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[pitchinwedge]

^^  hah!  I tried this so many times.  I distinctly remember one instance where I just couldn't get the thing to record my location no matter what.  I hit the turf so many times they thought I was the gardener.

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[HoosierMizuno]

is there a way to delete a shot from the watch while playing. if it registers a swing and ask you for the club hit and you hit the back button will it delete the shot or will it still show up once you log in to the pc

[Stuart G.]

 HoosierMizuno, on 05 May 2017 - 11:29 AM, said:

is there a way to delete a shot from the watch while playing. if it registers a swing and ask you for the club hit and you hit the back button will it delete the shot or will it still show up once you log in to the pc

It wont delete the shot, it will just show-up without an assigned club. Only way to delete them is through Garmin Connect.

[BlackDiamondPar5]

 pitchinwedge, on 04 May 2017 - 11:30 PM, said:

^^  hah!  I tried this so many times.  I distinctly remember one instance where I just couldn't get the thing to record my location no matter what.  I hit the turf so many times they thought I was the gardener.

Hmm... weird then-- I don't have the S20 but rather X40. It rarely misses a shot, but if it does and I catch it, I will swing again from the same spot. Normally it happens when I first turn it on at the first tee. Also sometimes it picks up a practice swing, but since I making that swing next to my ball it doesn't matter since the location is recorded correctly.

Maybe a call to Garmin -- they have good state side support.

[Redpro]

My Garmin Approach S20 GPS watch just can't locate any courses nearby, even when I'm standing on a course. It worked okay for two rounds and does not work now.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Edited by Redpro, 12 May 2017 - 08:24 PM.

[Stuart G.]

 Redpro, on 12 May 2017 - 07:31 PM, said:

My Garmin Approach S20 GPS watch just can't locate any courses nearby, even when I'm standing on a course. It worked okay for two rounds and does not work now.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

I've had that happen twice with my x40. Try hooking it up to Garmin express on your computer and see if it shows if any course updates available.  That worked both times for me but if that doesn't work, call Garmin support.

Edited by Stuart G., 13 May 2017 - 03:36 AM.

[pitchinwedge]

+1

Also, if you traveled a good distance it takes a long time to acquire satellites.

[Redpro]

 Stuart G., on 13 May 2017 - 03:35 AM, said:

 Redpro, on 12 May 2017 - 07:31 PM, said:

My Garmin Approach S20 GPS watch just can't locate any courses nearby, even when I'm standing on a course. It worked okay for two rounds and does not work now.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

I've had that happen twice with my x40. Try hooking it up to Garmin express on your computer and see if it shows if any course updates available.  That worked both times for me but if that doesn't work, call Garmin support.

That's the route I took, new course update and new version update. Tried it today and it worked perfectly! Thanks!

[Stuart G.]

No problem.  

It's not common, but I believe if a course update fails or is interrupted, it leaves the device thinking there are no courses loaded and that's why it can't find a course near you.  Fortunately, going back and reloading the courses has always fixed it for me.

[Stuart G.]

This is a bit crazy.  I've searched for a picture of the s20 with the regular 'time' display and couldn't find one.

Simple question for those of you who own one - does it (can it) show seconds?  or just hour, minutes, and date?

Edited by Stuart G., 24 May 2017 - 11:38 AM.

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[Two_Putt]

Just the time. No minutes or seconds.

[Stuart G.]

Bummer.   But thanks.

Edited by Stuart G., 24 May 2017 - 12:21 PM.

[enigma2k]

Is it possible to manually track the distance of a shot by pressing a button? As far as I can see the watch only tracks shots when you actually hit one but it is not possible to track something if you did not hit a ball or if the watch missed a shot?

[enigma2k]

In settings there is "Club Tracking" and "Scoring" with the options  "Off", "Always Ask" and "On". Can anybody please explain what the difference is between "On" and "Always Ask"? The manual says nothing about it...

[emanthei]

enigma2k, on 08 June 2017 - 05:13 PM, said:

In settings there is "Club Tracking" and "Scoring" with the options  "Off", "Always Ask" and "On". Can anybody please explain what the difference is between "On" and "Always Ask"? The manual says nothing about it...

