If you want to improve your IPDA and USPSA competition performance you have to practice smart. That means lots of dry fire and it also means that when you practice you do so with a purpose and measure your progress.
You can’t do that without a shot timer.
After review of the options, I went with the PACT Club Timer III
It is light, simple to operate, has not missed a shot yet, and shows a lot of information without need to touch it.
The interface is utterly confusing, UNTIL you read the small instruction sheet (single page) that comes with it. Then “ah ha!”. Once you know the trick it is bone simple and quite efficient.
Recommended. And a good value too.
P.S. I do wish they (and any timer on the market) would add a dryfire mode that would adjust the sensitivity to detect the click of a dry fire. That way I could use the timer in my home practice.
March 1st, 2009 at 5:39 pm
All the stimulus advocates should thanking you for your discretionary spending on non-essential goods.
March 1st, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I skipped a couple dinners out to offset it.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
“non-essential goods”??? How can you know if you’re training properly/enough if you can’t precisely measure your speed? I want to know if my draw, reloads, etc. are getting faster.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Bear with him Eddie… he isn’t a shooter. A timer was one of the first things I bought when I got serious about practical shooting.
October 25th, 2010 at 6:52 am
Reading other forums, many posters claimed their Customer Service is poor.
Dang, just noticed this thread stated in 2009, well be late then never.
Have you changed your mind about the PACT timer and if so why?
Also read that the CED7000 must be sent back to replace the battery.
October 25th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Hi – I’ve never had to contact them. The timer worked until it was flooded. I’ll be buying another with the insurance check.
I prefer this timer over the CED because it is hand sized and harder to lose in a range bag.