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Pole Run

A target hops pole to pole toward you. Stop it before the front row.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Time
45 seconds
Measures
Stopped in time · Row when hit · Accuracy
Input
Mouse, trackpad or touch
You control
Easy, Normal or Hard, plus target size, colour, speed, duration, play area, background, crosshair and sound

Set up and startAll exercises

What this measures

This task records stopped in time on a fixed, repeatable version of the task. Your result is comparable to your own previous attempts on the same device.

It does not diagnose anything, and it does not claim to improve anything beyond performance on this task. Reported times include display and input latency from your own hardware.

Stop if you feel dizzy, nauseous or strained.

How it works

Each row has three poles: left, middle and right. A target hops from pole to pole, one row closer every hop, and gets bigger as it comes. Hit it before it reaches the front row and jumps at you.

Your result

Stopped in time. Higher is better. Each difficulty (Easy, Normal, Hard) keeps its own personal best, and custom settings are saved but not ranked, so your bests stay comparable.

Read this before you compare

Hitting it on a pole (when it stops) is easier than mid-hop, but waiting costs a row. Getting better at these drills is well supported. Whether it carries into a particular game depends on that game, your sensitivity and your setup, so we don't promise it.

The science, briefly

Shooting drills combine aim with decisions: which target first, when not to shoot, when to wait. Holding back a shot you have already started is its own skill (response inhibition), and it can improve with practice on the task.

As with aim drills, getting better here is real practice on this drill. It is not proof of better results in a specific game.

Tips

  • Read the target before you shoot. A wrong shot costs more than a slow one.
  • Keep your crosshair where the next target is likely to appear.
  • Take breaks: the wrist-break reminder is under More options → Comfort.

Watch Pole Run videos on our YouTube channel →

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