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After installing ArcherySuccess you do not need an internet connection to use the app. All data is stored on your phone. You can score, plot, make journal entries and notes, keep track of gear setup and more - it's all at your fingertips.

We are constantly improving the app and your feedback helps prioritize the app development direction. All new feature requests and improvement suggestions are added to a development list. As more people request a certain feature the higher it moves up the list.

At this time app data cannot be synced between devices, but we have added "enable the syncing of application data between devices" to the list of app features to investigate. You can still move ArcherySuccess data from one phone to another - see How do I transfer ArcherySuccess app data from one phone to another?

ArcherySuccess has 780+ built-in rounds across recurve, compound, field, clout, 2D, 3D and Animal, shot indoor and outdoor. See the Archery Scoring page for the full list of supported rounds. Additional rounds can easily be created using the custom round feature.

For Imperial scoring, ArcherySuccess follows Archery GB guidelines where the gold rings count as a maximum of 9. For Archery GB scoring information, please refer to archerygb.org (opens in new tab).

In ArcherySuccess app Settings, tap the Backups option. The Backup page shows how to back up the app data to the cloud. To move data to a new phone, see How do I transfer ArcherySuccess app data from one phone to another? For device-level backups see the Backup page.

If you switch from Apple to Android, or from Android to Apple, the app stores are run by different companies and unfortunately a new app purchase is required.

• Open ArcherySuccess.
• Tap the Progress tab.
• Tap the Settings icon (gear icon, top left of screen) to open the settings page.
• The app version number is displayed under the heading "Contact Us".

Archery activities are tracked in the Journal tab. Rounds shot automatically appear in the journal. You can also add activity notes, arrow counts, and summary scores to the journal. All journal items are reported on in the Progress tab, which gives you an instant weekly progress report to email to yourself or your coach.

To resume any round:

• Tap the Journal tab at the bottom of the screen.
• Slide/swipe left on the round you want to resume and choose the Resume option from the menu.
• After selecting Resume, the Plot tab will be displayed and the round you selected will be shown.

Yes:

• On the Plot or Score Tab, tap the New Round Icon in the top right of the page (the icon is a magnifying glass with a cross).
• Next to Round Search (magnifying glass icon), tap the Funnel Icon to display the round filter page.
• Rounds highlighted in yellow with a green tick mark will be available in the round list for search and selection.

Field round layouts can change over time or even day to day. ArcherySuccess handles this with field round templates that let you change target details (distance, target face) as you progress through the round.

To score marked or unmarked field rounds:

1. Select the field round from the round list.
2. The Plot screen opens showing Target #1.
3. If you are not shooting on Target #1, use the arrow buttons at the bottom of the screen to navigate to the target # you will be shooting, and tap the first arrow cell at the bottom of the screen to start scoring on the selected Target # (alternatively, tap the Score Tab and select the Target # and arrow position in the score card).
4. If the target face and distance do not match the Target # you are shooting, tap the Target button (Icon with Circle and a Dot) to open the Change Target page and match the details of the target you are shooting.
5. As you progress through the field course, adjust the target details in the app to match the course details.

Alternatively, if you shoot the same field round layout frequently, a custom round can be created that mirrors the physical field round layout.

👉 For a full walkthrough that also covers 3D, 2D and animal rounds, see How to score a field round.

If the round is already in progress: on the Score and Plot tabs, tap the Note Icon (the paper icon with a folded corner) - this brings up the Edit Round Note page.

If it is a historical round: tap the Journal tab, find the round, then:

• Slide/swipe left on the round and choose Notes from the menu.

The default gear setup for a new round is your favourite setup (the one with the gold star in the Gear list). To change the favourite gear setup:

• Slide/swipe left on the round and choose Favourite from the menu.

To tag arrows, you will need to number all your arrows - either by writing a unique arrow number on the shaft, or by using numbered arrow wraps. ArcherySuccess supports arrow numbers from 1 to 24.

You tag arrows as part of scoring at the target:

1. First Plot the arrow score, then tap the Tag icon (the icon looks like a tag). Tapping the Tag icon is only needed if you have not enabled the "Plot and Tag" feature.
2. On the Assign Tag page, tap the Tag number that corresponds to the arrow number.
3. The arrow will be tagged and the Plot page will be displayed.
4. The Tag number assigned will be displayed above the arrow score at the bottom of the Plot tab.

Notes:

• If you are tagging all scored arrows, turn the "Plot and Tag?" switch to ON on the Assign Tag page. This speeds up tagging because the Assign Tag page will appear after each arrow plot.
• Arrow Tagging is only supported for plotted arrows.

👉 For the why and the broader workflow (arrow culling), see Arrow tagging and analysis.

To access the Tag Analysis screen from the Journal tab:

• Slide left on the round and tap the Analysis option on the menu.

To access the Tag Analysis screen from the Plot tab:

• Tap the Tag icon.
• On the Assign Tag page, tap the graph icon in the top right hand corner.

👉 For the broader arrow-culling workflow, see Arrow tagging and analysis.

On the old phone, back up your app data to Google Drive or iCloud from Settings → Backup. On the new phone, Import that backup file and then Restore it. Both phones need ArcherySuccess version 6.1 or later.

👉 For the full step-by-step with screenshots, see How to transfer ArcherySuccess data from one phone to another.

The Archer Skill rating is based on the skill rating formula developed by Dr. James Park. For more information see: Park, J. L. (2014) 'Modelling archers' scores at different distances to quantify score loss due to equipment selection and technique errors', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 228(4), pp. 250-258. doi: 10.1177/1754337114539308.

We thank Dr. Park for his assistance and for allowing us to use his skill rating formula in ArcherySuccess.