Always ask will ask you if you want to use this feature before you start every round. If you put it to on it will always be on and won't ask you.

[enigma2k]

where on the garmin connect website or smartphone app is it possible to see the average distances I'm hitting with the clubs?

[Abertil]

enigma2k, on 12 June 2017 - 03:52 PM, said:

where on the garmin connect website or smartphone app is it possible to see the average distances I'm hitting with the clubs?

You will find it under Equipment.

[enigma2k]

Abertil, on 13 June 2017 - 02:04 AM, said:

enigma2k, on 12 June 2017 - 03:52 PM, said:

where on the garmin connect website or smartphone app is it possible to see the average distances I'm hitting with the clubs?

You will find it under Equipment.

Where exactly is Equiment? can't find this in neither the iOS app nor the garmin connect website.

[Stuart G.]

Actually, it's listed under "Gear"

But you have to switch to the "full page" for the widget view to see the average distances

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[Abertil]

Stuart G., on 13 June 2017 - 03:56 AM, said:

Actually, it's listed under "Gear"

But you have to switch to the "full page" for the widget view to see the average distances

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I translated from my local language and gear and equipment is the same word...   Sorry for the confusion!

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[enigma2k]

Thanks guys, I've found it. I really like the watch but the web platform and iOS app is a bit of a mess in regard to the UI. There is so much potential here that goes to waste. I hope they are working on a complete re-design.

[nlk10010]

I just picked one (i.e. Approach S20) up and immediately ran into a problem. When I try to power the watch off I long-press "Up", the watch asks if I want to Power Off with "Yes" selected (enlarged). But when I press "Ok" nothing happens (except the backlight brightens). I have to keep pressing the button, perhaps altering depth or "AoA", until at some point the screen blanks and the watch finally powers off. "Ok" also seems not to work at some other points in the Menus (e.g. "Discard" round results) but never fails otherwise.

At first I thought (naturally) that this was a hardware issue with the button, but now I'm beginning to think that it MIGHT be software related (at initial charge I was prompted to Update the software).

Anyone else (especially those of you on the latest software) seen this?

TIA.

Edited by nlk10010, 16 June 2017 - 06:56 AM.

[pitchinwedge]

Nope.  Never had such an issue with power off.  Could be anything so update software first.  Then, if you still have problems call Garmin support.  They are actually pretty helpful most of the time.  Good luck!

[deadsolid...shank]

How is the hole view working for everyone?  I don't really care about shot tracking but really like being able to "see" the hole and pinpoint distances on the screen. This feature quit working on my S6.

[enigma2k]

My S20 is only 1 month old and at the beginning the Autoshot tracking worked almost perfect but now I had a round where it registered shots that I did not make. Autoshot really messed up this round. Has anybody else experienced this and know the cause for this?

[Stuart G.]

I get false shots on occasion (with the x40), maybe a handful per 18 hole round. Have not really found them to be much of a problem though, they are easy to detect and delete when you log onto the connect web site and review the round.

Edited by Stuart G., 27 June 2017 - 05:57 AM.

[enigma2k]

I sometimes have shots on the map that are not connected with the following shot on the map. Anybody knows why this happen?

[RobD74]

I have an S3 now and wear it on my left wrist, I tend to hit the buttons with the wrist movement and it resets or changes modes, anyone have this issue with the S20?

[dcmidnight]

So after almost 4 seasons my S1 is dying and wont hold a charge anymore. Even though its out of warranty Garmin is offering me 20% off any of their new watches but I just really don't want all of the bells an whistles - dont use them at all.

Can all of the extra "stuff" on the S20 be shut off? The pedometer I don't need showing, the shot tracker, can all of that be turned off?

Ordinarily I would just go to Amazon and buy an S2 or S6 but the 20% off offer makes the S20 a better deal, especially factoring in the battery upgrade.

Thanks.

[Stuart G.]

Yes the activity tracking can be disabled

http://www8.garmin.c...CF83A1C570.html

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