Garmin Approach S62 - walk through of how you would use the golf watch on the course!
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2020
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I'm at Silver Lakes Golf and Country Club, 2nd round of the year!
I'll show you every step of the way, how I would use the watch from the moment you're in the tee box, up until after you drop your putt. The various actions to input data for club tracking and tracking your score on the watch. All this is important if you want to collect and analyze your golf data afterwards.
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If you haven't see it already, my full review of the S62 here:
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best video on this watch so far. no fluff and one of the only videos to show what gets sent to the Garmin golf app afterwards!
thank you!
I bought one and tried it out on the golf course. I am very satisfied. Also amazing results when using the walking and cycling widget.
Thank you for the great videos. They are great to watch and appreciate the time you spent making it!! ( As a fellow Canadian and Lefty ) Bought it on Wednesday and used it Thursday. Very insightful and the new features helped immensely and post round with The Garmin golf app showed me exactly where I need to improve. Wish I could use “ The Virtual Caddie “ but 4 more rounds !
Thanks for showing the results on the phone app, I was really interested in that and hadnt seen it yet.
just got s62. very helpful to understand about this watch!
Just bought one today. Hopefully try it out tomorrow. Thanks for the Video.
I just got the S62 so thank you so much for this video!
thanks for this very helpful quick overview!
Nice one EK , most comprehensive and sincere review on the ground ever !
Glad you liked it!
Great video, ordered mine a few days ago.
Thanks! Just got my S62. Great video, pretty chill guy. Be happy to play anytime. I'm in the US though ..... Keep your right foot planted; don't lift your heel.
Great video, well done!
Place all your weight on your front foot and be more aggressive as you drive through the sand,best tip I have ever received for getting out of bunkers ...oh and great review on the garmin I’ll be receiving mine tomorrow can’t wait.👍👍👍
Thanks for the tip! Snow came so season is over, will have to try it next year. Enjoy the watch!
Enjoying my watch. One of the most useful features for me is knowing what distance to layup to 100 yards. Even though I play the same course often, I’m never 100% sure which club to use but this makes it so much easier. I have complete confidence in my SW so helps w score.
On wet bunkers, only use 60 or 58 degree wedge and make sure you keep weight left and follow through.
A couple questions 1) how do you get to “plays like”, 2) how do you get specific club manufacturer each time you enter club you hit (mine only says driver, 3 wood, etc) and 3) how do you get to compass?
One problem I have is that I often forget to enter which club I just hit.
This watch is unreal.
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1) plays like, tap the yardages on the left and you’ll see it switch to arrows pointing up or down.
2). You can customize your clubs and label in the golf app under more, club performance.
3) compass, you’ll need to download a widget. Unless you meant PinPointer or Wind, that will be in your golf menu.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll give it a try! I’m eyeing new wedges now...
Best of all the how to Garmin S62 videos... when I play wet sand I play it like a tight lie 58 or 62 with open face and nip the sand
Thanks! When try to nip the sand I hit it thin and fire it over the green....are you taking a full or half type swing?
Thanks for video. I just bought 2 S62.
Love it, one for each hand 👍 🤣
Tremendous wedge shot at the 3 minute mark!
Thanks!!!
Nice video man. Nice putt with the wedge on the 2nd hole :)
Thanks!! 🤣.
keep your head down, thanks for the review!
Thanks for the tip!
I have had the S62 for about a month , I also have the CT10 sensors so it knows what what club I have . but it has so many features it is taking me time to learn it. Wish this video was a little slower, it is great for showing the features , but a how to or training video would be great.
Just got the watch. Only have three rounds on it right now. But love it so far.
I’m probably 150 rounds in and I still love it! 😁
Hey, nice video! I’m looking into this myself but don’t play enough to really justify the purchase yet lol!
As far as your bunker shot, the first one you didn’t swing nearly as hard enough. In wet sand you have to swing harder cause you have heavier sand to get thru. That’s what happened to me on the weekend when I played here in Windsor Ontario.
Obviously you want to hit behind the ball cause a big swing with no sand with fly the ball 100 yards out lol.
