Real / Live Data
Also known as: live data, real data, actual data
Real / Live data is data captured from an actual user session or sensor — not a placeholder, not a demo, not a mock — and is labeled accordingly so you can trust it as genuine input to analysis.
When SwingVantage has real data from your sessions, it labels it 'Real' or 'Live' to distinguish it from placeholder and demo values. Real data may still be measured, estimated, or AI interpreted — those labels apply within the real data category and describe how the value was derived. The 'Real / Live' label simply confirms you are looking at your actual data, not illustrative content. This label triggers when cloud sync is active and data has been confirmed to match the server state.
Example
'Session average club speed — 98 mph [Real / Estimated]' means the data is genuinely from your session (not a placeholder) and was derived from video rather than a sensor.
Related terms
- Measured ValueA measured value is a number that came from a real sensor or instrument — a launch monitor, radar gun, or wearable — and was not inferred or estimated from video or rules.
- Estimated ValueAn estimated value is a number derived from observable cues and encoded rules rather than from direct sensor measurement — a confident, grounded inference that is never presented as a measured fact.
- Placeholder DataPlaceholder data is a temporary illustrative value shown in a UI before real data is available — always explicitly labeled as a placeholder so it is never mistaken for an actual measurement or estimate.
- Mock / Demo DataMock or demo data is pre-generated illustrative data used in product demos, onboarding flows, and feature previews — always labeled to distinguish it from real user data.
- Data Source LabelA Data Source Label is the badge shown alongside every metric in SwingVantage that identifies where that data came from — Measured, Estimated, AI Interpreted, Placeholder, or Real — so you always know how to weight it.
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