Why Edge Compute Matters for Real-Time Golf Coaching
How running models closer to the golfer keeps feedback snappy, reduces latency, and unlocks on-range experiences that feel instant instead of delayed.
BRD Labs Research
A running log of how we're building the tech behind BRD Labs: from pinhole camera geometry and stereo vision to edge compute and two-phone simulators.
These articles are written for coaches, builders, and curious golfers who want to peek under the hood without needing a PhD in math.
How running models closer to the golfer keeps feedback snappy, reduces latency, and unlocks on-range experiences that feel instant instead of delayed.
A plain swing video is full of distortions—perspective geometry helps us correct for them so coaches can trust what they’re seeing frame by frame.
From focal length to principal points, we lean on the pinhole camera model to map pixels to rays and build reliable measurements from everyday phones.
Using two phones as a stereo pair lets us estimate depth, reconstruct 3D poses, and understand how the club actually moves through space.
How we’re experimenting with dual-phone capture, projection matrices, and physics models to simulate ball flight without a single radar unit.