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U.S. amateur golfer-in-chief Barack Obama might want to switch fitness bands. Obama, who also serves as president of the United States, currently wears a Fitbit (FIT) fitness band. But a rival fitness tracker from Microsoft (MSFT), the Microsoft Band, recently added an app for tracking your golf game. Obama, who has played more than 220 rounds of golf as president, could use some help with his game. Basketball great and trash-talker extraordinaire Michael Jordan called Obama “a sh—y golfer” in an interview last fall. “I’d take him out. He’s a hack,” golf enthusiast Jordan said. At best, Obama is believed to be a 17 handicap. Obama’s Fitbit Surge watch tracks heart rate, steps taken, stairs climbed, calories burned, distance and other fitness metrics. It has eight sensors, including GPS, accelerometer, altimeter and heart-rate monitor. It’s made for tracking exercise and workouts, but doesn’t have a golf-specific app. Meanwhile, Microsoft… Scalper1 News
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