Founded 1982 · Rockford, Illinois

An engineer, a stopwatch,
and a better idea

Competition Electronics was founded in 1982 by an electrical engineer with a passion for shooting sports who recognized the need for something more effective than a stopwatch for scoring matches.

1982

The first shot timer

Founded in Rockford, Illinois to build a better way to score matches than a stopwatch.

1990s

The Pocket Pro

The classic model that put a shot timer in every range bag — still a favorite.

2000s

Into chronographs

The ProChrono line brought the same affordable, serviceable approach to measuring velocity.

2020s

Bluetooth and beyond

The ProTimer BT and ProChrono DLX put the whole session on your phone, with free firmware updates for timers you already own.

Still made here

Today we are still producing quality products that are affordable, serviceable, and made in Rockford, IL. Our goal is to make practical devices that stay useful for many years — and to adapt them to new technology when it is genuinely of value.

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