How to analyze your golf swing video on iPhone.
A good swing video is only useful if you can read it. This guide is for golfers searching for an iPhone workflow that is simple enough to use on the range but detailed enough to help a coach or self-review session.
1. Start with a usable video
Film from a stable angle with the golfer fully in frame. Down-the-line and face-on are the two most useful views. If you already shot the clip in the camera app, import it. If you want a tighter workflow, record directly inside the analysis app.
2. Slow the swing down immediately
The first mistake most golfers make is watching the video at full speed and deciding too early what is wrong. Start by slowing the video down or moving frame by frame. The issue you care about may only appear for a fraction of a second.
3. Mark what you think you see
This is where visual annotation becomes useful. Draw a line for posture, club path, shoulder tilt, hip depth, or head position. If you cannot mark it clearly on the frame, you probably do not understand it clearly yet either.
4. Use body tracking carefully
AI body tracking is valuable when it helps you see positions more clearly, especially through transition and impact. It should support the review, not replace judgment. The point is to make motion easier to interpret, not to pretend every number is automatically meaningful.
5. Compare one swing to another
Improvement is hard to feel in the moment. Comparison makes change visible. Save the swing, tag it by club, and compare it to an earlier version later. That creates a simple feedback loop instead of relying on memory.
6. Export the exact frames that matter
If you work with a coach, export the annotated clip or still frame that shows the issue clearly. That is better than sending an unmarked video and hoping the other person spots the same thing you did.
What makes an iPhone golf swing analysis app actually useful?
The short answer is workflow. A useful tool should let you import or record video, move frame by frame, draw directly on frames, use AI where it helps, organize swings by club, and export clips without locking those basics behind subscriptions or add-ons.
That is the lane SwingDraw is designed for: golfers who want a mobile analysis workflow that is visual, practical, and not buried under recurring payments.