The 40 App By Slants Uses Computer Vision Video AI To Measure Speed Data Cost Effectively

Slants Launches ‘The 40’ App, Bringing Computer Vision Sprint Tracking to Smartphone Cameras

Proprietary on-device AI replaces the need for expensive laser timing systems, giving grassroots athletes verified speed metrics and full athletic data ownership

The 40 is a computer vision (CV) app created by Slants that uses cost effective, proprietary AI to compile 40-yard dash times using your own smartphone video. The athlete-tracking and eval tech operates as a sprint tracker as well as measuring stride/acceleration mechanics that in the past needed expensive laser timing systems to record verified speed metrics. Co-Founders, Omar Ajmeri, CEO, Ali Shah, and Ameen Ajmeri, developed the novel sport technology startup focused on algorithmically tracking football players through video to enable recruits combine-level data without combine-level cost or access. Congratulations to Reid Weber, the newest company hire. The Sports Techie community blog encourages interested athletes, coaches and trainers to consider using The 40 as an alternative to multi-thousand-dollar optical timing gates. The 40 democratizes elite athletic evaluation for all level of athletes, high school to youth coaches, and sports recruiters nationwide. The 40 allows for full athletic data ownership while giving users the benefit of controlling the distribution and monetization of each tracked sprint, as needed.

“Athletic speed metrics are the core intellectual property of the athlete, yet young players have historically been forced to pay hundreds of dollars at showcase camps just to get a single verified number,” said Ameen. “With The 40, we’re putting a personal combine directly into every athlete’s pocket. They can run as many times as they want, verify their real-world speed with video proof, and own their performance resume from day one.”

**New CV (Computer Vision) tool times the 40-yard dash from a single phone video**

The Process

This New York City based athletic performance technology company specializes in computer vision and player tracking. Slants’ public launch of The 40 enters the market as a mobile application engineered to deliver accurate athletic sprint timing using standard smartphone cameras.

Historically, accurate 40-yard dash and sprint metrics were locked behind private combine camps, expensive scouting showcases, or proprietary timing hardware. Traditional stopwatches and manual hand-timing introduce up to 0.2 to 0.3 seconds of human error, leading to trust gaps in recruiting. The 40 bypasses manual timing through edge-based computer vision algorithms that track athlete movement, posture transitions, and exact line crossings at 60+ frames per second directly on iOS devices. Bananas, right!

Key Capabilities of The 40:

Computer Vision Precision: Automatically detects starting movement and finish-line crossing to deliver verified, millisecond-accurate split times without external sensor hardware.
Unlimited Iteration & Progress Tracking: Replaces one-off combine tests with continuous tracking, transforming sprint timing into a repeatable everyday training tool.
Verified Video Resumes: Generates shareable, timestamped video proofs that college recruiters and high school coaches can independently trust and review.
Athlete Data Sovereignty: Gives players full control to store, manage, and share their verified athletic data directly with scouts and athletic programs.

Availability & Pricing

The 40 is available for download starting on the Apple App Store, featuring free baseline timing alongside premium performance analytics tiers for collegiate and club programs.

Website: the40.ai · App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-40/id6773509390

Slants is an athletic performance technology company specializing in computer vision and player tracking, announced the public launch of **The 40**, a mobile application engineered to deliver accurate athletic sprint timing using standard smartphone cameras

Sports Techie, Slants builds accessible, software-driven tools that eliminate hardware barriers in youth, collegiate, and professional sports evaluation.

Budget conscious athletes and talent evaluators now have immediate access to advanced computer vision and AI solutions for athletic performance verification and video-based tracking.

Should you have questions about The 40 or Slants, send them to email: press@slants.ai.

Bring on The 5 and The First Step Apps

You can measure a 40-yard, best 10-yard spilt time on The 40 but that just scratches the surface of measuring different and important distances. Because I’ve been around the block, the moon and the sun many times over, my suggestion to the Ajmeri’s is to build out the 5-yard blast and 1-yard steps, measurements.

I’ve talked to many athletic training experts and coaching professionals across multiple sports to include, football, soccer, basketball and baseball, about measuring the 40 yard dash, yet, the conversations eventually lead to the 5-yard blast.

Think about it. Can a receiver use his or her timed 5-yard burst to create separation from a defensive back at the line of scrimmage? Can a pulling guard get to the edge fast enough on a run play to block an attacking defensive end or blitzing safety? The quarterback definitely needs quick and measurable, 5-yard burst feet time when performing a 3-to-5-to-7 step drop back in the pocket. Middle linebackers need that 5-yard burst to get to the line’s A and B gaps to plug the holes on run plays. I could go on and on with football or any sport, as to how important the 5-yard burst is.

Measuring a first step time is another all-important metric across sports. Soccer players use a quick first step as much as they use a 5-yard blast or 40-yard sprint downfield throughout a match. Basketball players are all about quickness and the first step on both sides of the ball. Baseball and softball players need to burst out of the batter’s box as they run towards first base, while infielders and outfielders first steps’ are crucial towards making or not making, defensive plays.

Power and flexibility are key metrics across sport but speed kills. A top 40 speed for a speedy wide receiver or cornerback is now around 4.2 seconds. An impressive 300-pound sized athlete may cover the same distance in 4.6 seconds. Both times are considered elite for their respective positions.

Be elite and use The 40 to prove it, then share it.

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