The Same Hit-Detection Tech From Your Nerf Vest Just Showed Up Somewhere You Wouldn't Expect

We've spent two posts talking about how Blaster Shot's electronic hit detection actually works for Nerf War — real sensors, edge-to-edge coverage, instant scoring instead of arguments. That same engineering just moved into a sport that's never had it before.

Water Tag, But It Actually Keeps Score

Most water tag vests on the market today rely on a small plastic ball that has to physically float into position before anything registers. It's a mechanical trick, not real hit detection — and it means a clean hit can land and the vest does nothing about it.

Blaster Shot took the same approach that already works for Nerf — real electronic sensors, instant response — and built it into a vest that's fully sealed and waterproof. Water hits the vest, the sensor fires immediately, and the score updates live on your phone, the same way it already does for Nerf War.

One Vest, Not Just One Sport

Here's the part that actually matters if you already run Nerf: this isn't a separate product line living in its own world. It's the same hybrid platform, which means a single vest can score Nerf, Gel Ball, and now Water Tag. Instead of buying separate equipment for warm weather and cold weather, the same vest just keeps working all year.

• Real Hit Detection: Same sensor logic that already powers Nerf War scoring.

• Sealed and Waterproof: Wipes dry in seconds — nothing to drain, nothing to dry out.

• Year-Round Use: Nerf in the fall and winter, Water Tag and Gel Ball when it's warm.

Kickstarter Is Coming — Early Bird Pricing for VIP List Members

Blaster Shot is launching the Water Tag Score Keeping Vest on Kickstarter soon. Before the campaign goes live, VIP list members get first access to 40% off Early Bird pricing — a limited run of units at that price.

📧 Tap here to join the VIP list and lock in your discount — no spam, ever.

📞 Call 304-893-6286, or check out the full Water Tag Vest lineup and the Nerf Score Keeping Vests that started all of this on Black Eye Tek.