Vertical Sliding Target System

A target system comprising:

• a plurality of target units, each target unit comprising a vertical sliding mechanism, a strike surface functionally attached to the vertical sliding mechanism, and a hit sensor disposed on the strike surface;
• a primary control unit connected to the vertical sliding mechanism;
• a wireless network connected to the primary control unit;
• a sensor system in communication with the vertical sliding mechanism;
• an upper sensor and a lower sensor connected to each target unit and in communication with the vertical sliding mechanism;
• and
• a power source connected to the target units.

The method of employing a vertical sliding target system, which comprises:

• (a) programming a plurality of target units to raise in a random order in accordance with an engagement scenario comprising an exposure sequence selected from the group consisting of(i) falling exposure, wherein the target unit s fall when impacted, in this mode the user can select the number of hits to make each target fall back down or a random number of hits between a minimum and maximum threshold, (ii) fixed exposure, wherein each target unit will remain up for a fixed length of time or a random duration between a minimum and maximum threshold, (iii) number of exposures, wherein the number of exposures determines how many times a target unit will be raised or a random number of exposures between a minimum and maximum threshold and (iv) duration between exposures, wherein the duration between exposes is the length of time between an impacted target unit going down and a next target unit being raised or a random duration between a minimum and maximum threshold;
• (b) initiating at least one engagement scenario with a plurality of target units where each target unit comprises a vertical sliding mechanism, a strike surface functionally attached to the vertical sliding mechanism, a hit sensor connected to the strike surface, a primary control unit connected to the vertical sliding mechanism, a sensor system connected to the primary control unit, an upper sensor and a lower sensor within the sensor system and in communication with the vertical sliding mechanism, a wireless network connected to the primary control unit, and a power source connected to the target unit;
• (c) facilitating a sliding movement about the target units via an upper sensor and a lower sensor sending and receiving one or more signals in communication with the vertical sliding mechanism;
• (d) detecting when the strike surface is in an upper position;
• (e) detecting when the strike surface is at a lower position;
• (f) detecting impact to the strike surface via the hit sensor;
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• (g) recording data received from the target unites via a recording apparatus after a hit sensor emits a signal upon impact to the strike surface.