Two Issues with Golf App

Hi All,

I just wanted to inform you all of two issues with the golf app that I've raised with Garmin Support. If you're experiencing them, then I urge you to report them as well as it may help bump them up the priority list. I own the flagship 5+ running software version 11.

Issue 1: AutoShot not tracking most driver tee shots

I've been experiencing this for two years now, and the problem is that the watch rarely detects driver shots that I hit off a tee.

I'm following all of the recommendations (wear on lead wrist, 'settle' hands and club before starting swing, etc.), my swing speed averages over 100mph and I've swapped devices but the problem still persists. According to Garmin, this is a known issue that they thought they had addressed in a service pack last year, and I am the first to report a new instance of this problem. If you're a golfer, I urge you to test this out and log an issue if you can reproduce it.

Issue 2: Golf app crashes if you exit during active round and launch GPS widget

During an active golf round, if you back out to the watch face and open a widget that uses GPS, then the golf app seems to crash as hitting enter does not take you back into the app. The only way to recover is to reboot the watch. The problem does not occur if you access non-GPS widgets and I've confirmed that it's not specific to one widget as I have been able to reproduce with at least three different ones, including My Places, GPSMetrics, and Golf Distance Measurement. I also tested this use case with a different GPS app (hiking) and it worked fine, so this problem seems to be confined to golf. This issue is also known to Garmin as I am the third user to report this.

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Garmin - Chris over 3 years ago in reply to 1069788 +1 verified

1069788

Please refer to this article for AutoShot recommendations:

- Autoshot Accuracy Recommendations

It is your Fenix's accelerometer sensor that picks up your ball strike off the tee. If your watch is…

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0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hey Greg, to avoid frustration/gastritis i sold the 5 and bought the 6, seems another world.
To your point, well, i don't know, doublechek the settings.

I use it in meters, and it seems fairly accurate, for what a GPS can be accurate (in my pov, 10% tolerance in some circustances could be reasonable, like trees, cloudy sky,,,)

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Yeah, I seem to be getting that from other threads I've been reading. Shame to have to change a watch that I have only had for 12 months though. Frustrating there is such a difference between consecutive models? You would think they could reverse engineer the software onto the F5+.

Where are the golf distance settings located? Is it general for all sports - because other sports I use km?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

In my case on the 6, you go in Settings (by long pressing the center key on the left) --> Activities --> Golf and it allows to select meters or yards

0 1069788 over 3 years ago in reply to Former Member

Yes 100% the same issue. have you found a resolution?

+1 Garmin - Chris over 3 years ago in reply to 1069788

1069788

Please refer to this article for AutoShot recommendations:

- Autoshot Accuracy Recommendations

It is your Fenix's accelerometer sensor that picks up your ball strike off the tee. If your watch is also not properly registering steps by the natural swing of your arm, you may have a hardware issue with the sensor. If so, please reach out to your regional Garmin Outdoor Product Support.