Sport is undergoing a global technological revolution. Year on year, records are smashed, equipment gets more sophisticated, facilities improve almost beyond recognition. These changes are impacting on all areas of sport, from shoes to cycles and stadia. Is this making sport more exciting for participants and spectators? Or are talent and determination becoming secondary to money and technology, devaluing honest competition? In Higher, Further, Faster , Stewart Ross looks at these questions and much more. Starting with a description of technology's impact on elements common to various sports, such as bats, balls, pitches and special clothing, he then examines the controversies that arise almost daily, from golf club technology to the use of Hawk-eye in tennis. He also looks ahead to the techno-future of major sports such as football, tennis, golf, cricket, cycling and motor sport, and asks where they are going: Are referees and umpires becoming redundant? If drugs will always win, do we really have a choice about using them? Will we ever see a Super-Human Olympics? Is modern professional sport more about technology than talent? Can athletes from the developing world ever hope to compete in modern sport? This book is a must-read for all participants and fans who want to understand the technological upheaval that is shaking modern sport to its very foundations. One thing's for sure: whether you find it stimulating or just plain scary, the future will be very, very different About the author Stewart Ross is a full-time writer with some 200 published titles to his credit. He is also an occasional journalist and broadcaster, a frequent lecturer, notably on the QE2 and at ICES (La Roche sur Yon, France, where he lectures to science students), and a much sought-after presenter of workshops to schools and adult groups. stewartross.net

Sport is undergoing a global technological revolution. Year onyear, records are smashed, equipment gets more sophisticatedfacilities improve almost beyond recognition. These changes areimpacting on all areas of sport, from shoes to cycles and stadia.Is this making sport more exciting for participants and spectators?Or are talent and determination becoming secondary to money andtechnology, devaluing honest competition?In Higher, Further, Faster..., Stewart Ross looks at thesequestions and much more. Starting with a description oftechnology's impact on elements common to various sports, such asbats, balls, pitches and special clothing, he then examines thecontroversies that arise almost daily, from golf club technology tothe use of Hawk-eye in tennis. He also looks ahead to thetechno-future of major sports such as football, tennis, golfcricket, cycling and motor sport, and asks where they aregoing:* Are referees and umpires becoming redundant?* If drugs will always win, do we really have a choice aboutusing them?* Will we ever see a Super-Human Olympics?* Is modern professional sport more about technology thantalent?* Can athletes from the developing world ever hope to compete inmodern sport?This book is a must-read for all participants and fans who wantto understand the technological upheaval that is shaking modernsport to its very foundations. One thing's for sure: whether youfind it stimulating or just plain scary, the future will be veryvery different...About the authorStewart Ross is a full-time writer with some 200 published titlesto his credit. He is also an occasional journalist and broadcastera frequent lecturer, notably on the QE2 and at ICES (La Roche surYon, France, where he lectures to science students), and a muchsought-after presenter of workshops to schools and adultgroups.href="stewartross.net/">stewartross.net

Foreword.Preface and Glossary.Acknowledgements.Introduction.SECTION I: THE SPORT-TECH REVOLUTION.1. Bat and Ball - Bats, Clubs, Rackets, Sticks and the BallsThey Strike.2. Tracksuits and Trainers - Sport Clothing, Footwear andProtection.3. Hey Ref! - Officials and Judgement.4. Born of Technology - Cycles, Snow and Machines.5. Afloat and Aloft - Water and Airborne Sports.6. Theatres of Dreams - Pitches, Courts, Tracks andStadiums.7. Gear, Gadgets and Gismos â?? Implements andTraining.8. Diet Plus - Enhancement Through Diet, Drugs and OtherPractices.SECTION II: INTO THE UNKNOWN.9. The Games We Will Play - Where Some Major Sports Will Be in2080.10 Is Technology Improving Sport? Prosecution, Defence, Verdict A Suggested Way Forward.Index.