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New IPhone Target Shooting App (ShotBuddy)

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GriffyGriff

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Hi All

Really quite pleased with this one. After a long time writing and testing this iPhone application, Apple have agreed to put it on their App Store site. 

Just search for "ShotBuddy" to have a look.

This allows you to maintain a list of guns (as most airgunners have a few guns on the go).
Once you select your target from a list of predefined ISSF & NRA variant targets, you can then record your shots by tapping on the screen. This will calculate your accuracy % and average CTC in either mm or inches. It also records the distance shot and the shooting position used, together with free format text for you to add more notes against the shooting session.

It will then store all saved sessions by gun, so you can track your progress and then display:
1. A Shot-String Graph.
2. A Pistol Correction Chart overlayed on the target which can help analyse common shooting issues.

The nice thing about this is also the ability to email screenshot results.

Please have a look and let me know your thoughts.

Regards

Peter

 
Make the app free, make storing the data an in-app purchase, just like TargetScan does. That’s the app I’ve been using for quite some time now, and although it’s more expensive, it took me just a day or so for me to make the decision to buy the app. If it would have cost me $6, I probably wouldn't have bought it in the first place. People just want to try before they buy. Some competition between these two apps is great IMHO. Keeps them sharp. Keep up the good work @GriffyGriff, it’s always good to see people with enthusiasm specific skills, helping fellow shooters with apps like these. Highly appreciated! 👊
 
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Hi all,

Thanks for your feedback

I did consider doing a Free (less functional) version with in-App purchases, but felt that the things that set this apart was the ability to maintain a list of guns and store your shooting sessions by gun and newer dates first.

So if I hived this off, then it would make the Free version quite weak and that is why I intentionally priced it under the competition too.

It's the first release and i'm sure i'm going to build on it.
 
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Hi It would depend on the format of your favourite target.

ISSF & NRA are the most common formats and that's what this is based on because it also takes into account the target dimensions, to calculate average CTC (mm or inches).

But if your favourite target is one you have designed personally and follows the layout of concentric bands, then this would still be able to record your accuracy % and you can maintain a record of this by a specific gun.

Also, if you are shooting with a handgun, you can still use the Pistol correction overlay chart, to help diagnose shooting technique (Left or Right handed).

If it was a circular ringed target in public domain and had standard dimensions, then you could also:
A. Find the target with the closest ISSF/NRA dimensions and use that. (OR email me the target dimensions and I will look it up for you).
B. Pass me the details and I will check whether to include it in my next release.

Note.
This is NOT a "Sales Pitch", just love shooting guns (that's why I wrote the app in the 1st place) and trying to be helpful.
 
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