Did my first Open Water swim race today using the F5.
When I checked the Strava Flyby my trace jumps in small segments rather than having a smooth, continuous trace like it did with my old F3.
Did you have a good gps lock before the swim? Did you prep the OW Swim app by leatting it soak in some gps prior to hitting start?
Also, did you start the race in the water or from the bank?
We were held on the river bank for a few minutes and I prepared the Open Water Application, obtaining a GPS lock fine. We then entered the water prior to starting, I floated my arms at the surface ensuring I maintained GPS lock.
Everything was the same as when I have used my F3 in the past and had no problem.
I am getting the feeling it is the way the device is recording the GPS data. Do you know what the optimal GPS setting is for Open Water Swimming? Should I be using GPS +GLONASS
We were held on the river bank for a few minutes and I prepared the Open Water Application, obtaining a GPS lock fine. We then entered the water prior to starting, I floated my arms at the surface ensuring I maintained GPS lock. Everything was the same as when I have used my F3 in the past and had no problem.
I am getting the feeling it is the way the device is recording the GPS data. Do you know what the optimal GPS setting is for Open Water Swimming? Should I be using GPS +GLONASS
I have a Fenix 3 and usually find the trace quite jumpy. My Polar v800 (and other people using suunto ambits) is much better. I'll try getting the gps signal for longer before swimming. I was wondering if the Fenix 5 or f935 might be better. Seems not.
I have a garmin 920xt... i use GPS+GLONASS and use 1 second recording, and I have always had a smooth, continuous track on strava fly-bys for all my swims...
Until last week, for the first time, I now have a jerking, jumpy track, not smooth at all. I've seen this with other atheletes tracking during races when i look at fly-bys with alot of atheletes, usually a couple of them will have that jumpy track.
coincidentally, i just upgraded to a garmin tri HRM.... i think thats the culprate... by any chance do you use this HRM??
I have a garmin 920xt... i use GPS+GLONASS and use 1 second recording, and I have always had a smooth, continuous track on strava fly-bys for all my swims...
Until last week, for the first time, I now have a jerking, jumpy track, not smooth at all. I've seen this with other atheletes tracking during races when i look at fly-bys with alot of atheletes, usually a couple of them will have that jumpy track.
coincidentally, i just upgraded to a garmin tri HRM.... i think thats the culprate... by any chance do you use this HRM??
I do have the HRM-Tri which I used, the first time I noticed the jumpy track. But last weekend I done a swim without it and it was the same? I have switched to GPS + GLONASS and it's made no difference.
Strange, never had this with the F3 and I too have noticed how some fly-by athlete tracks are smooth and some, like mine are jumpy?
I have not tried it yet, but I suspect the "pairing" with the HRM-Tri is whats causing this.... to test, you could unpair (remove) the HRM from the sensors list, and then try an OWS... if its not jumpy, then we have our answer... I called Garmin Tech Support, they said nothing they can do, its Strava's issue.
Annoying that upgrading to a higher end HRM actually gives LESS accuracy :/
