I've been looking at a number of tools that claim to help improve your dry fire practice. Most are laser-based...others are more sophisticated. What I'd like to do is have immediate feedback on each shot, followed by some way to analyze where my weaknesses were so I can see how I'm improving.
I'm mainly looking at three options.
The first two are by LaserLyte. Option one is a laser cartridge that drops into the chamber and then flashes a pulse when the firing pin hits it. You can see it briefly on the wall, or buy their targets that record when and where they were hit. A newer option, also from them, is a rail-mounted laser sight that also works in a training mode, and registers "hits" when the trigger is pulled. I guess the second option seems better, since it can be used as a sight as well as just a training tool.
The third is something new called Mantix-X. (http://mantisx.com). It has sensors in it that measure how your gun is moving in all three axes, then transmits the data to your phone where an app will predict where your shots would have landed on a target, and also graphs exactly how your aim was changing in the split second before and after the trigger was pulled. So in theory you can see your pattern and say "Aha! I'm breaking my wrist up just before I pull the trigger, every time!" It mounts on a rail, and claims to also be usable during live fire so you can see exactly why your shots land where they do.
Has anyone used any of these systems, and are they worth the money? They're all between $100 and $150. On principle the Mantix-X sounds like the better tool because it can analyze your shots as well as track them--so long as it accurately predicts where dry fire shots would have landed on a target, it would seem that external targets (like laser receivers) wouldn't be needed.
Thoughts? Are they all just a waste of money and I'll do just as well by dry-firing at a wall and then tracking my progress at the range?
I'm mainly looking at three options.
The first two are by LaserLyte. Option one is a laser cartridge that drops into the chamber and then flashes a pulse when the firing pin hits it. You can see it briefly on the wall, or buy their targets that record when and where they were hit. A newer option, also from them, is a rail-mounted laser sight that also works in a training mode, and registers "hits" when the trigger is pulled. I guess the second option seems better, since it can be used as a sight as well as just a training tool.
The third is something new called Mantix-X. (http://mantisx.com). It has sensors in it that measure how your gun is moving in all three axes, then transmits the data to your phone where an app will predict where your shots would have landed on a target, and also graphs exactly how your aim was changing in the split second before and after the trigger was pulled. So in theory you can see your pattern and say "Aha! I'm breaking my wrist up just before I pull the trigger, every time!" It mounts on a rail, and claims to also be usable during live fire so you can see exactly why your shots land where they do.
Has anyone used any of these systems, and are they worth the money? They're all between $100 and $150. On principle the Mantix-X sounds like the better tool because it can analyze your shots as well as track them--so long as it accurately predicts where dry fire shots would have landed on a target, it would seem that external targets (like laser receivers) wouldn't be needed.
Thoughts? Are they all just a waste of money and I'll do just as well by dry-firing at a wall and then tracking my progress at the range?
