How to Film Tennis for Video Analysis

Use a side view of the full stroke

Stand the phone about 3 to 5 meters to the side of contact, around hip height. Keep your full body, racket, and the contact zone in frame from preparation through follow-through.

Pick the side by stroke. Forehand: film from your racket-hand side. Backhand: film from the other side. That way the camera sees your chest as you turn. Serve or volley: either side works.

Filmed from behind or head-on, the camera cannot see your shoulders turn, so the swing cannot be scored. Side view is the default for tennis video analysis apps.

Keep the clip short and steady

Film one clear swing or a short rally under 60 seconds. Steady the phone on a fence, bag, or tripod. Shake makes pose reading unreliable. Leave the sound on. The ball hit helps us find the stroke.

Film at 30 fps or more (60 is best), at normal speed, not slow motion. Stand close enough that your body fills about a third of the frame height.

Good light helps: outdoor shade or bright indoor court light. Avoid strong backlight that turns you into a silhouette.

Label the stroke you care about

In Match Point AI you choose forehand, backhand, serve, or volley. Film the stroke you want scored so the tennis video analysis matches the biomechanics checks for that shot.

For backhands, use your normal drive grip style in onboarding. Slice is selected as its own stroke when you analyze.

What good footage unlocks

Clean footage gives a more reliable technique score, clearer explained feedback, and drills you can actually run. Bad angles often yield “unavailable” checks — the software refuses to invent flaws from foggy data.

Once the clip is solid, upload on the web or in the app and read the report: score first, then the problem, the fix, and how to improve next session.