This system has been on the market for awhile but this was my first opportunity to look at and try out the MantisX training system in person.
The system consists of a small device that attaches to a pistol rail (no modification to the pistol is required) and a mobile device such as a tablet or a smartphone. The devices are paired via Bluetooth and some settings are selected. The system can be used in live fire, dryfire, or with a CO2 air pistol.
The shooter then fires a string of shots which the system grades.
The grading is based EXCLUSIVELY on how much the gun moves in the brief interval before the trigger breaks. The presumption (and it's a good one) is that the shooter intends for the gun to be stationary during that period.
This means that there's no need for there to be a target component for the system. It doesn't matter what you're aiming at, or even if you're aiming at all. The grading is merely a reflection of whether the gun is moving when it should be still, and how much movement is taking place.
In addition to the grading, the shooter may view the movement of the gun for each trigger pull as a graph on the screen of the mobile device.
The attachment on the pistol runs on a rechargeable battery and should last for 8 hours or so on a charge.
It seems to work very well--I saw it demoed both by Mantis and by a gun company in another part of the show that was using it as some sort of a contest to see who could score the best grade. I can see this being a very useful tool for people who are having anticipation issues.
The system consists of a small device that attaches to a pistol rail (no modification to the pistol is required) and a mobile device such as a tablet or a smartphone. The devices are paired via Bluetooth and some settings are selected. The system can be used in live fire, dryfire, or with a CO2 air pistol.
The shooter then fires a string of shots which the system grades.
The grading is based EXCLUSIVELY on how much the gun moves in the brief interval before the trigger breaks. The presumption (and it's a good one) is that the shooter intends for the gun to be stationary during that period.
This means that there's no need for there to be a target component for the system. It doesn't matter what you're aiming at, or even if you're aiming at all. The grading is merely a reflection of whether the gun is moving when it should be still, and how much movement is taking place.
In addition to the grading, the shooter may view the movement of the gun for each trigger pull as a graph on the screen of the mobile device.
The attachment on the pistol runs on a rechargeable battery and should last for 8 hours or so on a charge.
It seems to work very well--I saw it demoed both by Mantis and by a gun company in another part of the show that was using it as some sort of a contest to see who could score the best grade. I can see this being a very useful tool for people who are having anticipation issues.