Golf swing video guides
Film your swing well, read what it shows, and get the most out of Impact Reel.
These guides are for golfers who film their own swing on an iPhone: at the range, in a simulator bay, or on the course. The first two groups cover getting a video worth looking at and reading what it shows: where the phone goes, how high and how far, which frame rate shows the club at impact, which camera angle answers the question you have, and what the start line and the curve of a shot say about the club face and the path. The third group is Impact Reel itself: how it finds the swings, how to add a tracer, mark up a clip and send it, and the answers to the questions people ask.
Film your swing
How to film your golf swing with an iPhone
Where to put the phone, how high and how far, which frame rate to use, the camera settings, and how to film a whole range session.
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Down the line vs face-on
What each camera angle shows, and which one to film for what you are working on.
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Read your swing
Impact Reel guides
How the app works and how to use it: from the first video to a marked-up clip in a friend's or a coach's inbox.
How Impact Reel finds your swings
The sound of the strike, the picture check, Likely and Uncertain, Record a session, and what you control.
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User guide
Every screen, step by step: pick a video, review the swings, clip settings, the markup tools, the Swing Sequence and slow-motion videos.
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How to add a shot tracer on iPhone
Film the shot so the ball shows, then mark it, set the apex and landing, and save the clip.
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Mark up a swing and send it
For instructors and anyone helping a friend: the lines that matter, applied to every clip, and the clip sent from Photos in about a minute.
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Common questions
No swings found, too many false clips, naming and albums, Swing Sequence timing, sideways video, and the rest.
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More guides are on the way: your first clip in eight steps, frame rates and slow motion, filming a whole range session, phone tripods and stakes, the lines explained, and the swing in twelve positions. Which app to buy is on the compare page, and the price and the questions buyers ask are on the Impact Reel page.