sportFX provides a dashboard and detailed metrics so you can dig into your performance data. This part of the app answers the question: “What did the AI see in my video?” Understanding these metrics will help you track progress and identify strengths or weaknesses in your technique.
Key Metrics Explained
After an analysis, you’ll see a list of metrics – these are quantifiable aspects of your performance extracted from the video. The exact metrics depend on the sport and activity, but here are some common ones and what they mean:
- Biomechanical Angles: These include angles such as knee bend, elbow angle, hip rotation, shoulder tilt, etc., at critical moments. For example, you might see your launch angle (the angle of a batted ball’s trajectory, or of your swing) and spray angle (direction of the hit) if you’re a batter. Pitchers might see elbow flexion angles at release, or stride length. These angles help diagnose form (too steep or too flat, etc.).
- Velocity and Speed Metrics: These measure how fast parts of your body or an object are moving. For hitters, exit velocity shows how fast the ball left the bat (a key power indicator). You might also see arm speed, hand speed, or foot speed. For example, a metric like Max Linear Hand Speed: 107 m/s indicates how fast your hands were moving in a swing. In football, you might have metrics like throw release speed or run top-speed. In agility drills, you might see sprint times or change-of-direction speed.
- Timing and Tempo: These metrics cover the sequencing and rhythm of your movement. sportFX’s analysis might include your swing tempo (e.g. a ratio of backswing to downswing time for a golf swing, where 3:1 is a common ideal[26]) or how quickly you transition from one phase to another (like the time between a cut and acceleration in a drill). Good tempo often means consistency, while timing metrics can reveal hesitations or rushed movements.
- Stability and Posture Metrics: The AI may quantify balance aspects, such as how much your center of mass moves or knee stability. It might not label these in simple terms on the dashboard, but indirectly metrics like stride consistency, or head steadiness can be derived. Check if the app highlights any consistency scores or balance indicators.
- Composite Scores: sportFX sometimes rolls up multiple measurements into a single score for easier understanding. For instance, an “Overall” score (e.g. 0–100) for a session, or specific scores like “acceleration score”, “change-of-direction score”, “mechanics efficiency”, etc. In the feedback examples, we saw references to an athlete’s acceleration and change-of-direction being “below average”[27] – implying the app gives you a score and even an indication of how it compares to others (perhaps peers or an ideal standard). If your dashboard shows any score as below average, that’s a flag to focus on that area.
The Dashboard home screen likely aggregates some of these metrics across sessions: - You may see your personal bests for key metrics (for example, highest exit velocity achieved to date, fastest sprint time, etc., depending on sport) highlighted on your profile. - There might be charts over time – e.g. a graph of your main metric (say pitching velocity or jump height) improving week over week. This helps you visualize progress. - If you have multiple sports, the dashboard might let you toggle between them to see metrics per sport (as in the profile screen where you can switch between Baseball and Football metrics).
Tip: Don’t get overwhelmed by the numbers. They are there to inform you, but the real insight comes from how they change and what you do to improve them. The next section on coaching feedback ties these metrics to actionable advice.