Pocket Pro 2 Shot Timer Problem/Questions

[jimd1981]

Maybe someone can chime in about this wonderful device.

I purchased said timer about 3 weeks ago, and just got a chance to "use" it this weekend. Let me illustrate why I put quotes around "use":

"This will really help me with my shooting!", said Jim.

First Try:
Set timer delay to 'Random'. Clip onto jeans pocket. Focus on the targets (3). Press Button. "BEEEP"
*BLAM*BLAM*BLAM*RELOAD*BLAM*BLAM*BLAM*
Check timer - 0.000 (No time).

Okay, so the microphone on the timer needs to be closer to the gun, maybe? Let's try again.

Second Try:
Clip timer to front of sweaty T-Shirt. Get ready. Press Button. "BEEEP"
*BLAM*BLAM*BLAM*RELOAD*BLAM*BLAM*BLAM*
Check timer - No time.

Huh?! And that was a quick reload, too! Hmmm. Maybe this thing isn't as sensitive as I thought.

Third Try:
Set timer on stool. Ready position: Fire from crouch, placing pistol about 1 foot behind and 1 foot above timer. Breathe. Close eyes. Relax. Concentrate on the targets. Press Button.
"BEEEP"
*BLAM*BLAM*BLAM* No reload this time. I think I even missed one.
Check timer - No time.

: By now, I'm getting a little hot, and it's not just the July sun. Lest anyone think I have a silenced pistol, I assure you that the USP Compact .45 makes a pretty good boom.

Maybe it needs some motivation, I think.

Fourth Try:
Clear pistol. Concentrate on the timer. Press Button. "BEEEEP"
Hammer Timer against convenient plastic table.

"1.023","0.987","1.302" !!!!

Well, that worked. Let's try it again for real.

Fifth Try:
Load pistol. Clip to front of shirt. No concentration left at this point. Press Button. "BEEEEP"
*BLAM*BLAM*BLAM*
Check timer: "2.102","0.993","1.021" - Let's go again!

Try Six: See try 2.
Try Seven: See try 4.
Try Eight: See try 1.

I had to unload and walk away, literally walk away from the bench.

Now, am I correct in thinking that this timer is faulty? I mean, does anyone else have to hammer their timer against a table (hand, head, whatever) to get it to work? Am I just using it incorrectly? Where do most people clip their timers when they practice?

I came -> <- this close to hanging up an inappropriate plastic target at the range that day.

Jim

[KBCraig]

I think by attempt #8, my results would be "Could not find display in the bullet-riddled remains".

[flintknapper]

Don't waste anymore rounds testing the timer.

Hold it in your hand, press the start button, at the beep....thump the unit with your finger (next to Mic.) several times (this should cause it to record the event).

If it will consistently record events (you thumping it), then look to see if it has a sensitivity setting. My "Pact" unit has this feature and it could be the cause.

If the problem is intermittant....I would take it back and exchange it.

[MoJo]

What flint said - - - +1

[jimd1981]

Thanks guys! That was a good test!

The unit is definitely faulty.

I mean, if you bang on it hard enough, it starts to work -- then it stops.
Something inside is rattling, I think it's the microphone. When it works, the rattling stops.

I tried all the settings and set the sensitivity as high as it would go.

Well, I'm sending it back to Midway tomorrow...thanks for letting me vent :^)

Jim