A chief put his department's budget behind Ace, ran controlled live-fire baselines, and measured the carry-over. Every officer improved.
Ace makes you better. The numbers don't lie.
Chief Benjamin Lewis wanted proof that training in Ace would carry over to the live-fire range. In April, after becoming an enterprise customer, and before anyone trained in Ace, his officers ran live-fire baseline tests built around the fundamentals that decide real outcomes: dot acquisition, target transition, and rate of fire.
For the next month they trained almost exclusively in Ace. Participants were asked to shoot at least five courses of fire per week, three times each, roughly 60 drill sessions over the test. Thanks to Ace's ease of use, they blew past that: officers averaged about 600 drills each, with the highest close to 1,000 and the lowest still around 200.
In May, Fairfield ran the exact same tests again. Every officer showed visible gains. Across the various drills, officers posted improvements of at least 17.2% and up to 125.8%. The most telling detail: the officers with the highest usage inside Ace posted the highest gains on the range. More deliberate reps equated to more measurable improvement.
Ace is built for duty use
We've always said Ace doesn't replace live fire, and it isn't trying to. What Ace does is enable quality repetitions despite an overpacked schedule, without burning ammo or dealing with range logistics. The fundamentals carry over. For a working department the case is even sharper: the skills on the line are the same ones that matter most in the moment an officer's muscle memory falls back on its training.
We're proud to support those who serve
A case study like Fairfield's underscores our mission. It came from a Chief of Police who put his department's budget behind a decision, tested it, and produced real-world skill-transfer results. Supporting first responders, law enforcement, and military isn't a side benefit of what we do. It's a big part of why we do it. It's also why we offer our Enterprise Program for LE / MIL and our LE / MIL / First Responder discount program, so the people who protect others can train harder for less.