In the first few months after finishing at UCT I spent quite a lot of time doing archery with a club in Zimbabwe.
We were all looking to try and improve our shooting and therefore wanted to keep track of our scores. The usual way of recording scores is on a paper score sheet which is effective but can be improved upon. Some of the guys had scoring apps on their phones which seemed like a good idea since you don't have to remember any extra stuff and aren't likely to lose it. However they all seemed slightly dissatisfied with their apps so I decided to write my own.
The app prompts the user for data about the shoot such as: the date(auto filled to current day), details about type of shoot they are doing and a space for comments like "windy and drizzling".
The next page is the scoring page. After shooting each "end" the archer enters the score for each arrow using large, easy to see buttons. The scores and the buttons are large and brightly coloured with the same colours as the target to make them easier to see when using the app outdoors.
After the last "end" the shoot is automatically saved into a SQL database. Past shoots can be accessed via the "History" button in the start screen menu. The default view is simply a date ordered list of all the past shoots with an option to search for shoots on a specific date. The button under the "more" column(see pictures) shows all the individual arrow scores and allows the user to edit the shoot if they wish.
Since the purpose of recording the shoots is to keep track of the archer's progress, the app abviously required some kind of graph showing scoring trends. This is also accessed from the start screen menu under "Performance" and displays a line graph of the user's scores over time.
Archery app download.