How to Film

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THE ONE RULE THAT MATTERS MOST

Film from the side of the rink with your phone held upright, and keep the whole body, head to skates, in the frame the entire time. Side on, upright, full body: that is what lets HLH read the angles at all. Film from the front, or cut off the head or skates, and we cannot grade the clip. The standing start and the strides below make a good clip great, but this is the one that makes or breaks it.

The App Films in Slow Motion

Just tap Film Now. HLH records at high frame rate automatically, so you can skate at full game speed and every frame is still captured. One clip covers every metric, and there are no camera settings to change.

SEE IT IN ACTION
▶ EXAMPLE CLIP
Portrait · side angle · full body · full game speed
WHERE TO FILM FROM
START: DEAD STOP STOP HERE 6 TO 10 STRIDES YOU: BENCH OPENING OR OPEN DOOR (NO GLASS), CENTER ICE
✅ PORTRAIT

Phone upright. Keeps the whole body in frame while you follow.

❌ LANDSCAPE

Phone sideways. Harder to keep head and skates in frame while panning.

✅ FULL GAME SPEED

Skate at real game speed. The camera catches every frame, so film how you actually play.

❌ HALF SPEED

Coasting or half-effort hides your true mechanics.

Fit Them in the Box

The camera shows a framing box. Move closer or further until your player's whole body, helmet to skates, fits inside it and the box turns green. When it is green you are at the right distance, so there is no exact number to worry about. Filming too far away is the #1 reason analyses fail, so fill the box.

A Good Mechanics Video

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Start from a standstill, tall and upright for a second, not crouched in a ready position

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Then explode into your first 3 hard strides plus 4 to 6 more, 6 to 10 in total, at full game speed

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Phone upright, filmed from the side of the ice

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Full body visible, head to skates, the whole time

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Filmed from a spot with no glass, bench opening or open door, at center ice

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Don't start already moving

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Don't film from behind or in front, side angle only

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Don't film through dark or tinted glass

GOT IT