Doing Your Own High Speed Video Analysis Simply and Inexpensively

A high speed file--the kind you can create for yourself. Do you think high speed video analysis is an exotic, costly process you (only) wish you could apply in your game? What about doing side by side stroke comparison with pro technique? To do that you need expensive, complicated cameras and expensive, complicated software? Right? The answer is no. In fact the opposite. The continuing, amazing advances in technology make it shockingly easy. And shockingly inexpensive. In this article I'll explain what you need to do high speed filming for yourself. Then in the next article we'll talk about how to compare yourself to top players and evaluate the key positions in your strokes. The cost? All you need is a laptop plus one of amazing new generation high speed cameras, some with prices around $300. Yep, $300. To do the side by side, you'll need an additional $30 software upgrade from Apple to Quick Time Pro. (You already have regular Quick Time if you can see the Stroke Archive.) John McEnroe used video analysis--and footage of himself as a model--to recover his serving motion. And, of course, you need your invaluable subscription to Tennisplayer to download the pro model...