Do I need to be an experienced shooter or archer?
No. Training starts with one variable at a time, so you can see what changed the shot. Combined conditions come after that idea is clear.
FAQ
Is Shot Examiner a ballistic calculator?
No. A calculator hands a rifle the correction. A sight tape hands a bow the pin. Shot Examiner hides that answer until you read the conditions and commit. The solver runs after that decision.
Do I need to be at the range to use it?
No. You train the decision on the phone. The app gives you the conditions. You dial, hold, or set a pin, and you commit. It does not fire a live round or release an arrow, and it does not replace a live zero or a confirmed sight mark.
Can I use my own rifle, optic, and ammunition?
Yes. A rifle profile is one rifle, one optic, and one load. The catalog starts from manufacturer-advertised figures. You confirm velocity, ballistic coefficient, zero, and sight height. Free saves one rifle and one bow.
Can I train with a compound bow?
Yes. A bow profile is one bow, one sight, and one arrow. You choose a pin or a sight yardage, then a wind hold in inches. The review speaks in yards and inches. Free includes bow fundamentals and the readiness assessment at archery distances. Focused pin-gap and sight-tape sessions, broadheads versus field points, per-bow scores, boards, and sending that bow and arrow to a friend are part of Pro.
Does it support MOA and MRAD?
Yes, on a rifle. Turrets use your optic’s click value in MOA or MRAD. A hold can be practiced on a mil-dot, MOA duplex, mil Christmas-tree, or MOA hash reticle, labeled as a training picture. A compound bow uses a pin or a slider in yards, and a wind hold in inches.
Does it tell me the correct adjustment before I answer?
No. The correction stays hidden until you commit. The review then puts your adjustment beside the solved adjustment.
How does Field Readiness work?
Every committed shot is scored in seven areas: elevation, distance, shot angle, wind, atmospherics, equipment knowledge, and decision time. A faster call scores higher because conditions change. Those scores roll into one Field Readiness number. Bow distance uses archery bands: through 30, 30–50, 50–70, and beyond 70 yards. A note appears only when your own history is strong enough to trust. Free includes the overall number and the seven categories. A score for each rifle or bow, insight sentences, and the full history are part of Pro.
What does Train My Weaknesses do?
It is part of Pro. It builds a session from your lowest Field Readiness areas, so the next shots emphasize the slices you have missed.
Can I practice wind reading?
Yes. Wind Fundamentals uses a steady full-value crosswind. Reading Wind Direction adds quartering wind and clock direction. Wind on an Arrow does the same for a compound bow, and the hold is in inches. Those are fundamentals lessons. Focused wind sessions that chase a weak score are part of Pro.
Does Shot Examiner replace my ballistic solver?
No. The solver grades the decision after you commit. It is a training instrument, not the correction you take to the firing line or the mark you take to the stand. It does not replace a measured zero, a confirmed sight mark, or a solver you trust in the field.
Can I use it without a Pro subscription?
Yes. Free includes one rifle and one bow, the fundamentals for each, an initial readiness assessment, the impact review, and Field Readiness with the seven category scores. Pro adds a second rifle or a second bow, focused and adaptive training, combined lessons, the trajectory breakdown, history, and a score for each rifle or bow.
Is this a hunting game?
No. Targets are paper and steel. The work is judgment under realistic conditions.
Can I train in meters?
US field units are the default. A setting switches distance, speed, temperature, and pressure to metric. Rifle clicks stay in the optic’s MOA or MRAD. A bow sight mark stays in yards, and the wind hold stays in inches.
Where do I subscribe?
In the iOS app, through Apple. This website does not sell the subscription.
How accurate is the solution?
Rifle shots use a point-mass G1/G7 model, checked against published .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor trajectories. Arrows use the same time step with drag from speed, weight, diameter, and point type. It omits Coriolis and spin drift, and it is not a substitute for your measured zero.