The Commander has that “just right” tone that tells you it’s time to go fast and loud. On the highest setting, it’s easily heard through ear protection at the range. On the lowest setting, it’s quiet enough for me to use in the basement while my family is asleep upstairs. The beep volume control is also pretty great. Maybe a future revision will try to take this into account.
This makes me pretty sad, because this would have been a killer app for this product. Unfortunately, SIRT pistol clicks won’t pick up at any sensitivity. It goes almost without saying how useful these capabilities are to an individual user who’s trying to improve through dry-fire and live-fire practice. 15), it performed with distinction recording El-Prez rifle drills at the NRA HQ range during a recent class. At the middle setting (with an echo delay of. On the highest sensitivity, it picked up the hammer fall on my IWI Barak and the striker fall on my Glock 34. On the lowest sensitivity, I was able to go to the indoors NRA HQ range and the outdoors AGC range and successfully use this timer to record my string times when shooting pistol while people nearby were shooting rifles. The adjustable sensitivity is a game changer. (It also has the usual delay and par time controls, but these are pretty standard.) Holding the “M” button is what gets you to the configuration menu, and the Commander’s best features: adjustable sensitivity, beep volume, and presets. If you want to use the timer and make some noise, just hit the “go” button. I suspect this interface was designed more for individual practice more than score keeping, and it’s OK from that perspective. You also can’t clear it without turning the timer off and on. I will say that I don’t really love this interface I wish it had the total time for a string as the first column, and THEN went shot by shot. Hitting “M” brings you to the multi-string review screen. If you’re not actively listening for shots (hit any button on the front to stop listening), you can toggle through the numbers on the last string. The main screen has the total time from the last shot, your time to the first shot from the buzzer, and the time of your last split. Turning it on and off is simple: hold the power button for a couple seconds.
I don’t know how long the batteries last (and no life is stated on the website), but my assumption is always going to be “not long enough, and dying at the worst possible time”. I am on the 18650 train like everyone else, but shot timers are so critical in competition that battery sourcing is a paramount concern, and there is nothing as common as AAs. The Commander runs on four AA batteries, which was a VERY wise decision given how easy they are to source. You can find the instructions on their website, which are relatively detailed.
BLUETOOTH TIMER CLOCK HOW TO
I understand that for a new company, dealing with printing is probably not a lot of fun, but a quickstart card that at least explains how to access the configuration settings is a needed change. The basic controls work intuitively, but if you want to configure your shot timer, you need to know a couple more things… which you won’t know, because no instructions are included in the box. It has substantial weight, but not enough to be a problem when running around with it on your neck or on your belt.Ĭontrols consist of five buttons: on/off, “go”, scroll left, scroll right, and the menu button. It is more on par with the CED 7000 in terms of size.
BLUETOOTH TIMER CLOCK PRO
When it arrived, the first thing I noticed about the Commander is how small it is compared to the Pocket Pro 2 you see a lot of people running around with.
There’s about a two month lead time on orders if you are in a hurry to get a shot timer, this is not the product for you. The price is slightly higher than some competitors, but not unreasonable. They used to have a belt clip holder, but I don’t know where that disappeared to.
BLUETOOTH TIMER CLOCK SKIN
The Commander sells for $158 straight from AMG Lab’s website, and comes with the silicone skin and belt loop. He’s active on Facebook and, and was responsive whenever I wanted to email him. I’ve seen a few in use and have the general gist of how they work, but I don’t have much experience on other timers.ĪMG Lab seems to be a new company run by a single guy. Since I love having the latest and greatest, I thought I would give the hottest new shot timer on the market a fair shake.īefore I launch into my review, I just want to note that I am not some sort of timer expert. I guess if you don’t care about time, you don’t need a shot timer.īut then I got bit by the training and competition bug a year ago, and suddenly, time mattered a lot more. I wasn’t doing holster draws, I didn’t care about my splits, etc. I put off buying a shot timer for a long time because I didn’t really see the value in it. One of my new toys this year has been an AMG Lab “Commander” shot timer.
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