Built for my family, my team, and yours.

Hey, I'm Chris. I'm a big guy with a big beard who has spent the last ten years kneeling in the dirt next to little hitters, including my own three. My daughter plays softball, my two boys play baseball, and my wife will grab a bat just for the fun of it. We pretty much live at the fields. SwingDino is the app I kept wishing we had.

My whole family at Angel Stadium, the field spread out behind us. — The whole crew, at the ballpark where we're happiest

Why I built this

I've spent more than ten years in Southern California dugouts. I coached my daughter from the time she was eight all the way through high school, and both of my boys since they could barely hold a bat. Dad first, coach second, hitter somewhere after that.

People are sometimes surprised, because I'm not a small guy, but the thing I'm proudest of is being patient with a nervous six-year-old at the tee. I love that part. I love the early call times, the dirt, the long tournament weekends, and the random Tuesday-night trip to the cages just because. Being at the fields is where my family is happiest.

My son in his Rush uniform, bat across his shoulders, ready to go.

One of my boys grinning at the cage fence, helmet on, water bottle in hand.

Me and my daughter in the car on the way to the fields.

SwingDino started with one little moment. One of my boys was bored out of his mind grinding through reps on the tee, just going through the motions, until one swing finally jumped off the bat. His whole face changed. He looked up and said, “Dad, can I hit again?” That is the moment I wanted to bottle. Not a lab. Not a thousand-dollar machine an hour from the house. Just the phone already in my pocket, the tee in the backyard, and a reason to take one more swing.

This is who it's for

This is who I built it for. The kid who lights up when they finally square one up. A daughter who wants to know exactly how hard she just hit it. Two brothers who turn a backyard fence into their own home run derby. It's about getting better and staying active, sure. But honestly, it's mostly about having fun while you do it.

That's the whole reason there's a dinosaur on the screen. Drills can be a grind, and a dino makes them cool. My kids will take a hundred swings if there's a Rex involved, and a hundred swings is how you actually get better. The fun isn't a coat of paint on top of the app. The fun is the point.

My two boys in their Ducks uniforms, arms around each other, one flashing a peace sign.

My wife and daughter under the lights at a softball game, looking at a phone together.

The kids watching a big-league game from the seats.

A flamed-up batting helmet hanging on the dugout fence.

My daughter taking in the ballpark from the upper deck.

How we treat the app

I tested this the only way I know how. I took my own kids out and we hit hundreds of swings into it, watched our numbers climb, argued about whose was higher, and figured out how to do better. Every one of these beliefs came straight out of that.

For every hitter

Four years old or fifty-four, tee-baller or travel ball, the same dino, the same numbers, the same fun. You're measured against your own best, never some adult benchmark.

Honest over flashy

I'd rather show you a number that's a touch low than one that's puffed up. SwingDino is a trend tracker, not a radar gun, and I'll tell you that to your face.

Fun is the feature

The dinos, the gear, the trophies and ranks aren't decoration. They're what get my kids to take ten more swings. Effort is the thing we celebrate.

Privacy by design

These are my kids on this page because I chose to put them here. Yours stay yours. The camera measures the swing and throws the frames away, only the numbers are kept. That's in the code, not just the policy.