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What it does

The watch integration connects MyKit.info to a paired Garmin Tactix Delta so you can run timed drills hands-free. The flow is:
  1. Send a drill from the Range Day tab to one or more paired watches.
  2. The drill appears on the watch within seconds.
  3. Run the drill — the watch detects shots via its accelerometer and records split times.
  4. Results are submitted automatically when the drill ends and the watch syncs.
Results land in the Range Day Performance tab tagged with the watch device label and per-shot split times.

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Requirements

  • A Garmin Tactix Delta with the MyKit Connect IQ app installed.
  • The Garmin Connect mobile app open on your phone (required for drill sync — the watch polls every ~5 seconds when Connect is in the foreground).
  • At least one firearm in your Armory.

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Sync timing

Drills queue as soon as you tap Send. The watch picks them up at the next poll cycle — typically within 5 seconds while Garmin Connect is open, up to a few minutes if the phone is backgrounded. Queued drills expire after 4 hours if not claimed.

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Pairing

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How pairing works

Pairing links a specific Garmin device to your user account. Each device gets its own API key that the watch uses to authenticate. You can pair multiple watches — useful for a team or for testing with a backup device.

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Pair a new watch

  1. Open Profile (top-right avatar or /dashboard/profile).
  2. Scroll to the Watch Devices section and click Pair New Watch.
  3. Enter a friendly label (e.g. “Tactix Delta — Training”) and click Generate Code.
  4. A 6-digit pairing code appears. It is valid for 5 minutes.
  5. On the watch, open the MyKit app → navigate to Pair → enter the 6-digit code.
  6. The watch confirms pairing and the device appears in your Watch Devices list with a last-seen timestamp.
The pairing code is shown once and never stored. If it expires, generate a new one — the process is the same.

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Manage paired devices

From the Watch Devices section you can:
  • Rename a device by clicking its label.
  • Revoke a device to immediately invalidate its API key. The watch will not be able to sync until re-paired.
Revoked devices are removed from the list. All queued drills for a revoked device are automatically expired.

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Pairing troubleshooting

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Sending Drills

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Send a drill

  1. Go to Range Day → Drills tab.
  2. Find the drill you want to run and click Watch in its action row.
  3. A modal opens showing each paired watch. Select the firearm you’ll use with each watch.
  4. Click Send to Watch (or Send to N Watches if you have multiple).
The drill is queued immediately. Each watch picks it up at the next sync cycle — within ~5 seconds while Garmin Connect is open.
If you have no paired watches, the Watch button is replaced with a + Watch link that takes you to pairing.

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Firearm selection

You must select a firearm for each watch before sending. The firearm determines which calibration profile the watch uses for shot detection. If the selected firearm has no calibration data, the watch falls back to defaults (2.5 g threshold, 150 ms debounce) and a warning appears in the modal.

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On Watch badge

After sending, an On Watch badge appears on the drill card. It stays visible while at least one queue entry for that drill is in pending or claimed status. The badge updates in real time via a live subscription — no page refresh needed. The badge clears when:
  • The watch claims and completes the drill.
  • The queue entry expires (4-hour TTL).
  • You navigate away and come back after completion.

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Multi-watch dispatch

Sending to multiple watches creates one queue entry per watch, all sharing the same dispatch ID. In the Performance tab, results that came from the same dispatch are grouped under a Watch Dispatch · N devices header so you can compare runs across devices side by side.

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Results

When the drill finishes on the watch, results are submitted automatically and appear in the Performance tab:
  • Tagged with an amber Watch · <device label> badge.
  • Time and score populated from the watch.
  • Per-shot split times expandable via the ▼ splits toggle.
See Calibration if split times look inaccurate for a particular firearm.

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Calibration

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Why calibration matters

The watch detects shots using its accelerometer. Every firearm has a different recoil signature — a .22 LR has far less impulse than a .308. Without calibration, the watch may under-count shots (threshold too high) or trigger on movement that isn’t a shot (threshold too low or debounce too short). Two parameters control detection:

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Open calibration settings

  1. Go to Armory and click on any firearm to open its detail page.
  2. Scroll to the Watch Calibration section.
This section is only shown when you have at least one paired watch.

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Manual calibration

Use manual mode when you already know good values from prior experience.
  1. Select Manual in the calibration section.
  2. Enter a Threshold value (g above baseline).
  3. Enter a Debounce value (ms).
  4. Click Save.

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Watch-assisted calibration

Use watch-assisted mode to derive the debounce value automatically from a real firing session.
  1. Select Watch in the calibration section.
  2. Choose a watch from the dropdown and click Queue Calibration Drill.
  3. Run the drill on the watch — fire all rounds.
  4. Return to the calibration section and click Derive from Last Session.
  5. The debounce field auto-fills based on 80% of the minimum inter-shot interval observed.
  6. Adjust the Threshold manually if shots are being missed or double-counted.
  7. Click Save.
Threshold cannot be derived from timestamps alone — it depends on the accelerometer signal amplitude, which only the watch records. Start with 2.5 g and adjust up if you see phantom shots, or down if shots are being missed.

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Calibration and the Send modal

The Send to Watch modal shows a warning if you select a firearm with no calibration data. This is not a blocker — the watch will use defaults — but accuracy will be lower than a calibrated firearm.
  1. Fire 10–15 rounds at a normal pace with a new firearm.
  2. Use Derive from Last Session to set debounce.
  3. Check the split times in the Performance tab — they should match your actual cadence.
  4. If shots are missing, lower the threshold by 0.5 g and repeat.
  5. If you see extra phantom shots, raise the threshold by 0.5 g.

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Watch App

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Installation

  1. Open the Garmin Connect IQ Store on your phone or at apps.garmin.com.
  2. Search for MyKit.
  3. Tap Install and confirm the target device is your Tactix Delta.
  4. The app appears under Apps on the watch after the next sync.

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Pairing on first launch

The first time you open the app on the watch, it shows the Pairing screen.
  1. Enter the 6-digit code from your MyKit.info profile (see Pairing).
  2. The watch exchanges the code for an API key and confirms pairing.
  3. The main screen appears — the app is ready to receive drills.

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Running a drill

  1. Send a drill from MyKit.info (see Sending Drills).
  2. The watch polls for new drills every ~5 seconds. The drill name and par time appear on screen.
  3. Press the Start button to begin.
  4. The timer runs. The accelerometer listens for shots based on your calibration profile.
  5. Each detected shot increments the shot counter and records a timestamp.
  6. The drill ends when the round count is reached or you press Stop.
  7. A summary screen shows elapsed time and shot count.
  8. Results are submitted to MyKit.info on the next sync.

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Screen layout during a drill

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Permissions

The app requires:
  • Sensors — reads the accelerometer for shot detection.
  • Network — polls for drills and submits results via the Garmin Connect companion app.
  • Background — keeps polling while the app is open.

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Supported devices

Currently supported: Garmin Tactix Delta (all variants). Other Garmin devices with an accelerometer and Connect IQ 3+ may work but are untested.

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App troubleshooting