S70 Not Detecting Shots

Kovo 8 months ago

I can see this is a fairly common issue. I have had my S70 for 2+ months and it has been a very frustrating issue for a $700 watch. Today 8 drives (driver & 3 wood) did not record. And my swing speed is NOT slow. Tried practice swings first, after, hoping it detected movement but NOTHING. Once off the tee it reacts fairly well until around the green, but after reading other forum member's comments I'll try using the Measure Shot feature. Also just downloaded the latest update and see how that goes, but if the watch needs to detect the striking of the ball I'm not too optimistic.

Any other suggestions are GREATLY appreciated.

Michael

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Garmin-Cody 8 months ago +1 verified
Some factors to consider in order for the watch to detect shots as designed:
- Open Settings > User Profile > Wrist needs to be set to left with watch worn on left wrist (if using right-handed clubs) or…

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0 Kovo 6 months ago in reply to nate

Well it's been a month trying various methods with the S70 to see what makes it "tick" . I've found that wearing the band tight and as high up the wrist to the glove seems to be an improvement. Still have 1-3 tee shots not registering and need to "pound" the club head into the turf for it to pickup the swing. And thanks Nate, maybe it is a smooth swing off a tee vs off the turf that makes the difference. Thanks all for your input, you too Cody. .

BTW, I like the update when finishing a hole assuming that I parred the hole. Now if it could assume that I birdied , hmmm.