I used Approach S12 for 3 years before graduating to S70. After using S70 for 3 months and nearly 40 rounds of 18 holes play, I find that the Auto Detection of shots fails on most Tee shots and also large number of fairway shots. I fully understand that S70 is not designed to detect chip shots and putts but it is frustrating when even shots with reasonably good swing speed remain undetected.
I am fully aware of the reasons which can lead to failure of Shot detection (scoring enable, lead wrist, tight strap etc..) and have gone through all messages on this forum relating to this topic.
On Garmin Approach S12, it is possible to start measuring the shot distance after the shot is played and stop it upon reaching the ball. This made distance measurement very quick and intuitive. On S12 there is no need to take a SWING for activating this distance measurement. On the Garmin S70, if Auto Shot Detection misses a shot (which can occasionally happen with moderate swing speeds), the alternatives are either the multi-step Measure Shot process before the shot or taking a dummy swing to trigger detection. Unfortunately the "Measure Shot" option only activates if the golfer takes a SWING which the watch is able to detect. If the SWING is not detected one is back to the original problem. This requirement does not exist on S12. Further, taking dummy swings beside the tee box can disturb fellow golfers and may risk damage to the club head if the ground contains stones or other hard objects. The dummy swing also does not get detected unless one makes a good impact with the turf and it becomes then becomes impossible to activate the "Auto Measurement" Mode. Additionally, there are also situations where the Shot Measurement Banner continues measuring distance even after reaching the ball and completing the next shot. This causes the next shot distance to be added to the previous one. From a usability and pace-of-play perspective, it would be very helpful if the S70 allowed shot distance measurement to be started after the shot is executed (similar to the S12) and reliably stopped by touching the Shot Measurement Banner.
Any advise will be greatly appreciated.
