LASER ACADEMY TRAINING SYSTEM REVIEW
Review: The New Mantis Laser Academy
First things first, what is the Laser Academy from MantisX?
In short, it allows you to dry fire and track your progress, but it’s MUCH more than that. Mantis Laser Academy is a laser, shot recording smartphone application with built-in training modes. The built-in training modes take the product from an A to an A+.
“With guided drills and real-time feedback, Laser Academy allows you to have a training facility at home and at your convenience.” as the people at Mantis would say. The different modes allow you to keep dry fire practice fresh and challenging. I would say the the app is rather straightforward, and easy to set up, the best part is that you can use the app without creating a user account. I saw again, they don’t force you to create an account and link you to any data, you can download the app and use it as is.
Overall it is an incredibly valuable tool to help anyone work on their shooting skills. In fact, with the price of ammo as it has been for the past year this makes for a wonderful Christmas Gift. You can go to the range without leaving your backyard and without spending $300 on ammo. If you ask me, then your Christmas shopping list just got that much easier.
For around $100 you can that special someone a gift that no one else thought about. Check it out here at Mantis.
As a free app, Laser Academy comes with the following training modes:
Open Shooting – Single Target: Basic target shooting with scoring and the ability to store sessions to track your progress.
Shot From Guard/Low Ready – One Shot: Starting from a prompt, this mode times your shot and tracks accuracy in single-shot sessions.
Duel – Single Shot: You and a training partner compete to see who has the fastest draw and eagle eye.
Bullseye – Five-shot: Untimed, no prompts, receive scores and splits from five shot rounds.
There are several training modes for all levels of shooters. This allows you to develop on your skills while keeping things interesting and challenging. Once you’ve mastered the basics you can actually custom configure the app, the in-app settings allow for par time, recovery time in between reps, and the number of reps per session customizations.
If you happen to have a Mantis user account for your Mantis X device, you can use the same credentials to log in to your Laser Academy application. This allows you to track all your Mantis dryfire training information in one place. Again, the app doesn’t force you to log in, but if you wish to you can.
What are your options with the Mantis Laser Academy Kit?
Before we get started, you’ll need a smart phone to download the app, clearly not included :). From Mantis you can buy two kits, the Portable kits or the Standard kits. Here is what’s included in each kit:
Portable:
- Full Access code to Mantis Laser Academy ($99 value)
- Pink Rhino laser (select caliber)
- Complete set of 5″x7″ Laser Academy Smart Targets
- Mini tripod and smartphone holder
- Laser cartridge extraction stick
- Portable carrying case
Standard:
- Full Access code to Mantis Laser Academy ($99 value)
- Pink Rhino laser (select caliber)
- Complete set of 5″x7″ Laser Academy Smart Targets
- Complete set of 8″x11″ Laser Academy Smart Targets
- Mini tripod and smartphone holder
- Large tripod and smartphone holder
- Laser cartridge extraction stick
- Portable carrying case
- NEW: A set of target stand holders (5)
Here is one lesson learned based on my usage. Make sure the laser works first. I must have spent at least 30min trying to figure out why mine wasn’t working. Well the batteries weren’t in the laser. It’s actually very easy to check, kind of embarrassing to admit to, but hopefully someone can learn from my failures. In short, the laser will be this cold tube, on the back of the tube it has a black button. Well, if your press that button and you don’t see a red laser then you need to heck the batteries. Once I made sure the batteries were in I was all good to go.
In conclusion, if your partner in crime has any interest in firearms then this will make for a fantastic Christmas gift this year.
Thanks,
Ruben
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