Setting the Correct Angle 
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View from corner mount 
Mounting from Inside the Court 
Works Indoors Too 
QM-1 Next to Racquet and Bag 
While we haven’t tried all cameras, but we HAVE spent many hours scanning for the best cameras at an affordable price. The main drawbacks to existing camcorders when it comes to recording tennis matches is either the lack of battery power or the inability to record at a wide angle. Here’s our conclusions on the
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Okay, onto “wireless cameras”. Careful though, as some cameras claim to be WiFi when all they really do is copy files to your computer. Why is WiFi such a great thing for filming tennis matches? Well, just from consulting your smartphone, you can do the following: You can make sure the camera is still
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The Camera Filming a tennis match can be a challenge to say the least. What camera to use, where to position it, what exactly to record, etc. The purpose of this series of posts is to take a brief look at all of these elements, starting with what camera to use. Note that I don’t
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Stumbled upon this site the other day. “TennisMD”. Having struggled with a bad hamstring for years now, I’m somewhat tuned into these kinds of sites. One video in particular on dynamic vs static stretching really caught my eye. Here’s a link to that video. Click Here
In developing a tennis player it’s not just about strokes. Four areas to conquer include psychological, tactical, emotional and finally technical. They all come into play, and a good coach will address all of these areas in developing a young tennis player. I ran across an article which addresses this subject and think
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Last week was amazing as I was privileged to go down to the U.S. Virgin Islands and play in and film parts of the Choice Wireless Tennis Tournament. And making this year special was the level of play in the Open division. Dominik Hrbaty (highest ranking #12 in world) played in the Men’s singles and
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I’ve received quite a few questions about the GoPro camera and if it’s suitable for filming tennis matches. The answer is a definite “yes”. A friend of mine gave me some video that he shot the other day with his GoPro, set at a 120 degree field of view. Here’s a sample. This is a
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If you ever been down and out on the tennis court, feeling out of sorts and not feeling the ball at all, this tip can turn around your whole match. I use it a lot and it always works. You may not wind up with a “W” in your column, but your level of play
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This recruiting video was made last month for a local tennis player, Max Roder, using predominantly the Kodak Zx3 and the QM-1 Camera Mount as both a monopod to steady the camera on the ground, and to hang on the fence for match points. Not bad for an inexpensive setup. Click Here to see video.
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Managing Momentum My home is in Denver, Colorado, and last night was both bitterly cold (-4) and bitterly disappointing, to say the least. The Broncos went down 38-35 in a hard-fought game in what could have and should have been a satisfying win, and they were ahead several times. But at these critical times, the
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While editing some match videos of the top men’s 60′s players in the world, I was reminded by their tenacity and the length of the points, of an old adage a friend of mine had to say. This friend, Warrick Jones (winner of several National Championships), said that to reach the top, you have
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As tennis players, it’s easy to become stuck where we are with our level of play. And there is nothing wrong with that. After all, we probably all started playing tennis just for the pure joy of movement, of the physical exertion and the good feeling it gave us. Nothing wrong with that. But some
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Assuming that your end goal is to be the best tennis player you can possibly be, what’s the best approach to learning the game of tennis, to climbing that mountain? As I look around, I often see players taking one of two paths: Go for the big shots, and hope that eventually, over the years,
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Most players and coaches think of using video for tennis instruction as sitting down with a student and reviewing a video together, discussing technique or strategy or how both dovetail together in a particular situation. Which is great and I use it this way myself quite often. Another way though, that I stumbled upon more
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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 to get a booth
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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 courts themselves have to be exact, of course, but even
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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 on after every point.
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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 vendor’s booth and “work” the trade show. It was great! Besides selling quite
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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 questionable calls, like
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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 hold the assembly together do a great job
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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 school, I took up the sport again in my
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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 along side of
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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 different perspective. Thanks
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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 racket first hits the ball, and
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I ran across this photo of my set up for recording the Colorado State girls high school playoffs last year. By coming up behind the court with the QM-1, you can sit behind the fence and record directly to your laptop. The advantage? No file transfers afterwards, what you see is what you
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Frank Giampalo is renowned for working with juniors and he put this e-book together as a valuable resource for parents and coaches. Check out The Tennis Parent’s Bible.
Head Tennis Coach Marty Coynes, Bloomsburg University "This mount is so functional it puts to shame any others. It was designed by someone who thought it through. I paid over $200 for another mount that is a pain to use. With the QM-1 I just mark the mount [where to angle the bracket] and the kids can't screw it up. We bought two last spring and that's why we just ordered three more. We do a ton of video work with our tennis teams and these mounts are easy to work with and even harder to mess up with.
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