Better detection for onswiperight/left

I am using a web view in our app that loads a url, which is essentially an article with title/text/image, and can be variable height. When I swipe right or left on the web view, I want to load the next article from an RSS feed. I have this working just fine, however, the detection of the onswipe is a bit picky. I understand why this is, because it's unsure if the user is trying to view more text or swipe to the next article. Is there a better method to detect this event and allow the swipe to occur a little more natural?