trapAnalyser 23.1

The present review evaluates a specialized application designed for analyzing shooting performance within highly competitive environments. The app offers comprehensive assessment tools for competition and practice events, delivering valuable insights into shooting metrics across various schemes, layouts, stands, and ground conditions.

Its utility extends to coaches, international competitors, and amateur shooters seeking to elevate their skills through detailed performance analysis. The key features include:

• Comprehensive statistics on competition and practice averages, including hits, misses, and directional misses (left, right, straight).
• Round-specific data grouped in sets of five targets, allowing users to identify whether errors predominantly occur at the beginning, middle, or end of rounds.
• Scheme-based statistics categorized by all nine left and right angles and six straight targets, enabling practitioners to pinpoint which angles contribute most to inaccuracies.
• Data export functionality to Microsoft Excel format for in-depth further analysis and record keeping.
• Cartridge shot statistics, providing insights into when performance peaks during shooting sessions.
• Station target miss analysis to identify stations with the highest miss rates.
• Scheme miss analysis to highlight schemes associated with increased errors.
• Detailed scheme-by-scheme miss statistics that reveal specific target angles and directions where misses are most frequent.
• A comprehensive help section offering step-by-step guidance with illustrative snapshots for user support.
• Real-time heart rate monitoring per target via an Apple Watch application integrated with the iPhone Health Kit platform.

This application was developed in collaboration with David Kostelecký, the Beijing 2008 Trap gold medalist and a prominent figure in the shooting community. Regarding the app, Mr. Kostelecký remarked: "A very good idea for shooters and coaches! This app can help you identify your problems in shooting. To improve, you need to understand your statistics first—then you can work on improving them."