Saw a Phil Mickelson bunker tip once and he said you want to swing hard enough that the sand lands just on the green - it’s how you know your swinging hard enough.
Hope this makes sense and helps you out!
Phil Reaume Thanks! I’ll give it a try 👍
@@JitzKing agreed with Phil on the hard swing but open the club face if the pin is close so you don't accidentally go over the green like you feared in your video.
Thanks for the video. If your bunkers have damp, heavy sand, use a low bounce 60deg wedge. I use a 4deg bounce as we’ve had wet sand for months now.
Full length swing but only 20-30 % power. Cheerd
Hi Rob, thanks for the tip! My bunker game has been improving! 🥳
@@JitzKing you’ve used this tip?? Awesome
mate, excellent review (saw the last one too; unboxing). I don't think anyone's done a fairly comprehensive test. Me as a starter of golf, I can't give tips/advice but I have subscribed mate! Cheers. Dan
Thanks Dann for the feedback!
I have the watch now also, I love it!! Reference the Plays Like feature, I am assuming it doesn't take into account the wind that day?
Andrew
Andrew Ferguson 👍. The plays like feature doesn’t take wind into account. The virtual caddie does though
EK great video got my S62 played my 5 rounds but virtual caddie not active on 6th round am a lefty and worn my S62 on my left wrist should i have been wearing it on my Lead wrist (right) that's what people are saying
Do you know if the S62 is bulkier than the S60? Not screen size, actual of the watch face including the bezel
Just bought my S62 last week... It's already my 3rd round.. why I couldn't see something prompting me what club I used everytime I smash inspite turning on the club prompt? No automatic recognition of clubs I used. I just manually input the club everytime thru "last shot".... I know virtual caddie will start after 5 rounds
Can you look at course layouts without being at the course? For instance, if you wanted to look over some of the holes the night before a round, and check distances to hazards, etc.
Yes
Hey great video!!
I was wondering if this watch is big since i have small wrist 😅
Hi EK, thank you for the video. I have a couple of questions for you that concern water hazard / penalty strokes. First, a hypothetical:
1) Let's say I play a hole with a water hazard in front of the green, and I hit the ball into the water hazard using a 7 iron. I take my drop where the ball crossed into the water hazard, approximately 20 yards shorter than where the ball would have "landed". Is there a way to document the shot on the S62 or Garmin Connect App so that it doesn't skew the club distance tracking statistics of my 7 iron?
2) When I score the hole using the S62, would I count the total number of strokes (including the penalty stroke) on the first screen, or would I only count the number of actual strokes I took, and then on that fourth screen is where I add the penalty stroke?
Hi Andrew! 1) yes, you can edit your shots in the Golf app after to “remove” the club used for that shot. Shot will still show, but it won’t associate it with a club, so won’t skew your club distance stats
2) you could count the total strokes, including penalty strokes (just like you would on a scorecard). On the 4th screen, you would then say how many penalties you took (as if you were tracking penalties on a scorecard).
Hope that helps!
Tnank's for the videos on the watch. Been researching a GPS watch and highly considering this one. 1. Does it do fairly well as a normal smartwatch? Notifications and all? I use a smartwatch now and I would like this watch to function well as both a GPS watch and for everyday use. 2. As far as you asking about your swing. I thought you hit the ball solid, and kept it in play well on the shots shown in the video. Only thing I saw was how you fan the club open with your wrists on backswing instead of keeping it square and letting your body rotate. It causes an open face at the top, and makes you use allot of wrist action to get it back square which you actually so a great job of but that can cause inconstancy issues especially on lower lofted clubs. I know because that is currently the same issue I am working on getting out of my swing!. Look up Danny Maude on UA-cam. He discusses this backswing fault allot.. He is one of my favorite instructors on UA-cam. Again thanks for the videos.
Hey Wes thanks for the comments. I absolutely love this watch. Notifications for txts or whatsapp come through great. I found more issues with my Apple Watch tbh. But, flip side, don’t expect it to compete with smart watch features like Apple with different applications you can install. But, having used this watch, I don’t miss those apps. Only thing I miss is being able to have calls through the watch.
GPS is also fantastic for other outdoor activities.
