robot Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I don’t use 2/3 sized targets that most people do, I’m blessed with having a large screen HP Touchsmart PC in my room that I use as a target surface. In order to make the scenarios more dynamic, I cobbled together a Powerpoint deck that was originally created by T.Ron, a local influential NWPPA Safety Officer and Stats meister. I modified it mainly to use as a USPSA dry-fire program (changed targets to USPSA Metric style) and added swingers, plates, texas stars and others. You can read my post and download the PPT deck here : http://gunbot.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/gunaim-powerpoint-dryfire-deck/ Hope you find it useful, and if you do, let me know, send me a mail or something. I’d love to know how you’ve used it. Better yet, record a video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I like it. I use my smaller TV via an HDMI cable in my bed room, about 7 or 8 feet from the screen, it works fine. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatcop Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 That's really cool. Thanks for sharing. I have used the tool on Matt Burkett's site before, but never thought of putting it together in a power point like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thanks for sharing. This is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swhiteh3 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thank you for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Very nice. You did a good job in giving it some variety. On swinger left and swinger right, I get no movement. Just the green rectangle. Is this an indication of an old version of PowerPoint? Thanks. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Looks good. I'll have to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckell101 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 thanks for sharing this is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
44stevenson Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 ooohh I like this. I just realized this would be perfect on my 100" projection screen. I can do all kinds of dry fire stages with this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Very nice. You did a good job in giving it some variety. On swinger left and swinger right, I get no movement. Just the green rectangle. Is this an indication of an old version of PowerPoint? Thanks. Bill Thanks guys! Glad you find it useful. Bill, I think you need a newer version of Powerpoint or you could use the free Powerpoint viewer. Apart from the swinger, the texas star also rotates, do you see that? Edited November 16, 2012 by robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks guys! Glad you find it useful. Bill, I think you need a newer version of Powerpoint or you could use the free Powerpoint viewer. Apart from the swinger, the texas star also rotates, do you see that? Hey, a little updated technology fixed everything. That Texas Star is awesome. Thanks. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimM Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I like it! Great idea! Thanks! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Joe Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Very well done and helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip62 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Very NICE!!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Glad you guys find it useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echase1 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Looks great! Thanks for the efforts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S391 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Is there a way to get it to run on it's own or do I have to hit the space bar / arrow key to get it to advance through the slides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy Soto Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I just came accross this post today and had a chance to play with PPT at work for a short while (one of the perks of working at a gun store). It is a great tool! Thank you very much for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Is there a way to get it to run on it's own or do I have to hit the space bar / arrow key to get it to advance through the slides? Steve, just hit F5 to launch the powerpoint. Each slide is coded with timing information to automatically advance the slide. Once it gets to the end, it restarts by itself for more dryfire time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davisjarrett Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 This is a fantastic assortment and technique. I like this idea for training and keeping the office time a time during lunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdphotoguy Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Awesome idea. This should come in handy as I might need hand surgery and actually firing a weapon during recovery will probably be to painful, so dry fire will be all the training I can do. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry99 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Well done, this is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travtastik Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I will have to give this a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistix Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Can I replace the target shapes with any other format of the IPSC Classic target? I am not a PowerPoint wiz, so pardon the extra quastions ... how do I edit the targets on the swingers? Ho do one buidl the moving target slides? I would like to build few bobbers, swingers moving accross a window, etc, as well ... I like this a lot. Tanks Robot for sharing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Thanks! it's Powerpoint, so if you know how to use Powerpoint, you can edit it to your hearts content. It's just changing shapes and playing with animations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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