If you have a smart phone look for a shot timer app. I use one and its working out better than expected.

-R

 

If you have a smart phone look for a shot timer app. I use one and its working out better than expected.

-R

Can your timer app say "standby....BEEP!" ?

That is all I need. I have a real timer, just no one to stand in my by living room and run it.

 

No. I just set it for 5sec (adjustable) delay. My ready is when I press "start".

You can also set the sensitivity so when you say "bang" it will give you a time.

-R

 

When I dry fire , I use DryFire Timer. It is available for iPhone and Android Devices. It is fully configurable for just about anything you want to do. There are others but this one works really well. You can set it up for multiple strings of various drills. For example, say you want to do 10 reps of an El Presidente with a variable start signal and a 6 second par time.

Here is some info on it, courtesy of Lucas Apps of Triangle Tactical:

 

Here are the steps I used to get exactly what I wanted, free.

1. Download any sound recorder app for your phone.

2. Record your "shooter ready? Stand by...BEEP!"

3. Download a free app called "repeat player".

The player will play your .ogg format recording in a loop.

I'm pretty proud of myself. Never used apps before. Old dog can learn new tricks.

 

Going to get this running. I need to get that .12 off my time!!

 

I'd be content with consistant hits @ 1.50 but I like your enthusiasm!!

 

I know nothing about IDPA and so, I don't know if this is for IDPA or USPSA.

I will say that in USPSA, the start signal (or beep) is supposed occur at variable time of 1-4 seconds after the RO's "Standby" command. In other words, both the command and the start signal are supposed to be randomly controlled by the RO. The start signal should never occur at exactly the same time, every time you or anyone else begins a course of fire.

Unless you use a method that creates a random start signal, how do you train to a start signal that you will likely see at a match, i.e., truly random?

All a looping MP3 file will do for you is allow you to train to a non-random and predetermined start signal.

 

I know nothing about IDPA and so, I don't know if this is for IDPA or USPSA.

I will say that in USPSA, the start signal (or beep) is supposed occur at variable time of 1-4 seconds after the RO's "Standby" command. In other words, both the command and the start signal are supposed to be randomly controlled by the RO. The start signal should never occur at exactly the same time, every time you or anyone else begins a course of fire.

Unless you use a method that creates a random start signal, how do you train to a start signal that you will likely see at a match, i.e., truly random?

All a looping MP3 file will do for you is allow you to train to a non-random and predetermined start signal.

The goal is to hone reaction time and produce a fluid movement, bringing the front sight to the exact location ones eyes are looking and pressing the trigger without disturbing the sight picture.
The time between "standby" and the beep is not important. I am not "counting down" to the beep, nor moving prior to the beep.
However, some very talented shooters can break the shot prior to the beep ending. Those guys get paid to shoot.

 

I keep getting Dry Fire Timer is not available in the US store. Won't even find it on the phone.

 

Yeah, I don't see it anymore from my wife's MacBook. It might not be available anymore.

I just looked at some of the others on the App Store and there appears to be a couple of decent ones available.

The ones that caught my eye in order of preference were:

Practical Shooting Timer

and

Par Timer






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The goal is to hone reaction time and produce a fluid movement, bringing the front sight to the exact location ones eyes are looking and pressing the trigger without disturbing the sight picture.
The time between "standby" and the beep is not important. I am not "counting down" to the beep, nor moving prior to the beep.
However, some very talented shooters can break the shot prior to the beep ending. Those guys get paid to shoot.

The beep is .3 seconds. I haven't ever seen anyone that can get the gun out of the holster and fire a shot that fast.

I think Max was demoing .5s at a trade show in dryfire a while back, but If never seen of heard of a .3.

 

Good to know the actual duration of the beep. Thanks.
Max is a machine, plain and simple.

 

Here are a few Shockwave apps I use for dry fire practice. drawbeepSlider082504.swf does almost exactly what you asked for but I dunno how it might work on a phone. Not sure how compatible these are with the latest browsers so you may have to fool around to get them running. mssg me your email address if the link doesn't work.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-qbeOfQsWFHVEdWMFV6YXBKU3c&usp=sharing