Thanks for the swing tip! I’ve caught Danny and many others and throughout the season I’ve made corrections to my swing, especially the tip you just suggested. I finally picked up a driver and you can imagine, with my open face, I was slicing everything, hard! It’s been a blessing to get the driver because I now have the feel to keep the face square/closed and am now launching straight bullets! Still striving for more distance so something to work on during the off season. Also, I’m plan to share my golf journey over the course of this season with various tweaks that I have personally made. I’ve gone from shooting 100 to a PB of 80! So stay tuned and would appreciate your continued feedback and support!
@@JitzKing Look forward to your journey on UA-cam. I am in the same boat. My personal best is a 80 as well but sadly that was about 2012 had some back surgery in 2014 and then developed some nasty swing habits, and was struggling to break 100 again. Very frustrating. So I have been practicing, watching Danny Maude and I am starting to get a reliable strong swing back (finally hitting the center of the clubface instead of towards the toe.) Just ordered my Garmin S62 today thanks to your videos. I researched all and almost purchased the Skycaddie LX5 but hated that you have to press the button to view screen, that and I think the battery life is subpar. Again thanks for your videos, and I am going to subscribe to follow your journey. I may create some videos as well since I am staring to play more.
The watch is cool! However, at time the watch is unable to detect Tee Off or approach swings resulting pretty frustrating! Hope these issues can be fixed soonest!
Bonjour, je vous confirme que la Garmin S62 est parfaite.
Sur votre vidéo la marque des clubs P790 que vous jouez apparait : comment avez-vous fait pour paramétrer cela ? merci
Great review! What about golf swings before taking the real shot? Does the watch count it as a shot made?
Usually not, and if it does prompt me I don’t select a club. When I check in my after game review it doesn’t show; plus, you can also delete the shot from the app. Good question though, I will review the CT10 soon, let’s see how it handles that.
just got my watch today but tropical storm here today booooo lol
Stay safe!
You have a beautiful swing. The only thing I saw that might affect your distance is that I saw you picking up/rocking your forward foot instead of keeping it planted solidly on the ground and keeping it solidly there like a flag pole and rotating your body solidly around a solidly planted flag pole. I've learned that if I don't keep my left foot on the ground solidly (I'm a right handed player) I'm screwed. My girlfriend rocks her forward foot and I outdrive her by 10 to 30 yards and I'm a 58 year old woman. Playing from the ladies tees i can also drive as far or almost as far as my husband.
Thanks for the tips Karan! That’s actually what I’ve been working on over the summer and I’ve improved my distance and accuracy :) but wish I saw your tip sooner because it took me a while to figure out hah.
Looking forward to hearing you out driving your husband 😉
When you enter stroke, that means how many it took to get on the green? then putts, the same to get in the hole. or is the stroke inclusive of the putts?
Hi, the strokes are inclusive of the putts
Do you have to turn on the shot tracking feature? After each of my shots nothing popped up other than the distance in the top portion of the screen. Also, putts and fairways option did not show up when entering the score after each hole. Thanks!
Hey Ryan, from your main watch screen, press the middle button then go to settings. Then within Golf Settings you can customize what you want enabled for your round. hope that helps!
If you get the watch a set up the caddy feature but then in a couple of years you bought new clubs can the caddy be reset for your new club distances ?
Yes you can either retired your clubs or delete them
hi if your a right handed player, are you required to put the watch on your left wrist in order for the club prompt to work?
i am a right handed player but my watch is on my right wrist, club prompt is not working at all but it is switched on
thanks!
Hi Jarold, yes that's right, you need to wear it on your left wrist. Has to be on the leading hand
Hi I have a vivoactive 3 watch that I use for my golf, it also has shot detection on it but sometimes it doesn't register the shot or I'm driving 400yrds lol (yes I know it's not a dedicated golf watch) so was wondering how accurate is the shot detection and has it missed shots?
Hi, it still does miss shots. I would hope the premium I pay has increased accuracy though!
Thanks for this. Question, I don’t get the option to select which club I hit after I hit. Do I need to turn that on?
