Awesome Potential, Easy Fixes Would Make it a Sensation
As a life long hooper, I think the Wilson X is one of the coolest things to ever be invented. I know why sales probably havent taken off though. Believe me, all they guys I regularly play with would buy their own... but I wont show my ball to them. I know they will want to shoot with it and if they do, it will mess up my lifetime stats. If it was easier to toggle between accounts or profiles without screwing up my hard earned stats, Id be showing it off to everyone. Also, simple things would allow me to share my accomplishments, and the ball, more easily. There is a lifetime stats page that says Ive shot 50% from the 3-pt line, but it doesnt say how many 3s Ive taken. It could be I made 1 of 2 shots, when it is probably 1,500+ 3-pt attempts. Context is everything. I can swipe to the next screen, but it only shows how many free throws and field goals Ive taken. Id have to do a bunch of math using stats from different screens to figure out how many threes Ive taken and made. It is too much of a hassle and by the way Im a Data Scientist by profession and I dont even bother. This morning I was fired up to share my stats from my shoot around. When I couldnt just post a screenshot without explaining a bunch of math, I scrapped the attempt. All it takes is adding the number of attempts to the same screen as the percentage.
These simple fixes could really boost sales because Wilson X would get incredible word of mouth advertising. As it stands now, hardly any of my friends know such a ball exists or that I have one and love it. Kind of a shame.
Hankasaurus about
Wilson X Connected Basketball, v1.1.5