Nike Vision Testing

HOW DO STROBE EYEWEAR WORK?

The Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobe eyewear blink at a pre-set rate to limit the amount of visual information an athlete receives. Each pair has an athlete-controlled setting that starts with “1” (rapid strobe frequency) and goes all the way up to “8” (extremely slow strobe frequency). Reducing the frequency of the strobe effect prolongs the amount of time when vision is blocked; further challenging the athlete to complete the task. For more information on the NIKE SPARQ Vapor Strobe eyewear's technical specifications click here

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An additional feature of the Vapor Strobe is a monocular setting that blocks vision in one eye entirely (either left or right) while providing a strobe effect to the other. The monocular setting is especially effective when working on sport –specific skills like hitting a baseball or catching a ball over one shoulder by blocking the eye closer to the ball and making the eye further away from the ball work harder to track it. The range of strobe frequencies and the three “modes” (binocular, R monocular, L monocular) provide phenomenal flexibility in challenging visual skills while training at an Athletic Republic center or on the field. After training with Vapor Strobes athletes often emphatically state that “everything slows down” or the “ball looks huge”. Research has shown that what is really happening is that their focus has improved, reaction time is faster, and the speed they process visual and balance information has significantly increased. Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobes have been tested with a large number of Nike athletes in a wide variety of professional sports and have been widely accepted. A number of NFL players are now using Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobes as part of their pre-game warm-up routine.