A perfect easy implementation to register position of your putts and flag position

Approach S60 and GolfWith the latest update, this watch is almost 100% perfect for golfing (and other things).

However, it lacks the tracking and positioning of putts. This can be solved quite easily.

Sample PAR 4 hole to explain feature and benfits. How it works now, with current software;
1) You start playing and have scoring as well as shot detection activated
2) First shot. Watch asks what club, you select e.g. i8.
3) Second shot. Watch asks what club, you select e.g. i8
4) You walk onto the green and the watch face automatically changes to putt menu (basically asking how many strokes and putts and finally penalty strokes you've made).
5) Upon looking on the golfapp you can track your iron shots but not your putts, meaning that you have no idea where you landed you GIR, was it a good approach shot, landed close by flag or far away? Nor do you know anything about the following putts and their location as well as finally the flag position.

Please change the interface to this instead
1) Same as above
2) Same as above
3) Same as above
4) When you walk on the green the screen changes to have two big buttons only (call it "putt" & "flag" or similar).
I walk up to my ball and make my putt. Either before or after I do the putt (standing at my ball) I press the "putt" button on the screen. Now the watch records my GPS position for that putt.
Unless it went in the hole I walk up to my ball in its new position on the green and either before or after my second putt I press "putt"-button on screen.
This second putt made it into the hole so I walk towards the hole and standing at the hole I press Flag. This will record the flag position as well.

5) This solution will give me a complete tracking of my shots AND my putts AND the position of the FLAG which will render me much interesting statistics such as how my approaches actually lands on the greens and how long/short my putts are, do I putt too long or too short putts, left or right of the flag etc. etc.

PLEASE incorporate this instead of the fixed menu that currently pops up on the screen once you enter the green area. That menu could pop up after you have pressed FLAG and walk to the next hole!

/Magnus
  • Dont expect any changes to be implemented. I dont get Garmin, they have by far the best hardware in the business, but just dont seem bothered about even trying to hang on to the coat tails of the likes of Arccos and Shotscope with regard to post round stats and functionality.

    I have had an S60 and CT-10 for ages, the in round tracking is great, but other than just looking at my yardages and general trends on particular hole, the data is pretty much pointless.

    Shotcope, you track number of puts and then click pin collect as you pick up your ball from the hole. This records the pin location so you have a decent idea of proximity to the hole.  Sure, you can move the hole around the green manually, but thats not accurate and is a pain when its possible with 1 press of a button.

    The stats side of things they could surely implement a ton more data points to rival the likes of Arccos and Shotscope... but as things like this have been mentioned on here for years, it appears they will never arrive.  My S60 is getting close to the grave, so i will be going either Arcoss + Apple watch or a Shotcope in the future.

    COME ON GARMIN, GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!!!! MAKE ME BUY AN S70 BY ACTUALLY PROVIDING THE STATS AND FUNCTIONALITY WE ALL WANT AND KNOW YOU CAN DO!