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Recent Update to App and/or S42 Watch Terrible

3271947

There appears to have been an update to either Garmin Golf iOS or my watch software (Garmin S42 with C10 sensors) that is making the stats useless.  3 problems observed:

1. The green location on the watch and the app don't match so it is constantly wrong re whether you are putting from on or off the green.

2.  When you enter correct number of putts on the watch and/or the scorecard they sync with each other but the shot maps do not update to the correct # of putts.  It seems this would make most of the stats wrong.

3.  There has always been a modest discrepancy (1-3 strokes) between my GHIN index and Garmin's estimate (I suspect because Garmin uses men's course ratings regardless of user's gender, as I previously reported), but now it is off by about 25 strokes.  I suspect (as I previously reported as a course error) that Garmin is using an 18-hole rating for a 9-hole course I play regularly so it thinks I am playing 30 under par (nice!).  My GHIN is 14 but Garmin thinks I am a +10.  Interestingly now that it thinks I am better than a pro golfer, my shots gained results vs my new peers (pros!) has also dramatically improved! Nice!!  But useless.

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    I'd like to get a better understanding of what you mention above. Can you please provide screenshots/pictures of what the Golf app and your watch are showing for each numbered item? 

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    Re 1&2, it looks like before the app update to show  locations of specific putts, the shot map would just show total putts and would sync that number with the scorecard. Now you have to manually edit the shot map to add/remove putts to get correct # and guess about location(s).  The accuracy around the green is off by at least 10-20 feet -- prob same as before and maybe as good as poss with GPS but still makes putting stats by distance useless (or just more apparent how useless they always were).  Attaching screenshot Hole 13 -- I set the pin location on my watch based on laser distance from tee box. The shot map does match my watch, but pin was at least 10 feet closer to center.  The first putt showing as fringe putt was actually on the green and at most a 18 foot putt, not 18 yards.

    Re 3, attaching 9 hole scorecard, 18 hole course rating and my -17 handicap (=+17 index).

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    Thank you for the additional details. A few questions for you now :) 

    • Does this happen on only this one particular course or others as well? 
      • If it does happen on other courses, are those also executive courses? 
    • If you opt to exclude the scorecards from this particular course from your handicap, does scoring seem more "normal"?
    • For #2 - this could be determined by how you're using your putter. For example, if you get on the green and start putting, the club sensor (CT10) should get flipped up and activated, and if you keep the club grip up like that and do multiple putts it will not recognize this. 
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