One of the most common questions we get is, "what is the difference between the Athena NC100 and NC200?" Let's take a moment to explore their differences.The SimilaritiesBoth the NC100 and NC200 are part of Athena's family of Electronic Scoring Targets (ESTs). Both scores shots to within .1mm, both use...

For most of the people reading this newsletter, the safety record of the shooting sports is well-known. Shooting may be the safest youth sport in the United States. The Civilian Marksmanship Program reports that not a single injury-causing incident involving gun handling safety in youth air rifle programs has occurred...

Coaches, we get it. You don't have a lot of time during the week, and need to make your practice sessions go as smoothly as possible. You might even think you don't have the time to set up a match in Orion, and instead want to just hand score all...

Learning to use and master Orion comes down to a single rule: "never use Orion for the first time at a match." In fact, this is true for both Orion and Athena. These systems are not difficult to use, but there is a learning curve. To run a successful competition...

What is Group Mode?Among Athena’s many unique training modes, our newest release focuses on bringing back the advantages of training group size and consistency: Group Mode. A major, if not the only, drawback of switching from paper to electronic targets is the loss of the ability to effectively train groups....

The Basic Marksmanship Course (BMC) target was created by the Civilian Marksmanship Program, about 20 years ago, as a means to help introduce brand new athletes to air rifle shooting. The target has the same aiming bull dimensions as the standard air rifle target, but with scoring rings three times...

Two weeks ago, Scopos announced Score History, a powerful new tool built into Rezults that lets athletes track all of their scores online. Regardless of the course of fire, where those scores were shot, or if they were practice or competition. A key concept behind this new feature is called...

  A common question we get asked is, “why is Athena half the price of our competitors?” And it is true, Athena is half, sometimes even a third or a fourth of the price of our Electronic Scoring Target (EST) competitors. Yet Athena still offers both scoring accuracy and a...

  The American Legion Post 295 in Green Springs, OH successfully uses "Bench Matches" to fundraise for their shooting team. In a recent bench match they raised nearly $5000 and added to their Athena range. Bench matches benefit the team more than just financially, they also serve to engage the local community. Here at...