Get started¶

ShotTrainer is a camera-based hold tracking and shot analysis tool for shooting practice.

Using a camera mounted to your rifle and a microphone positioned near the firing point, ShotTrainer records how the rifle moves before, during, and after each shot. It can display a live hold trace, score shots against a selected target face, and save complete shooting sessions for later review.

All processing is performed locally on your computer.

ShotTrainer is a hobby project and should not be considered a certified training or scoring system. See Accuracy and target sizing for a discussion of the practical limits of this approach.

How it works¶

Mount a camera to your rifle.
Aim at a printed target or marker sheet.
Start a recording session.
ShotTrainer tracks the movement of the target within the camera image and converts that movement into a hold trace.
When a shot is detected by the microphone, the current trace position is recorded as the shot location.
The shot can then be scored, replayed, and analysed.

Features¶

Live target tracking using USB and built-in cameras
Automatic millimetre scaling from a known target diameter
Audio-based shot detection with adjustable sensitivity
Automatic scoring using configurable target faces
Session recording with full pre-shot and post-shot trace data
Shot replay with colour-coded trace visualisation
Hold stability and performance statistics
CSV export for external analysis
Persistent settings and dark-theme user interface

Before you begin¶

For the best experience, it is worth reading the setup guides before your first session.

Technical documentation¶

Troubleshooting¶

Troubleshooting

Project status¶

ShotTrainer is actively developed and features may change between releases.

Bug reports, suggestions, and contributions are welcome through the project's GitHub repository.

Licence¶

ShotTrainer is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

See the project's LICENCE file for details.