OnTarget TDS v3.81

There's another new release of OnTarget TDS, version 3.81, available for download from the TDS Download Page.

The significant change for v3.81 is the addition of the Import Point Data feature. TDS, and other OnTarget programs, are limited to gathering data from a single target image. If a shooter wanted to combine the data from multiple targets they had to export the data from TDS, and run their own calculations in a custom spreadsheet.

The Import Point Data function reads the point data .csv file adds those shots back into the currently selected group. This allows the shooter to create a virtual group using data collected from multiple targets over an extended period of time.

A good example of this is was done by the author of the Art of the Rifle blog. He shot six ten-shot groups spread over the month of January and wanted combined group information for all 60 shots. To gather the data he reopened each target project and exported the point data to a single .csv file. He then imported that .csv back into TDS. The resulting group showed him what he could expect from his rifle if he didn't re-zero each time out.

The Import Point Data function is another tool for gathering and combining meaningful data in the search for better accuracy and precision in our shooting. I've given one example of how it's been used. Let me know how it works for you.

Jeff