Mantis Blog

Well thought out dry fire practice will incorporate elements from both static and dynamic shooting.  A training regime should reinforce existing strong skills and refine weak ones, bringing them up to par with the strong ones.

Progress in training doesn’t come from staying comfortable—it comes from embracing the struggle. This article explores how mindset shapes learning, why failure is a part of skill development, and how concepts like spacing, interleaving, and self-testing accelerate improvement. By shifting focus from scores and outcomes to process, benchmarks, and deliberate practice, shooters can break through plateaus, train more effectively, and turn “bad reps” into meaningful progress.

The MantisX Pistol/Rifle and Laser Academy apps recently got major updates which introduced select features crossing over.  Mainly that the real-time feedback and coaching from MantisX is now available in Laser Academy with the use of an X sensor.  While the Standard Targets from Laser Academy can now be recognized by the MantisX Pistol/Rifle app for shot placement and scoring.

Track your progress over time with the Mantis Training History tab, where you can review past sessions, spot trends, and compare how your shooting has improved. Use powerful filters, graphs, and comparison tools to focus on specific firearms, drills, or timeframes. It’s an easy way to stay accountable, set goals, and let your data drive smarter training.

Dry fire practice is one of the most effective ways to improve your shooting skills without using live ammo. This guide covers safe, proven dry fire drills to build fundamentals, improve trigger control, and practice everything from grip consistency to holster draws.

In 2025, MantisX expanded its training ecosystem with new products, new app courses and drills, and even more upgrades to help you improve faster.

Getting started with MantisX is simple: just download the app, charge and attach your sensor, connect via Bluetooth, choose a drill, and start training. In just a few quick steps, you can analyze your shots, build better habits, and get more out of every session—whether you're using pistol, rifle, shotgun, or archery modes.

Reading targets is a critical skill for improving marksmanship. This guide walks shooters through evaluating shot groups, identifying trends, recognizing accuracy vs. precision issues, and understanding how fundamentals—grip, stance, trigger press, and sighting—affect impact. It also covers distance, speed, ammo variations, and when private instruction can accelerate progress.

We’ve added several new Dynamic drills that work on both BlackbeardX and TitanX, including Bill Drill, Failure to Stop, and Ready Up, giving shooters more ways to train speed, transitions, and fundamentals. TitanX users also gain advanced reload-based drills like 1R1 and El Presidente, plus the new Holster Draw Analysis – Multiple Shots drill with automatic trace switching. Overall, these updates expand Dynamic training for everyone while unlocking deeper, more realistic performance analytics for TitanX.

Shooters have been asking us for an affordable laser pistol and we listened.  Mantis is proud to introduce our all new laser training pistol TitanX.  But this isn’t just any laser pistol, we’ve added our MantisX technology to it for a data driven approach to dry fire with app guided feedback.