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Your Swing Diagnosis
How to read your diagnosis — it leads with the single fix that matters most, then the drills and plan to groove it.Last updated
In short
Your diagnosis is the heart of SwingVantage. It is ordered by priority: the first card is the one change that will help your swing the most. Work top-down — fix, then drills, then plan, then retest.
Step by step
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Start at the top
Your diagnosis is ordered by impact. The first card is your number-one fix — the one change that will help most right now.
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Read the “why”
Each fix explains what it saw and why it matters, in plain language, so you understand the change instead of just copying it.
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Do the drills
Under your fix are drills chosen to groove exactly that change. Add them to your plan so they appear in Today’s Tasks.
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Follow the plan
The plan turns your fix into a few focused sessions instead of a vague “practice more”.
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Retest
After a few sessions, upload a new swing. SwingVantage compares it so you can see whether the fix actually moved.
One fix first — on purpose
Most swing tools bury you in numbers. SwingVantage does the opposite: it ranks everything by impact and shows you the single most valuable change first.
This is the core promise — one fix, one plan, one retest. Chasing five changes at once is the fastest way to get worse before you get better, so we put the highest-leverage fix at the top and ask you to start there.
What’s in your diagnosis
- Your top fix, with a plain-language explanation of what it saw and why it matters.
- Secondary observations, ranked beneath it so you know what is next.
- Drills matched to your fix.
- A short plan that turns the fix into focused practice.
- A retest prompt to confirm progress.
How to actually use it
- Resist the urge to fix everything. Work the top item until it feels natural.
- Use the drills — reading a fix changes nothing; reps do.
- Retest every week or two, not every rep.
- Keep your camera angle consistent so retests are fair comparisons.
How accurate is it?
Every result that comes from watching your video is a well-reasoned starting point, not a lab measurement. Treat it like a sharp-eyed coach giving you their read, then check it when you practice.
Accuracy depends on what you give it. A clear, well-lit, side-on video of a full swing produces a far better report than a dark, cropped, or partial clip.
When the analysis is unsure, it tells you so rather than inventing a number. Honesty over false precision is a core principle.
Your video and your privacy
Your swing is yours. Motion Lab reads it on your device: body tracking runs in your browser, and your video file is not uploaded for analysis.
Frames from your video leave your device only through optional features you choose. The AI vision review, which you start yourself, sends a small sample of still frames to a third-party AI provider; our servers pass them through without storing them. If your device cannot read a clip, you can agree to an optional cloud re-read of a limited set of still frames.
We do not sell your data or use it for advertising. When you sign in, your sessions, progress and saved analyses are kept in your private account and synced across your devices. A saved analysis can include one still frame for its swing trace. Your video files are not uploaded unless you choose to share one for training, an optional box offered only to signed-in adults filming themselves.
You can review, export, or delete what you create from the Data Center at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Why does it only show me one main fix?
Because focus is what creates change. Everything is ranked by impact and the top fix is the highest-leverage one. The others are still listed beneath it for when you are ready.
What if I disagree with the diagnosis?
It is a confident starting point, not the last word. If something feels off, re-film a clearer swing — many surprises come from a partial or angled clip — or bring it to your coach for a second read.
Where do the drills come from?
They are matched to your specific fix from the drill library, so you are working on the exact change the diagnosis identified.
How do I know if the fix worked?
Retest. Upload a new swing and SwingVantage compares it to your earlier one so you can see real movement instead of guessing.
What kind of video gives the best results?
Film from the side (down-the-line or face-on), in good light, with your whole body and the full swing in frame. Hold the phone steady or prop it up. A 5–10 second clip of one swing is ideal. Normal speed works; for golf, baseball, and fast-pitch, 60 fps sharpens the moment of contact.
More answers, with the detail behind them, are in the SwingVantage FAQ.
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