PrecisionLab. Measure. Understand. Correct. Verify. A precision pistol shooter with grip pressure mapping on the hand and motion tracking points across the arm and pistol.

PrecisionLab brings grip pressure, aiming trace, pistol movement, respiration and heart rate together on one synchronised, shot-centred timeline. It is built for coaches and athletes who want objective data instead of guesswork.

The signal stack

Six inputs. One system.

GripDoctor measurement and SCATT session synchronisation are operational. The other measurement layers are still being developed and tested on the bench.

Grip & Trigger Pressure

Live
Pressure sensors sit in the key contact points of the instrumented grip. They track the trigger, middle, ring and little fingers, the fingertips, thumb and palm, all at once, at 200 Hz. Pressure is reported as a percentage on each channel.
GripDoctor · 10 channels · 200 Hz · USB (wireless in development)

Aiming Trace Integration

Live
GripDoctor imports and integrates aiming data exported from SCATT, then aligns it with the pressure recording using the physical shot as a common reference point. This creates a synchronised cross-signal view for detailed shot analysis.
Imported aiming data · shot-centred synchronisation

Pistol Movement

In development
Six-axis acceleration and rotation, recorded directly from the pistol and lined up with the other signals. Built to show movement and rotation around T0 and through the follow-through.
Our six-axis pistol-movement module · prototype phase

3D Camera Tracking

In development
A multi-camera setup designed to pick up sub-millimetre changes in tracked marker positions across the head, shoulder, arm, wrist, pistol, torso, hips and legs.
Multi-camera array · marker-based · sub-millimetre position tracking

Respiration

In development
Breath-hold timing around T0, breathing phase at the shot, and any hesitation patterns that line up with the outcome.
Respiratory belt · components under bench testing · synchronised integration in development

Heart Rate (ECG)

In development
Cardiac phase at the moment of the shot, session load over time, and timing patterns relative to the heartbeat.
ECG · cardiac phase at T0 · components under bench testing · synchronised integration in development
PrecisionLab multi-sensor measurement setup on the range

Concept visualisation. It shows the analysis workflow and interface we're aiming for. Not every module shown here is working yet.

AI-assisted analysis

Ask a question.
Get evidence.

A coach asks a question about the session in plain language. PrecisionLab looks for patterns across the synchronised signals, suggests a possible mechanism, and puts together a report for the coach to check.

In development

AI-assisted analysis is the planned analytical direction for PrecisionLab. The aim is an assistant for pistol shooters and coaches that identifies relationships and recurring patterns across the synchronised signals, supporting coaching judgement with measurable evidence rather than replacing it.

  • ⚠
    Pattern identification. The AI looks for sensor combinations that keep showing up across outlier shots, each with a stated confidence level.
  • →
    Proposed mechanism. It suggests a likely cause based on the timing of the signals. The report is clear that this is an observation, not proof. A verification test is always suggested.
  • ✓
    Coach review. The coach agrees, partly agrees, or disagrees, and records that in the report. The analysis is there to support the coach's judgement, not replace it. Every observation, proposed mechanism and suggested test stays subject to the coach's review.
The problem

Sensory adaptation dulls awareness of steady pressure over time. Small changes in the hand can build up slowly, without giving a clear warning, even to well trained shooters. Over-gripping, sympathetic movement in the other fingers, and a drop in grip pressure at the moment of release do not have to stay guesswork.

"The ten was available. It was lost at release."

Aiming stayed steady throughout. The real movement happened right at the shot and in the moment after it. The grip data showed exactly what the score did not. This shot is one example. The same pattern showed up across several others.

Shot analysis software

Every signal. One screen.

The PrecisionLab interface is designed to bring the full shot timeline, the SCATT trace and the cross-signal analysis into one view. It's meant for a coach going through a session, not for someone digging through raw data files. The image below shows the interface we are working towards.

Concept visualisation. It shows the analysis workflow and interface we're aiming for. Not every module shown here is working yet.

Grip and trigger pressure (%) across all ten channels, centred on the shot at T0
SCATT aiming trace showing the approach, movement and shot position
Respiration waveform (in development)
ECG trace with cardiac phase (in development)
3D postural tracking (camera system in development)
Cross-signal pattern analysis (AI layer in development)
Get involved

GripDoctor is already on the range.

The grip hardware is in use with competitive shooters today. The wider PrecisionLab platform is being built around it. If you coach precision pistol and want to help shape what gets measured next, we want to hear from you.

www.gripdoctor.coach

Platform partnership

For clubs, national squads and manufacturers who want a say in how the PrecisionLab measurement layers are specified. Camera tracking, pistol movement, respiration and heart rate are all still open to input from the people who will use them.
jack@gripdoctor.coach →

Pilot sessions

For coaches willing to run PrecisionLab analysis on real training data and tell us where the reports are useful and where they are not. Your sessions decide which patterns are worth detecting.
jack@gripdoctor.coach →