What’s the fastest movement an athlete’s body makes? Think about it for a second. Is it the arm of a pitcher launching a 100+ mph fastball? A soccer player’s foot as they wind up to shoot a free-kick? It’s not what you might expect.
The fastest movement in the human body is called a saccadic movement, the rapid twitches of the eyes as they track an object. And it’s those types of movements that RightEye is studying to increase athletes’ health and skills, on and off the field.
We spoke to RightEye’s President, Barbara Barclay, about how a chance meeting lead to the formation of this Baltimore, MD-area company and the work they’ve done in the years since their founding.