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Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about filming, what the analysis can and cannot tell you, One Fix and retesting, each sport, and your data — 218 questions across 22 topics.
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- What is SwingVantage?
SwingVantage is a web app that reads a phone video of your swing, picks the one change most worth working on first, gives you a practice plan for it, and then helps you retest to see whether it changed.
- How do I get my first swing analysis?
Open Motion Lab, pick your sport and the motion you are filming, then record a clip or upload one you already have. The analysis runs in your browser and shows your results as soon as it finishes.
- Which sports does SwingVantage support?
7 sports are live: golf, tennis, pickleball, padel, baseball, slow-pitch softball and fast-pitch softball. Cricket is in development and not live yet.
- What does "one fix, one plan, one retest" mean?
It is how SwingVantage works: when an analysis finds something to work on, you get one priority to change (One Fix), a practice plan built around that one change, and a retest that checks whether it actually moved.
- What is Motion Lab?
Motion Lab is where SwingVantage analyzes your movement. You give it a clip of one motion, such as a golf swing, a serve or a slap hit. It tracks your body across the clip, checks whether the footage can support a read, and walks you from what it saw to the one thing to work on.
- How accurate is SwingVantage?
As accurate as your footage and your sport allow — and it tells you which. Every read carries a confidence level and a label saying whether it was measured, estimated or inferred, so you can see how much weight to give it.
- What is the difference between measured, estimated and inferred?
Measured means a device or a verified multi-camera setup captured the value directly. Estimated means it was calculated from your video. Inferred means it was interpreted from a pattern in limited signals. SwingVantage labels every read with one of these.
- What is a One Fix?
Your One Fix is the single change SwingVantage recommends working on first, chosen from your analysis. It comes with one drill, one goal to aim for, and when to retest.
- Is my swing video private?
Yes. Motion Lab analyzes your video inside your browser, so the analysis never uploads the video file, and SwingVantage does not share it publicly. A copy of the video leaves your device only if you tick the optional, unticked training box at upload, which is offered only to signed-in adults filming themselves.
Using SwingVantage
Getting set up, filming, uploading and fixing problems.
Getting started
What SwingVantage is, who it is for, what you need to begin, and what happens after your first swing analysis.
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- What is SwingVantage?
- Who is SwingVantage for?
- How do I get my first swing analysis?
- What equipment do I need to use SwingVantage?
- Which sports does SwingVantage support?
- Can SwingVantage analyze cricket?
- Can I use SwingVantage for more than one sport?
- What does "one fix, one plan, one retest" mean?
- What should I do after my first analysis?
- Can I get a result without uploading a video?
- Do I need to download an app?
Motion Lab
How Motion Lab turns one phone video into a read of your movement: choosing a motion, the quality check, results and reports.
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- What is Motion Lab?
- How do I open Motion Lab?
- Which swings and strokes can Motion Lab analyze?
- Should I record in SwingVantage or upload a video I already have?
- What is the video quality check in Motion Lab?
- What do the capture quality grades mean?
- What can Motion Lab tell from a swing video?
- What is Visual Proof in my results?
- What happens if my clip has several swings in it?
- Can I film from two angles for a better 3D read?
- Is the 3D view of my swing measured?
- Can I download or print my Motion Lab report?
- How do I find an analysis I did earlier?
- Why does Motion Lab run on my phone instead of a server?
Recording & camera setup
Camera angle, distance, height, frame rate, lighting and framing — the capture choices that decide how much a swing video can support.
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- What is the best camera angle for filming my swing?
- How far away should the camera be?
- How high should I put my phone?
- Should I film in landscape or portrait?
- What frame rate should I record at?
- Does filming in slow motion help?
- What lighting and background work best?
- Do I need a tripod?
- Does my whole body need to be in the frame?
- Does the club, bat, racquet or paddle need to stay in the frame?
- What if other people are in the shot?
- How long should my clip be?
- What is RecordAssist?
- How do I film myself when nobody is there to hold the phone?
- Why does SwingVantage sometimes tell me to re-film before practicing?
Uploads & video files
Which video files work, how large and long they can be, where the video goes, and what to do when a file will not load.
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- Which video file types can I upload?
- How big can my video file be?
- How long can an uploaded video be?
- Why won't my iPhone video load?
- Do I need to keep the page open while my video is analyzed?
- How do I upload a video from my phone's camera roll?
- What does the low-resolution warning mean?
- Why was my video rejected?
- Can I upload a whole practice session in one video?
- Are my uploaded clips kept on my device?
Devices & troubleshooting
Phone, tablet and browser requirements, plus step-by-step fixes when the camera, an upload, tracking or a report does not behave.
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- Does SwingVantage work on a phone?
- Which browsers does SwingVantage work in?
- What do I do if the camera is blocked or won't start?
- Why couldn't Motion Lab find me in my video?
- Why doesn't my club, bat or racquet path show up?
- Why is the confidence on my result low, and how do I raise it?
- Why doesn't the skeleton overlay line up with my body?
