its concept failed because frankly, it made you dizzy watching the game. You tried to watch the colored disc but after a few seconds you felt like you were going to lose your lunch. Fox also added a comet tail feature for shots that went over 75 M.P.H., this failed too because it was always to far behind the puck, and followed the puck for too long. The N.B.A experimented with a synthetic leather ball in the 06-07 season but it was quickly shot down. Conspiracy theories surround the rock, that it was P.E.TA. Who was behind the change (no theories have been proven). The ball slipped out of players hands, felt tacky and playmakers complained they couldn’t perform some of the moves that made them all-stars with it. Steve Nash and Agent Zero, Gilbert Arenas were two such players. Technology and sports always go hand in hand, but sometimes like the examples above, they fail.