Malfunction HR wrist sensor specifically on Tennis app

Hello, to test this I used the Cardio App the measure a high intensity tennis drill training. the results are the following:

Tennis App: august 13th, average 91bpm (too low cosideriong the effort)

Cardio app: august 20th, average 129 bpm, max 169 bpm

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Garmin - Chris over 2 years ago +1 verified

Holding your tennis racket will cause your OHR sensor to read you poorly. Anything you grip while wearing your watch during an exercise will severely impact how your OHR sensor is able to read your pulmonary…
2716384 over 2 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris +1

Thanks a lot Chris, but I use the watch on the left hand, being a right hand player. Also, like I said, the cardio app shows a more accurate HR reading. So a bug on the tennis app might be the answer …

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+1 Garmin - Chris over 2 years ago

Holding your tennis racket will cause your OHR sensor to read you poorly. Anything you grip while wearing your watch during an exercise will severely impact how your OHR sensor is able to read your pulmonary system as blood flows through your wrist.

Here is our Support Center article on the OHR Sensor: (Refer to 'Wrist Flexing Types of Activities Can Affect Heart Rate Performance' section.)

- The Heart Rate Sensor on My Garmin Watch Is Not Accurate

0 2716384 over 2 years ago in reply to Garmin - Chris

Thanks a lot Chris, but I use the watch on the left hand, being a right hand player. Also, like I said, the cardio app shows a more accurate HR reading. So a bug on the tennis app might be the answer maybe