SETUP GUIDE

Film it once, the right way

CaddieInsight turns one phone clip into per-swing numbers. The analysis is only as good as the footage, and good footage takes about a minute to set up. Here is the whole checklist.

Camera setup

  • Hip height. Prop or tripod your phone at about hip height, roughly level with the ground.
  • Face-on or down-the-line. Both angles work. Pick one and keep it for every session so reports compare cleanly.
  • Whole body in frame. Head to feet, from address through the finish.
  • Sound on. CaddieInsight finds each strike from the sound of impact, so keep the microphone clear. A ball on a tee or a clean strike off a mat both give it plenty to hear.
  • No trimming. Leave the clip alone. Dead time before and after swings is fine — the strike detection ignores it.
  • Several swings per clip is fine. Leave a few seconds between balls and each strike becomes its own swing in the report.
  • Left- or right-handed. Choose your handedness when you upload; the analysis adjusts, including which direction counts as away from the target.

Around each detected strike, CaddieInsight analyzes from 1.8 seconds before impact to 0.8 seconds after — a normal pre-shot routine and follow-through are all it needs.

What the report contains

KEY-POSITION STRIP

Labeled frames at address, top, impact, and finish for every swing.

CENTERLINE OVERLAY

Your body as captured, in orange, against a corrected position in green. The gap between them is the work.

SLOW MOTION

A smooth quarter-speed clip of each swing — motion-interpolated, not simply stretched.

METRICS TABLE

Backswing and downswing times, tempo ratio against the 3.0:1 benchmark, head sway and hip slide in shoulder widths, plus session mean and standard deviation.

COACHING NOTES

Plain-English notes on what was flagged and why, with the thresholds stated. Nothing vague.

PRACTICE PLAN

Two or three drills per flag, each with an aim, a protocol, a dosage, and a measurable re-film target in the report's own numbers.

Your results are yours

Analyses are private to your account — each account sees only its own history and reports. And a word on honesty: the numbers are automated estimates from a single camera. They are consistent enough to train against, and they are not a substitute for instruction from a teaching professional.

Start with a free swing

The free plan includes three analyses every calendar month, each with the full report — strip, overlay, slow motion, metrics, notes, and practice plan. Sign up with an email and a password; no card required.

Open CaddieInsight and upload a swing