As an "ultimate" (frisbee) player, calling a game based on disc golf "ultimate ascent" makes me cringe a bit! I can't tell you how many people mistake ultimate for disc golf.
This is a great idea. Single-video pose estimation has just become decent hasn't it? I guess the problem is the "matching" of the two pose animations to give the minimum difference.
> the gear broke ... bad quality wood ... material was MDF
Try something better?
> It's vital to use good plywood for the gears. Ordinary spruce or fir plywood has layers that are too coarse, and the wood is not strong enough. But the Baltic birch plywood, with thin birch layers throughout, makes for an excellent material
I love disc golf. My interests have truly intersected on this post.
In addition to clinics and practice ranges, this would be useful for folks that throw a lot in the field if it’s made a bit smaller and at a lower price point. I often throw 50-70 discs at a time and they’re annoying to pick up :)
Do you know how to do woodworking? You can probably build it from scratch... we pushed it by hand at first... but I think you can make a bike/ATV mountable version (and I mean bicycle)
Author's about page says they don't know the English name for Escalopes de veau à la milanaise. It is commonly known as just "Veal Milanese" or occasionally "Veal alla Milanese" in English.
You tape a meter long piece of easily visible string to the middle of the disc underside. (e.g. that shiny packet-wrap thing you use for christmas presents). Then your disc will be under the snow but at the end of the string.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa5MGEZNrf0
One of the Finals matches.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ0VNzIvHx0
Film yourself in slow motion from front and back angles throwing a disc, upload the video to the app.
App then overlays you with different pros so you can see what you're doing right and wrong. You can compare angles of arms, torso, etc.
I would pay for an app like this.
Haven't looked much at the market since, but I would guess generic sports video "record+compare" tools would be available nowadays in app stores?
Back on 2006 that video handling was quite a tech feat, nowadays should be straight forward on any modern phone.
Try something better?
> It's vital to use good plywood for the gears. Ordinary spruce or fir plywood has layers that are too coarse, and the wood is not strong enough. But the Baltic birch plywood, with thin birch layers throughout, makes for an excellent material
https://woodgears.ca/gear/howto.html
In addition to clinics and practice ranges, this would be useful for folks that throw a lot in the field if it’s made a bit smaller and at a lower price point. I often throw 50-70 discs at a time and they’re annoying to pick up :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veal_milanese
(It's better alla bolognese though, with plenty of cheese and ham to increase your heart-attack chances.)