Before analyzing targets, configure your profile so the Biomechanical AI Coach adapts its 12-sector clock-face radial analysis to your setup:

• Open Profile Manager: Click the 👤 Active Shooter Profile ribbon bar below the header or click ⚙️ Shooter Profile.
• Session # & Series #: Set session (e.g. Session #1) and string series (e.g. Series #1) to track group size contraction over time.
• Hand Dominance: Select Right-Handed or Left-Handed (mirrors recoil and trigger jerk error sectors).
• Grip & Stance: Choose One-Handed (ISSF Precision) or Two-Handed (Action/Tactical) stance.
• Shooting Distance: Select 10m, 25m, 50m, 100y, etc. (Required for accurate MOA and MRAD calculations).
• Discipline & Caliber: Select target discipline (e.g. ISSF 25m Precision, NRA B-8, Muzzleloader) and caliber (e.g. 9mm, .45 ACP, .22 LR).
• Optic Click Unit: Choose 1/4 MOA, 1/8 MOA, 0.1 MRAD, or ISSF Match Diopter.

1. 📁 Choose or Create Target Folder First (Recommended): The software works best by setting up your folder structure first. Before clicking Upload, navigate to the sidebar target folder list. Select an existing folder or click 📁 New Folder (e.g. 2026-03-09 25m Centerfire). Organizing into folders is critical for tracking group shrinkage in Folder Trends & Analytics.
2. ⚡ Recommended Target Image Size (< 500 KB — Smaller is Faster!): Target photos work much faster when kept under 500 KB. While files up to 1000 KB (1 MB) are supported, smaller image sizes upload almost instantaneously and provide responsive, smooth shot marking.
3. 🎯 Full Target View (Score 1 to 10) vs. Center Black Area: TenShotAI is currently made for a single full target paper showing all scoring rings from 1 to 10. Many shooters customarily only photograph the center black area (rings 7 to 10). If your photo archives only contain cropped black-area shots, please note: outer Ring 1 is currently required to establish the full target scale. We are actively working on an update to support calibrating directly from the Score 7 circle in the near future!
4. 📤 Upload Photo: Click 📤 Upload Target Photo in the top header or sidebar and select your target image (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp). Mobile EXIF orientation is automatically transposed upright.
5. 🎯 Select Target Preset Scale: Choose your target paper preset from the Target Preset / Scoring Scale dropdown (e.g., ISSF 25m Precision, NRA B-8, Custom Target).

Defining the outer ring boundary is essential to calibrate millimeter/MOA scales accurately regardless of camera angle or photo distance:

1. Click the ⭕ Define Outer Circle button in the top header or toolbar.
2. The button turns gold (✕ Cancel Circle Drawing) and your cursor turns into a crosshair (┼).
3. Click directly on the target bullseye center point and drag outward until the glowing cyan circle aligns with the outside of score 1 (the outermost scoring ring boundary).
4. Release the mouse button. TenShotAI automatically computes target scale, center offset, and score rings from Ring 1 through to the X-ring.
5. Roadmap Note: Future versions will also allow defining the Score 7 circle directly for photos zoomed into the black area!

TenShotAI gives you 100% human control to mark shot locations, cleanly handling keyhole bullets, torn paper, or overlapping clusters:

• Add Shot Marker: Click directly on each bullet hole on the target image. A numbered red dot (#1, #2, #3...) snaps to the exact pixel. (On PC, mouse clicking provides the highest precision).
• Delete Shot Marker (Shortcut): Hold Shift and click on/near any shot marker to remove it instantly.
• Delete Mode Toggle: Click 🗑️ Delete Mode in the sidebar, then click any marker to delete it.
• Shot Table Sidebar: Inspect shot coordinates and click 🗑️ Delete next to any row.
• 💾 Save Analysis (Important): Click 💾 Save Analysis in the top header or press Ctrl + S.
  ⚠️ Beta Testing Notice: Please verify that the green save confirmation toast appears. If network hiccups occur or you ever find that your marked shot inputs disappear after saving, please notify us immediately so we can inspect and resolve the cloud persistence issue.

• Extreme Spread & MPI: View group spread in mm, MOA, and MRAD, plus Huber-weighted Mean Point of Impact center offset.
• 12-Sector AMU Clock-Face Wheel: Evaluates radial dispersion to diagnose trigger jerk, recoil anticipation, wrist break, and heel pressure. Click any sector to view specific drills.
• Optic Sight Zero Correction: Recommends exact scope click adjustments (e.g. UP 4 Clicks, RIGHT 2 Clicks) to bring your group center to Bullseye X.
• 🧠 Why Does the AI Coach Sometimes Repeat the Same Advice?
  The AI Marksmanship engine analyzes the geometric radial dispersion of your bullet impacts. If the advice seems repetitive across different targets, it indicates that your physical shooting behaviors, grip pressure balance, or trigger pull habits are consistent! Once you apply corrective drills (such as firmer support clamping or smoother trigger isolation) and your bullet dispersion shifts, the AI diagnostics will adapt in real time.

Beyond evaluating individual target sheets, explore the deeper analytical views in TenShotAI:

• 📈 Folder Trends & Analytics: Click 📈 Folder Trends & Analytics in the top navigation bar. Select any target folder to see interactive charts tracking your Extreme Spread (MOA/MRAD) reduction, Average Score per Shot progression, and Mean Point of Impact drift across consecutive Sessions (#1, #2, #3...) and Series strings.
• ⚔️ Target Comparison: Click ⚔️ Target Comparison in the top navigation bar. Select any two targets side-by-side to compare load recipes, ammunition variations, hand loads vs factory ammo, or morning vs afternoon shooting performance.