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CT10 vs manually marking putts

Michael
3 days ago

What are the benefits, if any, having a CT10 sensor on the putter vs just marking putts manually using the action button on the S70?

I can't attach a CT10 sensor to my putter due to a weight on the top of the grip.

  • 0 3 days ago

    If you don't use a CT10 on your putter at a minimum, you will lose statistics for short game and putting in the Garmin golf app. You will still get data for tee shots and approach shots if you manually mark those hits. 

    I have stopped using a CT10 tag on my putter as I see almost zero value to those two tabs in the Garmin golf app but others might see value.

    I do manually mark all other shots, and post round will add missed chips, pitches and penalties in the dashboard. I do as well track pin location and putt distances just on a score card.

    If I'm in the mood, the above is enough to quickly (15min) add my entire round into Shotscope via "manual round entry" and get real data about my game.

  • 0 3 days ago

    What I'm mostly after is that the approach shots onto the green gets measured correctly. Will I get the correct distance for approach shots if I mark my first put using the action key from the correct spot?

  • 0 3 days ago in reply to Michael

    The approach shot data in the Garmin Golf App only shows Left, Right, Long, Short and GIR. You don't need to CT10 on your putter as it doesn't use that information for that tab.

    What you do need to do is mark when you are chipping/pitching otherwise the app will assume you hit the green. Where you mark that chip/putt will be reflected in the Left, Right, Long and Short part of that performance tab.

    Marking a putt location on your watch doesn't impact any data in the Garmin Golf App. Garmin has stated that before. A CT10 is required for marking putt locations and that is used in the Short game and Putting data tabs.

    Some people put CT10 tags on their wedges to help mark chipping/pitching as the impact is so light, the watch might miss the shot. That is my issue, but I just add those shots post round in the dashboard. 

  • 0 3 days ago in reply to CFAnPEI

    But The garmin golf app shows the distances for all my clubs. How can It know how long a shot that hit the green is if the location on the green for the first put is not set?
    Say I'm hitting my 8 iron into a par 3 where the pin is at 130m. I hit it 10m long and have a 10m put. How could it possibly update my 8 iron distance stats with this shot if it does not know that I hit it 140m on this occasion?

    When you say "Marking a putt location on your watch doesn't impact any data in the Garmin Golf App" - What is this feature even for then? I was hoping that the use case would be to correctly measure aproach shots that land on the green at least.

  • 0 3 days ago in reply to Michael

    Good question for Garmin to answer.

    Does using a CT10 on a putter improve the shot distance data for clubs OR does that tab in performance stats just use center of green for GIR? 

    And a question that has been asked and hard to get an answer.

    Why did Garmn add the abiliity to move the flag position on the watch, mark putt locations on the watch BUT none of that data is used in the performance stats?