Why do I see large numbers counting down on the screen as I leave a green?

9959141 20 days ago

I often notice a ti.er or some sort of countdown appear (6, 5, 4, etc) when I leave a green and before I can enter the score foot the hole. What is this function and what do the numbers signify please? To date I just ignore them.

0 Garmin - SP 12 days ago

It's possible you have Big Numbers mode enabled during play. You can disable that here:

Using Big Numbers Mode

0 9959141 12 days ago in reply to Garmin - SP

Thanks, but no. I think I've figured it out. There appears to be a count timer that begins when you leave a green. Shows you the seconds since you left. Switches over to "enter score"when you reach the next tee.

Not sure why the timer is there. It doesn't seem to add any functionality as far as I can see.

0 Garmin - KS 4 days ago in reply to 9959141

I haven't seen that before when keeping score on an Approach S50. Is it possible that you have a countdown timer running in the background? See: Starting the Countdown Timer

If you happen to see it again, please try taking a video and let us know. That will help us identify what it is that you're seeing. You can upload that video using our Secure File Upload process as described here: Sending a File, Folder, Photo, or Video to Garmin Product Support