A simulated hunting application for simulating the firing of a projectile
such as an arrow or bullet, and displaying its flight path and that of
its impact point on an intended target. In a preferred embodiment, the
simulated hunting application includes a hunting instrument, such as an
archery bow or gun, capable of launching a projectile such as an arrow or
bullet; a data capture unit such as a video camera for capturing video
data; a range finder for determining distance to target; a display screen
for displaying images; trajectory calculating and video editing software
programs; and a recording unit for storing the data captured by the data
capture unit and data entered into the trajectory calculating software by
the user. The flight path of the projectile, as well as its impact point
with respect to the intended target, and interplay with background
images, may be viewed by the hunter. Safe dry-firing of the hunting
instrument may be provided using a momentum suppression rod which also
forms part of the present invention. Interplay between the trajectory
calculating software and an appropriate clinometer takes into account
uphill or downhill shooting.
