Comparison
No Bird Scoring vs Excel
Excel is the incumbent. ATA even ships templates. We replace the Tuesday scramble — not your ability to open a workbook.
Works in the browser
Trap
Skeet
Sporting
5-stand
Export when you need it
Where the spreadsheet wins
- Everyone already has it.
- Your house handicap formula can be any cell you want.
- No subscription. No vendor.
- ATA and many clubs already live in .xlsx.
Where league night breaks
- Two officers edit at once. One version wins; the other is lost.
- Standings go out late — or not at all if the keeper is hunting.
- The desk still has a second notebook for money and duty.
- Members cannot open “the file” on a phone at the line.
| Excel / Sheets | No Bird Scoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Score entry | Cells, often after the squad | Pad on a phone/tablet during the night |
| Standings | When someone updates the book | Board after the week is locked |
| Two editors | Overwrite risk | Roles: admin, scorer, captain, shooter |
| Leave-behind | The file is the product | Excel-friendly export anytime |
| Price | $0 software | Hosted often ≈ one busy night of fees / year |
Recommended path
Do not flip a mid-season book on a Thursday. Tour the pad. Score one week next to the sheet. Export. Then decide. Replace-Excel lander.
What this is not
- Not a full accounting suite or QuickBooks replacement
- Not certified ATA/NSSA/NSCA electronic filing (yet)
- Not a native app-store download — web app that works on phone/tablet (installable as a PWA)
- Not a personal hit/miss scorecard for one shooter in the field
See it the way officers use it
The live Tour is the same product shape — scorepads, standings, and Night Desk. Sample data only. Don’t put real member names in the Tour.