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Golf app - use of golf cart

micbro1950
over 6 years ago
Why is the golf activity recording cart travel as walking? Is there a way to turn this off?
  • 0 over 6 years ago

    Is this when using the golf app on a wearable device? 

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to Garmin-Blake

    I just purchased the fenix 6 and used the golf feature on my watch for the first time. Came across the same issue. Weird part is the watch seems to accurately reflect my steps and calories burned for the day but when you look at activity done it shows I walked 16 mlles ( played 2 rounds) and climbed 75 floors ( small mountains/big hills in AZ). Definitely drove 16 miles in the cart but again my steps seem to be correct (14,000) 

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Well, if you do not walk, simply pause the acitivity, and start it again when you get off the cart.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

    Pause it after every shot? That's a pain. It should have a feature that allows you to select walk or cart before the start of the round. Cant imagine it would be that difficult for garmin to build that feature in.

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member
    Pause it after every shot? That's a pain.

    It is just a single press of a button. You won't even notice it, once you start doing it. I don't have a better solution for you, and am not sure whether anyone else here on the user forum has one. If you prefer going on with it in the current way, waiting for Garmin to make a change, just do.

    Cant imagine it would be that difficult for garmin to build that feature in.

    Probably not. You can try suggesting it to them: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/

    However, I am afraid it will bring them even more complaints from people who walk considerable distances from and to their carts, or who do not use one all the time. Better than that would be an automated detection of the ride, but again - there would be a number of problems, including the handling of false detections, errors caused by the delays during the transition, etc. Still, I find that pressing the pause/resume button is the simplest and the most reliable solutiion.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to trux

    that is the weird part though. the watch can tell if i'm walking as the steps are correct but the golf activity thinks all distance traveled is walking when it's not. should be a simple calc edit on their part. distance = steps. not total distance traveled. same goes for floors. thanks for the link. i'll submit a request. doubt it will be addressed but you never know

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    The whole golfing activity needs some work. I walk and carry clubs. Some people are in a cart, but still doing substantial walking. others have a battery operated push cart. Somewhere you should be able to enter a default for what kind of activity golf should be.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to TexasIndia

    I agree Garmin should add features of travel on the golf course. I recently bought the Venu 4 for golf and would like it to correctly measure my steps as I push my battery powered cart. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member
    and would like it to correctly measure my steps as I push my battery powered cart.

    Keep the arm freely moving while walking (hold the cart with the other hand). Or keep the watch in the pocket. The watch has no chance detecting your steps, if you keep it on the wrist of the hand resting on the cart's handlebar.