I recently upgraded from the VA HR to the VA3.(Christmas special, 2019)
I was very surprised and disappointed that the VA3 consistently returned the same 4-5% short distances compared to my VA HR which…
For me the same. My va3 cutted me more than 8% from my way. After changing the orientation, it is really better now!
Thx for your post.
I recently upgraded from the VA HR to the VA3.(Christmas special, 2019)
I was very surprised and disappointed that the VA3 consistently returned the same 4-5% short distances compared to my VA HR which had always been spot on (compared to published race distances).
Putting the button on the left (watch on left wrist) was the easiest potential solution.
Success!
My first run in 2 months with the correct distance reported by the VA3.
Hopefully that's the 'fix', but Garmin could do well to consume this information and act / inform users.