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#21 ·
deadinthedecoys said:
One of local shooters is pulling his hair out trying to figure out why his scores do not improve with practice. He is in the process of purchasing a shot cam...at a cost that is not trivial. My question is "What use have they been to those of you that have used them?"

I can see the shot almost always when watching a shooter from behind (within about 20 degrees left or right) and am perhaps spoiled by having a very good idea of why he missed or did not miss a particular target. He seems convinced that is the next thing needed to improve his shooting. What is your experience/opinion on shot cams...
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I have been happy with my shot cam but honestly I learned more about my shooting and tendencies by using the Garmin Xero S1.
 
#22 ·
I have both Xero and shotKam 3. To see a poi issue use Xero. However it is slow and does not work good with distance (27 yd not work). ShotKam is good for review and trace the swing motion. It does not able to see the poi.
 
#24 ·
I have been very pleased with my ShotKam gen3. Has helped a lot with clays and birds. It has also helped me just watching videos on youtube of others using them. Something about watching how others break targets that helps me with sight picture and technique.

Plus it's cool to watch your bird hunts and see when you really fold one up!
 
#27 ·
I bought a shot cam for my son. The disadvantage as some have said is it doesn't give you real time results. But it did help him to review the footage. He was able to get a better visual handle on the amount of lead for hard targets. It did seem to help him quite a bit starting out. My advice is to just shoot a couple and go review the footage, that way your site picture sticks in your mind a little better.
 
#28 ·
I bought one and it helped me diagnose my misses and I also had one of my teammates use it and we were able to identify his sighting issues. Both times it improved the scores. I would recommend it but it is not a long term tool for any one person. I think clubs should buy them and rent them to members.
 
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