- What should I do if my analysis doesn't finish?
- Why did my recording stop on its own?
- Why can't I see my One Fix or practice plan?
- Why can't my retest be compared with my first video?
- What should I do if my result seems wrong?
- How do I contact SwingVantage support?
Understanding your results
What the analysis means and what to do with it.
Analysis, accuracy & evidence
What a phone video can and cannot tell you: measured versus estimated versus inferred reads, what confidence means, and the limits of one camera.
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- How does SwingVantage analyze a swing?
- How accurate is SwingVantage?
- What is the difference between measured, estimated and inferred?
- What does the confidence level on a result mean?
- Does a high-confidence result mean it is definitely right?
- Why are some sports' reads capped lower than golf's?
- Is the analysis equally detailed for every sport?
- What can one phone camera not see?
- Why do my results change when I film from a different angle?
- Why did two videos of the same swing give different results?
- What happens when my video is not good enough to analyze?
- Are the joint angles and rotation numbers measured?
- Does SwingVantage measure ball speed, spin or launch from my video?
- Is my swing analyzed by AI?
- Why does SwingVantage care about patterns across several swings?
- What does SwingVantage not measure?
One Fix
Why you get one priority instead of a list of faults, how it is chosen from your evidence, and when it can change.
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- What is a One Fix?
- Why does SwingVantage give me only one thing to fix?
- How does SwingVantage decide which fix comes first?
- What is the difference between the Main Issue and the One Fix?
- Do I need an account to see my One Fix?
- Can my One Fix change?
- What if the analysis is not sure what my main problem is?
- What if I or my coach disagree with my One Fix?
Practice plans & Today
How drills and the practice plan follow from your One Fix, what the Today screen shows, and how to fit practice around your week.
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- What is in my practice plan?
- How does SwingVantage choose my drills?
- What is the Today screen?
- How long should I practice my fix each day?
- Can I change my practice plan or swap a drill?
- Can I browse drills that are not in my plan?
- How do I know I have practiced enough to retest?
- Can I use my practice plan alongside lessons with a coach?
- What should I do if a drill feels wrong or hurts?
Retesting & progress
When to retest, how to film it so it compares fairly, what the verdicts mean, and how progress is tracked across improvement cycles.
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- What is a retest?
- When should I retest?
- What does "same conditions" mean for a retest?
- What do the retest results mean?
- Why was my retest inconclusive?
- What if I filmed my retest from a different spot?
- My retest improved — what happens next?
- How does SwingVantage track my progress?
- Can I compare two of my own sessions side by side?
- Does one good retest prove my swing is fixed?
- Does my retest clip need to be good quality?
AI Coach & Ask SwingVantage
The difference between Ask SwingVantage, AI Coach, Motion Lab and this FAQ — what each one sees, how answers are produced, and their limits.
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- What is Ask SwingVantage?
- Where do Ask's answers come from?
- Should I use Ask, Motion Lab, AI Coach or the FAQ?
- Can Ask see my swing or my results?
- Is there a limit on what I can ask?
- What is AI Coach?
- What does AI Coach know about me, and what gets shared?
- Can Ask or AI Coach change my One Fix?
- What happens if I ask about pain or an injury?
Launch monitors & data imports
Which launch monitors, simulators and hitting trackers you can import from, how imported numbers are labeled, and how they combine with video.
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- Which launch monitors can I import data from?
- Can I import sessions from a golf simulator?
- Can I import data from HitTrax, Blast Motion, Diamond Kinetics or other hitting trackers?
- Can I import a screenshot or photo of my launch monitor results?
- Can I enter my numbers by hand if I can't export a file?
- How are imported launch-monitor numbers different from what video analysis shows?
- What happens if SwingVantage doesn't recognize the columns in my file?
- Does SwingVantage sync automatically with my launch monitor or wearable?
- Where do I import data in SwingVantage?
By sport
Sport-specific capture and analysis questions.
Golf
Golf-specific questions: supported swings and putting, down-the-line versus face-on filming, club path versus clubhead trace, and launch data.
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- Which golf shots can Motion Lab analyze?
- Should I film my golf swing down the line or face-on?
- How should I film my putting stroke?
- What is the difference between club path and the clubhead trace?
- How does SwingVantage read my golf swing plane?
- Can SwingVantage measure my club speed or ball speed?
- How do launch monitor numbers and my swing video work together?
- Does SwingVantage show the P1 to P10 golf swing positions?
- What golf swing faults can SwingVantage pick up?
- Does SwingVantage analyze my golf clubs?
- Will SwingVantage tell me to buy new golf clubs?
Baseball
Baseball hitting, throwing and pitching in Motion Lab: which motions are read, how to film from the side, and what bat and ball numbers need.
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- Which baseball motions can Motion Lab analyze?
- How should I film a baseball swing for analysis?
- What does SwingVantage read from a baseball swing?
- Can SwingVantage measure my bat speed and exit velocity?
- Can SwingVantage analyze my pitching delivery?
