Record a rally
Prop up your phone and play. Dinkerer finds the swings in the footage, so you do not have to clip anything by hand.
Coming soon to iOS & Android
Tinker withyour game.
Dinkerer turns a rally into a read on your swing. Film a session, see your paddle angle, weight transfer and contact point shot by shot, then keep the whole journey in one place.
- shots in this clip
- 50
- metrics per shot
- 17
- video uploaded
- 6
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Live swing breakdown
- Shoulder turn
- 0/100
- Weight transfer
- 0/100
- Paddle speed
- 0mph
- Contact height
- 0in
How it works
Three steps, then you are back on the court
No spreadsheets, no tags, no clipping highlights by hand. Dinkerer finds the swings in the footage and tells you what to work on next.
Read the mechanics
See paddle angle, shoulder turn, weight transfer and head stability, scored shot by shot against your own baseline.
Keep the journey
Sessions, milestones and rating moves build up into a record of how you actually got better.
The journey
Most apps track your game. This one keeps the story.
Sessions stack up into a record: what you worked on, what changed, and the matches where you finally saw it. Ratings are useful. The gap between them is where the motivation lives.
- First clean third shot dropweek 6
- First 3-minute rallyweek 11
- First local tournamentweek 19
Example progress for an illustrative player.
Rating over time
2.8 → 3.6
Built for every level
The feedback changes as you do
A beginner gets plain language and three things to fix. A competitive player gets per-shot-type breakdowns and a whole season of history.
Beginner
0.0 – 2.5Learning the kitchen line, the serve, and what a third shot drop is for. Feedback stays plain and focused on the basics.
Intermediate
2.5 – 3.5Consistent rallies, starting to shape strategy. The app starts flagging where points are actually being lost.
Competitive
3.5 – 5.0Tournament play and chasing rating. Detailed breakdowns per shot type, with progress tracked across a whole season.
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Why Filming Yourself Is the Fastest Way to Improve at Pickleball
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