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Record Assist
Capture a clean swing the first time — on-screen framing, a shake warning, and frame-by-frame review.Last updated
In short
Record Assist is the in-app recorder that helps you film a usable swing: it guides your framing, warns when the phone is shaky, and lets you review frame by frame before you analyze.
Step by step
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Open Record Assist
Go to swingvantage.com/record-assist to film in the app. On a phone, you can also tap Analyze and choose Record a swing.
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Frame with the guides
Line your body up inside the on-screen guides so the full swing stays in frame.
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Hold steady
A shake warning tells you if the phone is moving too much — prop it up for best results.
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Review and analyze
Step through frame by frame to check the capture, then send it straight to analysis.
Why it exists
The single biggest factor in a good analysis is a good video. Record Assist removes the guesswork from filming so your very first capture is clean and usable.
What it helps with
- Framing your whole body and the full swing.
- Steadiness, via a shake warning.
- Checking the capture frame by frame before you commit.
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
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.
Do I have to record in the app?
No — you can upload an existing clip too. Record Assist just makes capturing a clean swing easier.
Why does it warn about shaking?
A shaky clip makes the analysis work harder and can lower accuracy. Propping the phone up fixes it.
More answers, with the detail behind them, are in the SwingVantage FAQ.
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