Hi, it should ask you at the beginning of each round if you want to track your shots. Then after each shot, it should prompt you for which club you swung. Pro tip, if it's not registering your shot, you may need to change the setting on which wrist the watch it's on. It should be on your lead wrist
Great review EK. Did the S62 accurately track your steps? When I use the S42 and I ride a cart, it still thinks I walked the course and tells me after the round I've walked for example 12,000 steps when I really didn't. I do care about how many steps I really walk but don't want to cheat with inaccurate step counts through riding a cart. Let me know. Thanks.
Hi Chris, I think the steps do misread and especially distance. It would be neat if the watch could distinguish walking course and when you’re riding
At the 3:26 I don’t have next , I just input my score and then it’s done? Was there an update that changed this ? Also sometimes it registers the shot but doesn’t prompt me to say which club. Thanks for the video !
Hi Nick, not that I know of. That’s right, sometimes it does misread or no-read. Sometimes I have a good shot and I want to record it, so I go into the shot menu and add shot
I'm a lefty and wear my watches on the left. I know it says that you should wear it on your lead hand, but I was just curious if you've used it on your left wrist and if it affected the shot detection. Thanks.
Doesn’t seem to work well when it’s on the other wrist or if you don’t have the wrist setting correct
sand shots: put the ball waaayyy forward in your stance, bottom out before the ball, speed up through impact.
Hi just wondering how you view your round at the end of the video. The bit you can see how far each shot etc has went. I have the garmin golf app but can’t find this feature. Thanks
Hi Adam, once the watch syncs with the Golf app you should see the course you played, the scorecard and replay the round hole by hole. Did you get it to work?
Just bought! Played 9 today but haven’t figured out why the Distance do not change as I play the hole? I selected the golf course via satellite but as I play the hole The 370 yard par four distance never changes even after shots taken? Any thoughts… Happy golfing
That’s odd another viewer just mentioned the same issue. Wherever you walk ok the course, the distance should be updating and giving you live numbers.
Not sure why but my gps took like 5 minutes sometimes on the course for the first time. Then when I selected the course, it never tracked my distance. Got it working on hole 6.
That’s really odd, I haven’t experienced that. Did it only happen the one time or is frequent? If frequent, I’d contact Garmin
Bro how do you install your p790 iron name brand on there ..I have the same set, also I don’t recall being able to select the club I hit after a shot
Answered below - repeated here: You can do it from the Garmin Golf app > more > Club Performance > +
Do you have to download the course..? You haven’t explained that..?
0:51 that is an interesting form/swing
Dont forget mothers day either 😁
I use a 60 degree wegde in wet sand and just scratch the top 2mm of sand,
Quick Question. If your approach shot lands on the green how does the watch track the distance since your next shot will be a putt?
The watch has trouble with most chips and all putts, it can’t detect it. So best way is to add the CT10 sensors. But, on the watch you can just enter how many putts you took if you don’t care much for location of green
hey, EK, all the data with approach watch S62 need to also use the Approach CT10 tracker at the same time?
The CT10 sensors aren’t necessary. They just automate it so that you don’t need to select the club you hit on the watch, after each strike. I only put the sensor on my putter and chips around the green.
Do you have the things that go into the end of your clubs, or are you just telling the watch which club you swung to get distances for each club measured?
Hi, I only use the club sensors on my wedges and putter. I manually tell the watch which club I just hit with
I’m absolutely love this watch and the features are amazing however the plays like feature seems some way off. Now I’m not expecting it to be bang on but putting it against a rangefinder with slope and the difference has been dramatic.
Yesterday when I played I was clearly some way below the hole’ I was expecting minimum 10 yards increase to the distance but it only added 1 yard.
Has anyone else had these issues
Hey0mcfly, I’ve noticed also that the plays like doesn’t always “drastically” change when visually I think it does. Particularity Par 3s, my friends will laser we come up with the same distance. Haven’t tested enough to conclude, I’m waiting to play at a hole where it’s extremely downhill and see.
When you were expecting 10 yard increase, where did your ball end up landing?
EK well I decided to go with the rangefinder yardage and found that distance correct, something I’ve also now noticed is the yardage calculations after I take a shot on course seem short, but then when I get home and look at my shots they have adjusted and gained a few more yards.