- What frame rate should I use to film baseball?
- Can SwingVantage analyze throwing, fielding or a catcher's throw-down?
Slow-pitch softball
Slow-pitch softball on its own terms: the high-arc pitch, filming the swing side-on, what Motion Lab reads, and how it differs from fast-pitch.
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- Does SwingVantage treat slow-pitch and fast-pitch softball differently?
- Which slow-pitch softball motions can Motion Lab analyze?
- How should I film a slow-pitch softball swing?
- What does SwingVantage read from a slow-pitch swing?
- Can SwingVantage tell whether I am timing the slow-pitch arc?
- Do I need 60 fps to film slow-pitch softball?
- Is a slow-pitch swing judged the same way as a baseball swing?
Fast-pitch softball
Fast-pitch hitting, slap hitting and the windmill pitch in Motion Lab — how to film each one and what the analysis can and cannot claim.
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- Which fast-pitch softball motions can Motion Lab analyze?
- How do I film a slap hit?
- Can SwingVantage analyze windmill pitching?
- What does SwingVantage read from a fast-pitch swing?
- What frame rate should I use for fast-pitch softball?
- Is a fast-pitch swing judged the same way as a baseball swing?
- Can SwingVantage measure how fast I pitch?
Tennis
Tennis in Motion Lab: which strokes are read, how to film serves and groundstrokes, and what a phone video cannot measure about racket and ball.
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- Which tennis strokes can SwingVantage analyze?
- How should I film my tennis serve?
- Where should I put the camera for forehands and backhands?
- What does SwingVantage actually read from a tennis video?
- Can SwingVantage measure my racquet face angle or topspin?
- Does it work for both one-handed and two-handed backhands?
- Are returns and volleys analyzed differently from groundstrokes?
- Does the tennis ball need to be visible in my video?
Pickleball
Pickleball in Motion Lab: dinks, third-shot drops, resets and drives, the best filming angle near the kitchen, and what the read covers.
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- Which pickleball shots can SwingVantage analyze?
- What is the best camera angle for filming pickleball?
- What does SwingVantage read from a pickleball video?
- Can SwingVantage tell me my paddle angle or how much spin I put on the ball?
- Can SwingVantage help with my third-shot drop?
- Should I film one dink or a whole run of dinks?
- Does SwingVantage check whether I'm in the kitchen or foot-faulting?
Padel
Padel in Motion Lab: overheads like the bandeja and víbora, filming wall and glass shots, and what a single camera can read on court.
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- Which padel shots can SwingVantage analyze?
- How do I film shots that come off the glass?
- How are the bandeja, víbora and smash analyzed?
- What does SwingVantage read from a padel video?
- Is padel analyzed the same way as tennis?
- What if the glass, the fence or my partner blocks me in the video?
- Can SwingVantage tell whether I read the wall correctly?
Account, privacy & trust
Plans, data, young athletes and the limits of the product.
Accounts, plans & pricing
What is free, what needs an account, how sign-in works, what paid plans exist today, and how to cancel or delete your account.
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- Do I need an account to use SwingVantage?
- Is SwingVantage free?
- Why is SwingVantage free — what's the catch?
- What paid plans are there, and what do they cost?
- How do I create an account or sign in?
- I forgot my password. How do I reset it?
- Will my progress sync between my phone and my computer?
- How do I cancel a subscription?
- Do you offer refunds or a free trial?
- How do I delete my SwingVantage account?
- What is included in the free plan?
Privacy & your data
Whether your video leaves your device, what is saved to your account, optional cloud processing, deletion, export and retention.
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- Is my swing video private?
- Where is my data stored?
- Can I delete my data?
- What data leaves my device?
- What is the optional cloud analysis, and when is it used?
- How long do you keep my data?
- Can I download a copy of my data?
- Is my video used to train AI models?
- Do you sell my data or use it for advertising?
- Does SwingVantage use cookies or track what I do?
- Which third-party services handle my data?
Parents, young athletes & coaches
Age rules and guardian consent, supervising young athletes, and how coaches can use SwingVantage alongside their own teaching.
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- Is SwingVantage safe for kids and young athletes?
- Is there a minimum age to use SwingVantage?
- Does a 13- to 17-year-old need a parent’s permission?
- How can a parent delete their child’s data?
- How should I supervise a young athlete using SwingVantage?
- Can a young athlete use the optional cloud analysis?
- How can a coach use SwingVantage?
- How can an athlete share results with their coach?
- What if a young athlete has pain or an injury?
Methodology, limits & safe use
How SwingVantage decides what to show, where automated analysis stops, and when to bring in a coach, trainer or medical professional.
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- Does SwingVantage replace a coach?
- What does "heuristics first, AI when needed" mean?
- Does SwingVantage give medical advice?
- What should I do if a drill or swing causes pain?
- How should I act on a finding that is uncertain or low-confidence?
- Where can I read how SwingVantage’s analysis works?
- What will SwingVantage never claim about my swing?
- How do I use SwingVantage responsibly?
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