Baseball Radar Gun ‪+‬ 12+

Great app, but need steady hands

This app works really well except that when a video is a bit longer in length, the scrubber on the timeline is very sensitive to the point where lifting up your finger will accidentally advance or rewind the video a few frames or more, which results in a significantly different speed calc, especially at shorter distance settings. Perhaps a way to further “zoom in” on the timeline to have the frame separation spaced further apart would be a worthwhile effort. Great coaching tool though; helps dial in what is effective for mechanical changes and their affect on velocity.

Learn how to use the app first!

I don’t review apps, but I felt inclined to respond to the rash of one star ratings of this app based on not using it correctly. This app is a great option to buying an overly expensive speed gun (which aren’t accurate either unless you know how to use one). That said, it will over rate the speed if you don’t choose the exact release point and crossing home plate point as the developer states in the instructions. This app is not a tap tap stop watch. I would also add filming 90° to the mound/plate (and filing at 240fps as recommended) so you can choose the exact position of the ball leaving the hand (or mound if the pitcher’s release point still needs work ;). The developer brilliantly incorporated the mathematics behind calculating speed over a very specific distance using slo-mo video. Great job!

Very Good App but...

I would gladly give this app 5 stars however there aren't enough pitching distance options. It is missing the pitching distances (43ft, 40ft, 35ft) for Girls Fastpitch or at least a custom pitching distance option.
I like this app better than the ones where you have to tap at release and tap again when the pitch is caught because I feel those apps leave too much room for error.

Developer Response ,

Hi Bucket_Pinata, I specifically made a similar app for Girls Fastpitch softball which includes 35, 40, and 43 feet mount distances. You can find it by searching "softball radar gun" on the App Store. It has a purple/yellow icon. Please email me at mwnbdc@gmail.com if you have any additional questions and thank you for the positive feedback!