# Draw arrows and circles on technique footage

A sports and outdoors format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors/draw-arrows-and-circles-on-technique-footage

Overlay drawn circles, arrows or tracked marks directly on the athlete's body or movement path. It worked for 14 accounts, with a median of 4x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Talking head, Slideshow, Voiceover.

## Why it works

Viewers see exactly which body part to copy, so the technique is instantly readable and easy to save.

## How to make it

1. Pick a fast movement and show it slow or in stills
2. Draw or track the key body part
3. Limit it to about three cues

## Hook formula

[N] [skill] tips / [Skill] like a pro

## Examples

- @dtbxing (109K followers, TikTok talking head): 31x their usual views. Hook: “HOW TO BEAT SOMEONE STRONGER IN A FIGHT👊🏻💥” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@dtbxing/video/7699491288046898454)
- @thehugoblack (52K followers, TikTok talking head): 39x their usual views. Hook: “NOBODY IS WATCHING ANTHONY EDWARDS!” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@thehugoblack/video/7696117126016322830)
- @thepickleballchir (30K followers, TikTok talking head): 12x their usual views. Hook: “FOREHAND DRIVE TECHNIQUE” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@thepickleballchir/video/7696694138661522701)
- @sb_basketball_training (239K followers, TikTok talking head): 6.7x their usual views. Hook: “HOW TO GET THE "BALL ON A STRING" 🏀💎” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@sb_basketball_training/video/7699619232463506696)
- @officialallattack (428K followers, TikTok talking head): 4.0x their usual views. Hook: “Mistakes That Make You Average ❌” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@officialallattack/video/7689176814375226637)
- @rosierollz (156K followers, Instagram talking head): 4.3x their usual likes. Hook: “IF YOU CAN Never Remember” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeCeDXThF8c/)
- @surfing_with_grant (47K followers, Instagram slideshow): 6.2x their usual likes. Hook: “3 FOREHAND BOTTOM TURN TIPS” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZ7yrfk3Tq/)
- @skateiq (694K followers, Instagram talking head): 3.6x their usual likes. Hook: “TRE FLIP LIKE A PRO” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd5VfCsRQuI/)
- @surfstrengthcoach (70K followers, Instagram talking head): 4.9x their usual views. Hook: “THE REALITY OF A POP UP” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdsSI6YCrnY/)
- @govindoncourt (3K followers, TikTok voiceover): 4.4x their usual views. Hook: “WHEN DO YOU COME IN?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@govindoncourt/video/7696271842620935455)
- @pr3ttyboy_patt (125K followers, Instagram talking head): 4.2x their usual views. Hook: “FAR SIDE & NEAR SIDE AMERICANA” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DencXXxs2K6/)
- @joel_myers_tennis (126K followers, Instagram voiceover): 3.3x their usual views. Hook: “So I'm going to use this video of Alexander Zverev to try and convince you” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Deu5eXDvIXQ/)

More sports and outdoors formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in sports and outdoors, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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