Video on iPad?

Colleges use that exact device to capture video of prospects they follow.  If it's good enough for them...

I'm not a HS coach, just a dad and retired travel/LL coach but yes, you can do it. Here's what I learned using mine:

1. The iPad is not the best, but it's decent, especially if your iPad is new enough to have retina display.
2. You're going to need an app to do slo-mo and diagrams if you want to. I tried a few and liked Ubersense the best.
3. A cheap tripod mount will help.
4. You want to shoot in bright sun to get the cleanest video. Indoor lighting is not good enough to freeze action.
5. Get the camera as close to the hitter as you need to. Never use the camera's zoom (this is a good tip for anybody who uses a phone or tablet cam to shoot sports or really almost anything)

Cool. I guess what I was really wondering is if there are any apps or other methods that people use with an iPad to analyze swings.

Has anyone ever used this: http://www.rightviewpro.com/pr...software/mobile-apps

Like I said, I have used and like this:

http://www.ubersense.com/sports/baseball

Hi JCG,

I didn't see your reply before I made my 2nd post. But thank you! That's very helpful. Fortunately, I do have retina display. Thanks for the advice!

Anyone else have any experience with this?

In addition to ubersense (which I also like), Powerchalk and RightViewPro are very good tools.  Just depends on how much or little (or zero) money you want to spend.  I'm pretty sure you can download trial-versions of all and check them out before you decide which works best for you. 

+1 for Ubersense.  Been using it for 2 years to analyze 2015's hitting and pitching.  Both hitting and pitching coaches use it and you can record on iPhone or iPad and upload (with the upgrade to Elite version - $30/yr. I believe) to the cloud.  You can also share.

I'll third ubersensce. The beauty of the ipad is you can record and view right there on the spot.  Good luck. 

Thank you! Looks like I'll be trying Ubersense!

Ubersense has a cool tool to do side-by-side slow-mo. It takes a bunch of monkeying around to get the timing right, but you can have before and after views of a kid display side by side.  Or if you can find a clip of pro taken from a similar angle, you can show the kid what his mechanics look like next to the pro.

Ok, I have the app now but am having trouble finding clips of pro players to compare to. Where do I find those? In the community section? I suppose I can just continue to goof around with it, but I can't seem to find the pro player section.

 MLB clips are copyrighted so Ubersense can't post them, and  you'll have to get creative if you want to use them. Probably the best way is to find a program for your computer that you can use to capture YouTube videos.  Convert that to a MOV or similar file, then transfer to your iPad using Dropbox or some other cloud-based file sharing solution. Or you could try shooting the TV while you watch. That might work.

Aahhh. I see. I guess I have some fiddling around in my future. Thanks again.