As an active teacning pro, I love to attend the USPTA World Conferences every year (or at least every other year) and catch up on all the latest in the tennis world. What a great time it is, seeing old friends and connecting with so many new people. Anyway I decided...
General Discussion
How Do You Know What You Are Videotaping?
The first question people ask about using the QM-1 is "how can you tell what the camera is recording?". I address this in the Frequently Asked Questions but will go into more detail here. First off, tennis courts are constructed according to certain guidelines. The...
Should I use a remote control?
A lot of people ask, when they first start out recording videos of tennis matches, is if they maybe should have a remote control. The answer is that in all probability, you will try it once and never again. At least not for the purpose of turning the camera off and...
Tradeshow at USPTA World Conference
Got back last week from the USPTA (United Stated Professional Tennis Association) World Conference in beautiful Monterey, California. As a member and a fellow teaching professional, I usually attend the West coast conferences anyway, but this year I decided to get a...
Use the QM-1 to make line calls?
You have to ask yourself, can you use the QM-1 to review line calls? I say that you definitely, maybe can. I don't think people will want to stop and do instant review (although you could), but after the match is said and done, it can be interesting to look at some...
Record a Tennis Match Indoors with the QM-1
The QM-1 Portable Camera Mount was originally designed for outdoor tennis courts, but works just fine on indoor courts too. Just mount the camera on the cable from which the backdrop hangs, using the gap between the inside leg and the pole itself. Two screws that...
Why Video a Match?
I've been asked by some people why I like to record matches. While it seems somewhat self-evident to me, let me explain just what I get out of this. First, you have to understand where I am coming from. Having played minimally, although successfully, in high...
Charting Your Tennis Match
Filming at the Denver City Open I ran across a friend who was charting a match. Turns out there is a new app out there for Android phones that does a pretty good job of charting matches! And it's free! I downloaded it in about two minutes and was charting right...
Positive Feedback and Recording Lessons
Wow, it's very gratifying as I start to get more and more feedback from people on the QM-1. Lots of folks are discovering for the first time how much they can learn from reviewing a match, not to mention just the fun of seeing a match that you played in from a...
Calculate Mile Per Hour from Video
Having just played a tournament match with a big-hitting young guy, I found another use for my tennis video, and any camera will work if you know the frames per second. Namely, you can calculate the mph of any ball by first determining the point of contact when the...