Topic Index

Meet the instructor and course format: quizzes unlock modules, weekly live Q&A, lesson comments, and firearm safety rules.

How MantisX X hardware works, X2 / X3 / X10 Elite comparison, installation tips and X10 Elite battery life.

How the BlackbeardX works, installation (AR-10/AR-15, Sig MCX, SCAR), laser adjustment and battery/laser notes.

What the TitanX laser pistol is and what comes with it, how it works, tips, laser adjustment and optics compatibility.

iOS / Android and Bluetooth requirements, app navigation, creating an account / logging in, and Bluetooth pairing.

Settings to check before every session: firearm type, Arsenal firearm selection, mount direction and mount location.

Following / followers, joining and sharing a group, group notification settings, and the course group name.

Starting and stopping a drill, the 5 drill screens, deleting false-positive shots, notes, tags and target photos.

Quick view / change of general settings, custom drill settings (including ready positions) and special settings for some drills.

Main History screen: training timeline bar, progress graphs / charts and sessions.

Each history detail screen: Summary View, Segment Chart, Movement Chart and Trace View.

Download: Trace_View_Ring_Chart.pdf

What cant is, viewing it live and in Trace View, target cant and tolerance, live cant feedback and Cant Offset Adjust.

Compare charts: drill comparison, grip or rifle-position comparison, score by make / model, trigger control and shot counts.

Switching accounts, the guest account and the Skip Sign In option.

Setting training days, a shot goal, and training reminder notifications.

Enabling Laser Academy target integration, the target / score screen, Trace View changes and advanced camera settings.

Download: Laser_Academy_Scaling_-_Portable_Targets.pdf

Download: Laser_Academy_Scaling_-_Standard_Targets.pdf

Running the Shot Detection Troubleshooter for false positives or failed detections, and contacting support.

Sounds vs voice feedback, announcing direction and / or score, announcing ready, and a volume check.

Buzzer delays, Trace View autozoom, Bullseye mode, Army / USMC qualifications, ISSF drills, theme, auto reconnect, export data, delete account.

Creating and managing groups: group creation, member management, group administrator settings and group announcements.

Courses in the app: MantisX Introduction Course, starting and navigating a course, Gecko45 background, and the 24-hour challenge counter.

Using the Drill Filter option on the TRAIN tab to enable or disable drills shown on that screen.

What Mantis Web contains and when to use it vs the app: Shot / Session CSV downloads, user settings and access codes.

Remaining Settings items: syncing, instruction manuals, battery level, app / firmware version, troubleshooting and reporting issues.

Pistol and rifle baseline drill to benchmark progress per firearm; how often to run it, notes, and when to add par time.

The most popular, fully flexible drill for dry or live fire; run 25+ shots to spot trends in the Segment and Movement charts.

10 shots in 20 seconds or less; balancing speed vs score; best with a double-action trigger, CO2, DryFireMag or TitanX.

Reacting to an audible and / or visual start signal and the effect of timer stress on shot score.

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Custom drills run from the holster against par times with a score of 85+.

How many shots you can keep above a set score threshold; choosing the threshold and adding a par time.

Set a time window to complete a shooting task; shots per repetition; example Bill Drill setup.

Subsequent shots and split times; Bill Drill and El Presidente examples.

Shoot at fixed intervals (2 s, then 1 s, then 0.5 s) to build faster split times without giving up score.

Five shots at a timed pace; balancing speed against your normal Benchmark score.

Pistol only: one-handed shooting with the primary hand; testing grips, thumb position, stance and one-handed draws.

Pistol only: one-handed shooting with the support hand; testing grips, thumb position and stance.

Rifle only: shooting from the non-primary hand and shoulder, including running the safety, bolt and magazine.

Rifle only: shooting from kneeling positions and comparing scores between positions using notes.

A special pistol / rifle challenge available only April 1-7 each year.

The Daily Challenge screen and saving up to 5 Daily Challenge drills to practice later.

Daily-changing pistol and rifle drills that add real-life components to dry fire; saving up to 5.

Decision drill: shoot or do not shoot based on a color cue; visual-only and from-the-holster variations.

Decision drill: shoot or do not shoot based on a specific shape and color.

Decision drill: shoot or do not shoot based on whether a dice roll meets the criteria.

Decision drill using a pair of dice and criteria (addition) to decide whether to shoot.

Reload with the slide / bolt in battery, then fire; live-fire, concealment and par-time variations.

Reload from slide / bolt lock, then fire; comparing methods of closing the slide / bolt.

Tactical reload with the slide / bolt in battery, retaining the ejected magazine, then fire.

Screens specific to Holster Draw Analysis: Phase Times screen and Trace View.

Drill settings and running Holster Draw Analysis; history differences, compatible holsters and MagRail adapters.

TitanX only: Holster Draw Analysis with multiple shots; draw data for shot 1 and scores for follow-up shots.

Recoilmeter screens: the 4 metrics captured, and how Summary View and Trace View differ.

Recoilmeter drill settings, the 4 metrics, history differences and what the drill is best used for.

How Dynamic drills (BlackbeardX / TitanX) differ: Efficiency, Transition, Over-Travel and Delay timings, side-by-side compare.

Dynamic Training (formerly BBX Dynamics) open-training drill with TitanX; four timing scores per shot.

Dynamic Training (formerly BBX Dynamics) open-training drill with BlackbeardX; four timing scores per shot.

First shot from low ready to a high center-chest shot: readiness, safety, straight movement and immediate trigger press.

TitanX only: one shot, reload, one shot; micro-drilling the reload and the shot after it.

Six fast shots on an A-zone target (Bill Wilson); run via Open Training or Holster Draw Multi-Shot; BlackbeardX or TitanX.

Turn, two shots on each of three targets, mandatory reload, repeat; turning, transitions and split times.

Two body shots and a head shot; first-shot time, transition up to the head and over-travel on the head shot.

Six equally spaced plates left to right; transitions, over-travel and delay on target.

Three targets with a changing shot count; transitions plus cognitive load.

Alternating plates at varying distances; whether over-travel grows with distance and how delay changes.

Two body / head targets; transitions between larger body and smaller head zones.

Three targets at varying distances with multiple shots; transitions, over-travel, delay and split times.

Four targets set up as a pyramid; wide or diagonal transitions while keeping a high score.

Three targets left to right; focused on reducing delay on target and spotting over-travel.

Head, chest and pelvic targets; left / right and up / down transitions, target size and firing order.

Seven targets (six alike, one larger); varying transitions, delay by target size, high cognitive load.

Five targets in a V; left / right transitions, target size and firing order.