"In 2019, we set in motion at Elite tennis center the notion to put member video footage of court time onto their phones. We thought no big deal. It would be easy to buy a camera hang it up and get someone to download footage of matches. What happened in actuality wasn’t so simple. We first bought UniFi cameras, which provided great quality videos but lacked a stable platform to distribute the videos. The system was glitchy and always needing reboots. In addition, the manual time to download videos was slow and became frustrating.
We then came across Ocams and their incredibly knowledgeable partner named Wendy Ham. She guided us through the right equipment to purchase and install. Once we had a great video and platform for video distribution, we enlisted their services to take any court time for a member and distribute a daily video file to that member’s computer or phone.
Think about this, all 400 plus members are getting actual footage each day of their lessons or matches in a personalized account for viewing and archive. The response from members has been tremendous and eye-opening and has helped their games improve faster. Tennis is about the right technical and body positioning and seeing the actions and tendencies of a player can quickly lead to improvement.
I can’t thank Wendy enough for her valuable recommendations on videos of tennis. She has a tremendous grasp of implementing technology solutions and streamlining the video distribution for tennis and pickleball clubs."
"The Ocams team will do everything they can to make your club and your players happy. As one of Ocams’s first partners, we witnessed first hand how much research and experimentation they put into tailoring the service to our club and our members. They are intensely data-driven. They listen carefully and respond earnestly to suggestions.
Their use of the term “autopilot” is very appropriate. The service has required no work on our part. Our members are satisfied. The best part is that they don’t have to do anything to receive their videos. The Ocams service truly runs itself."
"There is no video service out there that’s as seamless and convenient as Ocams, for both the players and the club. It’s fantastic for players who want to improve their game or just review their match. The timely, visual feedback that video provides is an extraordinary learning tool.
I firmly believe video is going to be a standard amenity at most tennis clubs soon. We are thrilled to be among the first to adopt it."
"Our experience with Ocams has been nothing short of exceptional service! Our members have been beyond excited about having the opportunity to see themselves on video to help grow and improve their game. What an invaluable tool to have available to our membership!"
"My club began using the Ocams service in July. Each time I play, a video of my match, or my lesson, is emailed to me.
From the start, I have absolutely loved this service. I began watching each video after I played, going over the match and identifying the areas of my game that needed work. It is eye-opening to see what you really look like when you play, and seeing for myself what my mechanics looked like directed me as to what I needed to work on with my teaching pro.
I am continuing to review the videos each time after I play to work on my game—it has definitely helped me improve my game."
"Good to see what I am doing wrong as well as what I am doing right. I check whether or not I get my racquet in position for a shot and then finish. Video also helps me assess my serve, to see what I think I am doing when I clearly am not!
Now I am also seeing some doubles play and I can see why I am missing shots that I should be getting, due to poor positioning."
"Good to see what I am doing wrong as well as what I am doing right. I check whether or not I get my racquet in position for a shot and then finish. Video also helps me assess my serve, to see what I think I am doing when I clearly am not!
Now I am also seeing some doubles play and I can see why I am missing shots that I should be getting, due to poor positioning."
"Good to see what I am doing wrong as well as what I am doing right. I check whether or not I get my racquet in position for a shot and then finish. Video also helps me assess my serve, to see what I think I am doing when I clearly am not!
Now I am also seeing some doubles play and I can see why I am missing shots that I should be getting, due to poor positioning."
"I have never watched myself take full lesson before. How amazing and eye opening. Will surely improve my tennis. Thank you!"
"The videos help me visualize many of the deficiencies of my game so that I can remind myself before I play again to not do those same things. I primarily look to make sure that my feet are moving and that I am not standing still. Also, for my split step on returns."
"Thanks so much for the video. As you said, it’s not for the faint of heart and boy do things feel different than what the actual video shows! I have wanted for quite a while to be able to incorporate video review as part of my training. Thanks again for sending."
"It’s so very interesting to see how you look to others. Very objective!!!! You are seeing reality!!"
"I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to watch my matches. It gives me the ability to see what technical corrections I need to make, and I can go back and score my matches. The group at Ocams turns around the videos very quickly and the quality of the videos has been excellent."
"The videos helped me with my serve technique. Very good service, very convenient, and very useful."
"Ocams video helps kids in a great way to improve the technique by making the required corrections. We were really impressed with the quality of the video that Ocams provided. We strongly recommended to everyone to use their service."
"I'm so happy that I could now watch my kids even when I couldn't physically make it to the practice sessions.
I love seeing what they do during drills and being able to say at dinner "I saw that you worked real hard on the court today. Great job!" The best part is that I could watch on demand so I don't have to be available in real time."
"Ocams videos help to document my daughter's tennis development. It's so amazing to see how much she's progressed since two years ago when she first picked up a racquet.
There are so many details that we would have missed without video. It's so tremendous to have an entire video library of your kid's tennis career so conveniently accessible."
"My son plays competitively, and our coach could not always travel with us. I wish every tennis facility were equipped with a video system like Ocams so that we could easily share videos with our coach and get feedback.
Ocams is so straightforward and easy to use, which makes it really simple for my son to do a quick check of a few things after every practice session or match."
"Throughout my teaching career, which has spanned more than 40 years, I have had to repeat my instructions over and over again because my students often don't assimilate exactly what I'm looking for in terms of swing pattern or body positioning.
With the use of Ocams, my students' progress becomes immediate and measurable. The HD video allows me to break down my students’ swings frame by frame while maintaining a clear picture.
When they watch themselves, most of my students are amazed that what they "think" they are doing and what actually occurs are completely different. This realization not only helps create an immediate improvement in whatever they are working on but, more importantly, they begin to have a much better ability to visualize what they are doing and how to improve their performance in real time.
Additionally, the video library that Ocams automatically creates for my students allows them to evaluate their improvement over time. This video library can be tailored to be grouped in multiple categories, stroke, match play and even hotshot highlights. Students often send me short clips for analysis when they have questions.
This product should be an essential, no… a REQUIRED, tool for all coaches and students seeking to hone their game!"
"Video builds and strengthens your tennis intuition. It's like looking in the mirror. And there is always something to improve no matter where you are in your tennis journey.
I teach players from a wide range of age groups and skill levels. Ocams helps them all as long as they are willing to look at themselves with an open mind. From little kids to 80-year-olds, from first-timers to D1 athletes."
"I have seen a number of video solutions in tennis, and by far Ocams is the most convenient and user-friendly one. My students don't have to do anything at all. They just get sent the videos shortly after their lessons.
This frictionlessness is so important because it gets tennis players into the habit of watching their videos regularly."
"My student and I were able to look at footwork, rally patterns, and intensity. We mainly look at match play to see how he reacts to different situations during the match. I break down his points when he’s under pressure. And I also look at the intensity of his practice sessions.
Sometimes I can’t make it to his practice, so watching the video helps me see what’s going on when I’m not around. (Not pretty.) I love it. Everybody should get video regularly. It adds tremendous value to every tennis session."
"I had been teaching a solid 4.5 player for several years, and it had been a struggle to reach that 5.0 plateau. That was until he started watching his Ocams videos regularly.
He began to see the nuances in his swing, footwork, and court positioning. Within weeks he started to make a move, and within a few months he was ready to beat 5.0 players."