Review: SwingVision for Tennis

To improve my tennis skills, I decided to use SwingVision software to help me record and identify areas for improvement in my tennis game.

Here is a SwingVision processed video of my doubles match:  Boris & Dan vs Katie & Phil.

Here is another SwingVision processed video of my doubles match: Boris & Partner vs. Eyal & Phil

 The cost of the software is $149.99 per year for the Pro version, which includes a free SwingStick monopod (useful for holding the iPhone in place above the court on the wall).  

Using the SwingStick takes some practice as it's difficult to change the iPhone orientation, once it's in the air (though the Apple Watch integration is quite helpful and can be used to start the recording).

 Here are some recent matches recorded on SwingVision:

• Boris & Partner vs. Eyal & Phil
• Boris & Dan vs Katie & Phil
• Boris Serve Practice
• Boris vs. Gary (Rally)

 SwingVision Review

Positives

• Cuts out the dead time (between points) in the tennis match
• Identifies individual shots, their placement, and speed
• Identifies forehand, backhand, serve, and estimates ball speed
• Heatmap shows the location of shots (and whether they were in or out)
• Generates detailed match statistics
• AI scoring

Negatives

• Drains the iPhone battery after one hour of recording (it tries to auto-upload the large video file over Wifi)
• Buggy iPhone app can lock up during video processing or upload
• Requires additional input to identify the players (in singles and doubles) and the start time of the match
• Starting the recording can be a bit fiddly
• Exporting the video runs on the iPhone (not on the server) and can be quite slow (and sometimes errors out for no reason)
• AI Scoring can be misleading

Links

• SwingVision