This page will guide you through the first steps of setting up your force plates and making measurements.
Installing MR
Download MR and install it according to the instructions shown below. If you didn’t get a USB drive with your shipment, you can download the latest version of MR below.
System Setup
Force Plate Orientation & Force Vector Overlay (FVO) Setup
Follow the video tutorial below to learn how to correctly label your force plates for the left/right side, and how to configure the “Body forward” orientation for accurate Center of Pressure information. Also set up live video force vector overlay arrows on top of the force plates for real-time weight distribution and vector details.
Jump Analysis
Visit the articles below for more information on how to perform each supported jump in MR and the list of metrics and calculations
The supported jump types discussed in the “Jump Types & Analysis Features” article linked above are:
- Countermovement Jump (bilateral and unilateral)
- Squat Jump (bilateral and unilateral)
- Drop Jump (bilateral and unilateral)
- Jump Landing (bilateral and unilateral)
- Broad Jump Off of Plate (bilateral and unilateral)
- Hopping (bilateral and unilateral)
- Cutting and Change of Direction *requires 3D force plates
- Lateral Countermovement Jump *requires 3D force plates
Reporting and Customization
For more reporting and customization tools for force plates, visit our Reporting & Customization pageđź”—in the Knowledge Base, or visit our Applications pageđź”—for inspiration.

