Instructions for Taking Videos
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Please plan to bring about 10-15 minutes of video to review.
This amount should suffice as we'll be stopping action and potentially watching some sections multiple times. Best is to bring video of you hitting shots, either from games or from practice. You could use a tripod or have a friend record the video for you. If possible, try to shoot video from at least two angles, for example, from the back and the side, as this provides more information about what you're doing than a single angle can provide. Horizontal "landscape mode" video is generally better, though vertical "portrait mode" is okay. Please wear shorts, tights, t-shirts, tank tops or other clothing that allows us to see anatomical detail in the videos. Ideally, your body and paddle should take up most of the frame. This helps in the anatomical analysis of your strokes. Please include the entire stroke, from the ready position (as shown in the photo) to the beginning of the backswing and through the end of the follow-through for each shot recorded. This should not be a "greatest hits" recording of all your best shots. What's useful in this analysis is to see what you actually do most of the time. Sometimes, analyzing shots that go awry gives us clues about what you might do better. It's often most useful to see the shots you are having the most difficulty with. Please take videos of all major shots: forehands, backhands, volleys, dinks, serves and overheads. More advanced players should include third-shot drops and transition shots, hit from between the baseline and the non-volley line. Try to include a few videos of each shot. If the video you bring is compatable with Apple computers, we'll can watch it on the big iMac in my yoga studio. In this case, horizontal videos, allow us to see details better. We can also review the video or your phone or whatever device you bring, though it can be more difficult to see some details on smaller screens. I am also happy to review video of game play. This can be useful in analyzing court position, strategy, etc. Video shot from behind the court, that shows the full court is good. Also valuable is video shot from either side of the net, which shows action at the non-volley line in more detail, but may not capture the whole court. If you are new to pickleball, no video is required. |
