Origin story
SplitStep started from a simple gap: players practice strokes for hours, but the timing that lets them arrive balanced often gets treated like a warmup.
Observation
Late contact often looked like a stroke problem. Under the surface, the player had already lost the point with a late hop, a flat-footed read, or a recovery step that never reset.
The product focus became narrow on purpose: build a repeatable way to train reaction timing without needing a basket, a partner, or a full court.
Prototype
The first version is a browser-based training court with directional feeds, pace control, surfaces, lighting, and short session loops.
It is not trying to replace live hitting. It is a controlled timing lab for the first step, the part of the point that decides whether the next swing is rushed or clean.
Next
The long-term story is not just more drills. It is a common language for timing: land, read, push, recover.
That opens the door for coaches, clubs, and partner programs that build on a shared way to talk about reaction timing.