I’m wondering whether a reset might be in order
hey0mcfly interesting! Definitely won’t be as accurate as a range finder. I don’t think a reset will help because it’s all the same course data in the database. Also, factor in some tolerance with the GPS signal. My friend can stand next to me with the same watch, and we could be 1-2y different
EK but this is an amazing watch and the battery life is sensational I just hope that it’s perhaps just the courses I played
Hi, enjoyed the video. I have this watch which I love. You said when you enter the score it asks what part of the fairway you hit (left, right, middle), my watch does not ask me this but it does show where I have hit the fairway in my stats, am I missing a setting on this? Thanks
Thanks! Do you have scoring setting turned on in the golf settings?
EK Hi, I do, however I use 3 CT10 sensors but have these on my putter, 54 and 48. Not sure what this has to do with fairway dispersion though. Thanks
Ricky Stacey yeah the CT10 shouldn’t affect it. Try going into the scorecard and entering a score for a hole. It should ask for the fairway hit during that sequence. If I remember it goes score, putts, penalties, fairway.
Thanks for posting the video. Quick question - how did you customize the watch face with the photo? Haven't been able to figure it out using the Garmin Golf App...
Hi Thomas, you need the Garmin ConnectIQ app where you can customize your watch face, as well as download other widgets. Enjoy!
Hello! Once you activated the Virtual Caddy with the 5 rounds, do I need to continue uploading scorecards to the watch? Personally, I just want to upload my score to the app on my phone. I just started so I'm sure my yardage will increase. Or, can I just use the club prompt option only to upgrade my yardages after I activate the 5 rounds? Thank you.
Hi David! If you enter your shots and score on your watch it will automatically sync to you phone. The virtual caddie will adjust with the changes to your yardages over time. You’ll see your club stats in the app
@@JitzKing Thank you. I was hoping after I played the 5 rounds, I didn't have to upload the scorecard anymore lol. Another thing, for chipping/pitch shots, do you select the club for that or just X out of that since it's a lesser distance?
if you're wearing a golf glove does the touch screen register the touch?
It does! Works better than a phone
How do you change the background on your watch? 🙌🏽 tia
Is the S62 the only watch that allows you to enter what club you hit, and then based on your next shot record the distance? I think this is way better than those dodgy tags that miss shots..
Hi Paul, I believe some of other Garmin watches can keep track of which club you swing and distance. The S62 just has significantly more features 😉
Put your weight on your left side take your right hand grip very light
Nice video. Just ordered one. One question, does the watch have to be worn on the lead arm like other garmin watches to pick up the impact or will either work. I’m a lefty too and prefer to wear on left wrist.
Thanks Jmac1313! You’ll have to wear it on the lead arm, so right wrist. Although I haven’t tried on my left...
Thanks for the info. I have a fenix 5 and love it but think the touch screen will make navigation much better and easier to keep up with club data.
EK Also have a SkyTrak but have E6 Connect instead of TGC19. LMK if you ever get E6C. We have a great discord group for it!
Jmac1313 I wish I had got E6, I tried the demo and I like the gameplay vs TGC
EK It has been really fun. Online has been fun and we just finished a 6 week beta league where we ended up with handicaps too.
What about other sports e.g running? Is it waterproof?
Waterproof to 50 Meters under water
Got this watch 4 days ago and it is pretty damn useless as a smart watch so many issues I don't know where to begin.
Just hope it lives up to the hype on the golf course or it's going back.
the only thing that works for me on the watch is the message notifications provided the watch doesn't disconnect from my iPhone (as it does often).
How did you feel about the size in relation to your wrists? Did it feel ok ie not to big? Im on the smaller wrist “size” myself and I’m on the fence if it will work for me
Watch feels great for me, perfect size I think. Also not heavy like when I had the Fenix 3.
@@JitzKingIf you dont mind me asking .. What is your wrist size (circumference)? It works on you so if mine are similar in size ..
