Track matches
Manual Tracking — Tagging Shots Yourself
Our recommended two-pass workflow for tagging by hand: time the shots first, then classify them.
What manual tracking isLink to this section
Manual tracking is when you tag the shots yourself in the editor, instead of sending the whole match for automatic tracking. It gives you full control over the data, and it has a nice side benefit: because you've supplied the shot timings, you can hand off the rest and we'll finish the match for about half the cost. See Tracking and Tokens for how that pricing works.
Our recommended workflowLink to this section
We tag matches in two passes — time the shots first, then classify them. Doing one job at a time is faster and more accurate than trying to do everything in a single pass.
Pass 1 — Time the shotsLink to this section
Play the video and tap a player key at the exact moment the racket meets the shuttle. By default, X tags a shot for player 1 and Z tags a shot for player 2 on whichever side is active. Each tap drops a shot at that moment — don't worry about what kind of shot it is yet.
Demo Clip — Momota vs An Se Young
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Shot
Press play — tagged shots appear here as the rally unfolds.
Keyboard & mouse shortcuts
- Space — play / pause
- ← / → — step 1 frame
- X / Z — tag a shot for player 1 / 2
- Click ruler — seek
With alternation on, the active side flips automatically after each shot, so you mostly just alternate between your keys as the rally goes back and forth. You can switch sides by hand whenever you need to, and you can rebind these keys if the defaults don't suit you.
The goal of this pass is simple: land a marker right on each shuttle contact, for the right player. Aim for the moment of contact, not the start of the swing or where the shuttle lands.
Pass 2 — Classify the shotsLink to this section
Once your timings are in, go back through the rally and fill in what each shot actually was. For each shot you'll set the striking side, the family (the broad type of shot), the variant, and the direction. The keyboard moves you through these quickly, and you can set up presets to bundle several of them under a single key.
Find the shots you missedLink to this section
Beside the toolbar, the editor counts the shots that still have an empty field. Press Shift + ↑ to jump to the next one and Shift + ↓ to go back. The video seeks to that shot, and the panel on the right tells you what it is missing. On the timeline, those shots carry a small dot above their marker.
Fill a shot in and it drops out of the count. Keep going until the counter reads "All shots fully tracked".
A shot counts as fully tracked when it has a striker, a striking side, a family and a direction. Net, lift, drive and block shots also need a contact point. A serve needs its variant (Short, Long or Drive) and a placement instead of a direction. On every other shot the variant is optional. The counter is a guide: it never stops you from finishing your own match.
TipsLink to this section
- Timing first, classifying second keeps you focused — one decision at a time.
- If a rally is fast or messy, watch it once before you tag it.
- Keep your eyes on the contact point and let alternation handle the sides for you.
- Don't want to classify at all? Tag just the timings and hand the match off — we'll fill in the rest for about half the cost.
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