Geobalistics wind capture ?

[X Count]

Apparently with the app there is a way you can point your phone into the wind and press wind / capture to record wind direction? On the free trial version i can only see an option to manually enter the wind angle relative to true north.

 

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Sent an email to geoballostics about this. After a week without reply I sent a follow up email and received a reply from VORTEX tech support. So there must be more than a casual fling between them.

Anyway, the instruction is to hold the phone flat, point it into the wind and press the compass button. (Same for shot direction) Which is exactly what I have been doing without success. Suspecting an issue with compass direction I downloaded an independent compass app and wasn't able to get a direction on that either. Discovered that my phone does not have an internal compass.

So while I applaud geoballostics for trying to be different. How about having an optional wind direction compass as per every other ballistic app?

Another thing worth noting is there is no option to have wind or elevation corrections inches. MOA or Mil only. Same deal with the integration to the Vortex razor 4000 GB rangefinder , no options for inches in the display. Personally I feel this would be a good and simple option to add for certain applications but geobalistics / vortex currently believe that MOA and Mil is the only way.

 

[DHuffman]

It's my understanding Vortex bought Geoballistics, so yeah more than a casual fling

 

[LRPV]

You simply point your phone in the direction of the wind and poke the compass looking thing beside it and it records your direction. You can do that on the weather page and/or your table page or comp page etc.

 

[X Count]

It's my understanding Vortex bought Geoballistics, so yeah more than a casual fling

Yeah that's what it seems like. It's interesting that doesn't seem to be publicised anywhere.

 

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You simply point your phone in the direction of the wind and poke the compass looking thing beside it and it records your direction. You can do that on the weather page and/or your table page or comp page etc.

Yeah that doesn't work if your phone doesn't have an internal compass.

 

[DHuffman]

Yeah that's what it seems like. It's interesting that doesn't seem to be publicised anywhere.

My son got it direct from Vortex IIRC, last fall/winter the Vortex ranging binos with AB were 1/3 off then they were gone. He was told then by someone that was the reason for the big sale on the binos.

 

[DLT]

Sent an email to geoballostics about this. After a week without reply I sent a follow up email and received a reply from VORTEX tech support. So there must be more than a casual fling between them.

Anyway, the instruction is to hold the phone flat, point it into the wind and press the compass button. (Same for shot direction) Which is exactly what I have been doing without success. Suspecting an issue with compass direction I downloaded an independent compass app and wasn't able to get a direction on that either. Discovered that my phone does not have an internal compass.

So while I applaud geoballostics for trying to be different. How about having an optional wind direction compass as per every other ballistic app?

Another thing worth noting is there is no option to have wind or elevation corrections inches. MOA or Mil only. Same deal with the integration to the Vortex razor 4000 GB rangefinder , no options for inches in the display. Personally I feel this would be a good and simple option to add for certain applications but geobalistics / vortex currently believe that MOA and Mil is the only way.

Vortex owns GeoBallistics

 

[Conrad]

Pretty well known that vortex bought geo when they announced them as their solver for their products.

If you go to the weather button you can manually input your wind direction and target direction if you like.

No one uses inches for hold off. You should be dialing mil or moa and your preference on windage hold vs dial. Use your reticle like a ruler, that’s what it’s for. I highly suggest you attend a class. It will be money well spent.

Consider a new phone with a compass and environmental sensors.

 

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Pretty well known that vortex bought geo when they announced them as their solver for their products.

If you go to the weather button you can manually input your wind direction and target direction if you like.

No one uses inches for hold off. You should be dialing mil or moa and your preference on windage hold vs dial. Use your reticle like a ruler, that’s what it’s for. I highly suggest you attend a class. It will be money well spent.

Consider a new phone with a compass and environmental sensors.

Sorry I haven't been gargling up vortex info like others.

"No one uses inches hold off" is an incorrect statement. I do. . . .so there's one. Bet there's a few 1000 more in this site alone that do. When we are talking hunting with SFP scopes out to 400ish yds this is an effective method that has been used for decades.

No, I would not hold off in f class or shooting steel when ranges are extended, time permits at the scopes being used are designed to be adjusted. But, as an example, what do you do with a Swarovski 3.5-18x44 with a fine duplex and skittish coyote at 400yds? Hold over the back and take the shot or pass and let a few more sheep roam around with their guts hanging out?

The geoballostics app itself has inches output. Seems pretty logical to have that transfer to the accompanying rangefinder. Giving the customer more versatility with options on how they choose to use a device is always going to create a more attractive product.

In reality PRS, NRL, ELR shooting and the accompanying toys of FFP scopes, advanced ballistic solvers, weather meters and good consumer grade rangefinders have only become prolific in the last 20yrs. Before then, people were still eradicating pests, filling freezers and getting the job done on 2 way shooting ranges.

Yes you are rite about my phone and it's on the cards. Watch out for Motorola. They are erratic on which models are fitted with compass.