Thank you. Where can I get a manual? I accidentally misplaced or threw away my info
Found it! www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-7681996C-530F-4C69-80C4-3CD20D82746C/EN-US/Approach_S62_OM_EN-US.pdf
I downloaded mine from the Garmin Webb. site
Nice video ...what handicap do you play off ?
scott cross the watch (and some other tweaks) have gotten me to an 18 handi! Working on getting it down
Hey EK, just played my first round with my new watch and the watch was measuring my shots on top of screen but never asked what club I hit. How do you activate this feature? Thanks!
Never mind. Found it in the settings on the phone, not under golf menu...
@@jmac13131 where exactly - struggling to get the automatic shot detection working
Barry D Be sure you are wearing on your left wrist if you are a RH golfer.
I play golf right handed but I’m a natural lefty. Would wearing the watch on my right hand while golfing righty affect anything?
Hi Tony, I’m the opposite of you. Natural right, swing lefty. As per Garmin, you need to wear the watch on your lead wrist to register your shots properly
@@JitzKing I actually bought the watch in August and I do wear it on my left wrist while golfing. No issues, love this watch.
Hard bunker use less bounce on the wedge. Wide stance, bend knees aim an inch behind ball and follow thru. Take a long swing and accelerate the ball
If you have a lot of bounce, it won’t work.
I picked up a lower bounce wedge and I’m having an easier time getting out, thanks!
How did you get the wind function to work?
You will need to launch the Golf app on your phone which sends the wind data to your watch.
My watch doesn't show this, just the yardages in black and white
How do you get chip as a choice.
I entered it into the Garmin app as a “club” name
great review but everywhere in the UK is sold out!
It’s a hot one! Hope you get your hands on one soon
@@JitzKing being delivered today
Only problem is it doesn’t pick up my own course,
Can you help me? I ordered mine from amazon and noticed the band that came with it isn't the same as the one advertised. Did you notice your bands aren't the same either?
Jonathon Torres you have a really good eye for detail. I didn’t notice until you mentioned it. In the pictures it has repeating diagonal lines. The band I have is flat with a line running vertically down the middle. I guess this is what you’re referring to?
@@JitzKing YES! I'm looking at all other reviews and even the box advertisment and they all have the repeating diagonal lines with the Garmin logo. The feel between the two is night and day. Did you buy yours from Amazon? Im wondering if that has something to do with it.
Jonathon Torres bought mine from Golftown. Are you in Canada? Wonder if it’s a Canadian version?
I noticed there seems to be an indicator of the types of clubs you're playing in you watch. Can you please tell me where to input the club info on the watch? Thanks
You can add it from your garmin golf app
@@charanjitdful i see on the Garmin forum many people have problems with their watch. Ive spent about 10 -12 hours trying different ways with the software, syncing and so on to get it working like this video. Played a few rounds and all it does is show distance and often freezes. no course lay out, a couple times a round it may ask me to put my club i hit in, but i have no idea which hit the watch is referring to because 99% of the time it doesn't ask. A ton of $ to spend for a watch that has never worked for me even for 1 round.
Sounds like your watch is defective. You should call Garmin or maybe do a complete reset of the watch. My golf buddies all have the watch and haven’t had the issues you describe. Good luck!
@@JitzKing i returned it. Too many problems. Spent many hours trying to sort it out. Tons of info on the wide array of problems many have in the Garmin forum.
Ah that’s too bad. Happy golfing!
How can I find save scores
You can find the saved scores on your phone using the Garmin Golf app
Can it tell you how far you hit it
Yes after each swing when you get to your ball, it will log each shot if you have club tracking on
Je préfère jouer au golf que de memmerder à taper sur une montre pendant ma ronde.
Beau paysage et belle nature.
KEEP YOUR LEAD HEEL DOWN ON THE GROUND IN YOUR BACK SWING AND PIVOT ON THAT FOOT, DONT SWAY BACK ON YOUR LEFT FOOT.
Wet sand SUCKS!
For a how to video, this showed me nothing.
Out of wet sand a club with less bounce helps, 6 or 8 degrees, if that's not an option you've got to hit the sand a little closer to the ball, with a slighter steeper swing👍🏌♂️
Thanks Troy! My bunker game has been improving! The steeper strike does help!
How do you change the background in the watch? 🙌🏽 tia
Hi Jonas, you can use the Garmin Connect IQ app to change the watch face 🙌