Shotscope Users Group

[Paul Hedrick]

20 hours ago, Larryw said:

I have used the X5 in GPS mode and it advanced hole to hole automatically for me.

However, I was not able to measure last shot distance with the X5 in GPS mode - you access that function by touching the club icon and the icon is not displayed in GPS mode. (at least not for me).

On the V3 in GPS mode, you can select last shot after you make the stroke - and it will measure the distance as you move to the balls new location. That is a feature of the V3 that I love.

Not sure yet how (or if) that can be done on the X5, still looking.

So very many things tell me that the X5 was just not ready for release.

[Larryw]

Update on my earlier post about Last Shot operation when in GPS mode.

It works the same as the V3, but you have to navigate to Game Mode > Last Shot and tap the screen to start the measuring. Then when you reach the ball you can see the distance. If you forget to start the measuring - then you cannot recover.

When in the GPS Track mode, all you have to do to measure last shot is press on the Club icon on the left center of the face after you reach the ball and it gives you the last shot distance (you don't have to remember to start the measurment). That is great - and much easier.

So now I have two quick easy suggestions for the next improvement cycle:

1. Add a LS icon during GPS mode that is in the location where the Club icon is located during GPS Track mode (and not used since the club icon is not displayed in GPS only mode). This would allow quick easy access to start the Last Shot measuring during GPS mode.

2. Add a Subtract icon in GPS Track mode for the manual putting screen. It only has an Add icon. Sometimes it advances 2 strokes on it's own and sometimes when I hit the add icon - it actually adds 2 strokes. There is no easy way to subtract that unwanted stroke before hitting the pin collect icon.

Not major issues but just recommendations for efficiency improvments.

[MIgregb]

I've unfortunately had a new issue come up. My league plays just 9 holes so a few of us show up early and play 9 before that. I've done this before and had no issue with the X5 recording the initial 9, ending the game, then recording the other 9. Today, even though I had no issues tracking shot and keeping score, the 2nd 9 holes doesn't show up after syncing with the app. I thought maybe it just didn't sync but the "History" shows nothing; it's simply gone. 

This is getting really frustrating.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Love my range finder, but am missing shot tracking information and may be joining the shot scope crew soon. Is there one that is better bang for buck than others?

Apologies for the typo with autocorrect and has been resolved ...I've given myself a warning

[MattF]

Word is the new firmware update should be out, I think, either today or tomorrow.

[fozcycle]

Update us out, will check out changes for penalties today

[cksurfdude]

Yep new firmware available....

They've also made a few UI enhancements ...

 

[tony@CIC]

5 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Love my range finder, but am missing shot tracking information and may be joining the s*** scope crew soon. Is there one that is better bang for buck than others?

As botched as the X5 intro was it's still better than ARRCOS. 

[Paul Hedrick]

25 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

As botched as the X5 intro was it's still better than ARRCOS. 

I have to agree.

[tony@CIC]

2 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Yep new firmware available....

They've also made a few UI enhancements ...

 

Just uploaded the new firmware - I'll be interested in how well the "scoring widget" works with the penalty feature for those rare () occasions I have one. 

[PhilM75072]

5 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Just uploaded the new firmware - I'll be interested in how well the "scoring widget" works with the penalty feature for those rare () occasions I have one. 

Scoring and tracking are still not connected to one another.

Played this morning with the new firmware. Flawless execution. Not one missed shot, no issues, and I used it unlocked. I don't use all the features, however. I don't use scoring or the Pin Reminder. I did use pause and resume, checked some distances of my last shot, scrolled through some screens and used manual putting. The club used is much more readable, with white text on a black background circled in blue.

[tony@CIC]

5 minutes ago, PhilM75072 said:

Scoring and tracking are still not connected to one another.

Played this morning with the new firmware. Flawless execution. Not one missed shot, no issues, and I used it unlocked. I don't use all the features, however. I don't use scoring or the Pin Reminder. I did use pause and resume, checked some distances of my last shot, scrolled through some screens and used manual putting. The club used is much more readable, with white text on a black background circled in blue.

Glad to hear the new firmware is working. I won’t get a chance to try it til Saturday. 

[GolfSpy BOS]

I'll get my first chance to fully use the x5 on Saturday.  I was able to pull my old arccos grip sensors out and there was just enough depth to screw the Shot Scope sensor in securely above the cavity from the arccos sensors.  I may do a light wrap of electrical tape too.  Should only be a few rounds before I decide on new wedges or new grips for the old wedges this year.  

Last time out I didn't have those in, and it closed down a few times.  But I was running arccos at the same time (to compare readouts) and capture the wedge shots maybe not doing that and the new firmware will provide a cleaner experience.  

 

[cksurfdude]

Updated to the latest firmware this morning, and played 18 at a new to me course this afternoon - everything seemed to work well!

Shot tracking, putting, hole to hole advancement, etc plus "Pause" and "Resume" at the turn .. it found #10 as we approached and kept on tracking through #18 (yea!).

Something else that seemed to also work better (on my old Samsung) was "Connect to Device" .. app didn't hang; connected right away.

Side note, fyi, re: battery life - turned the watch on maybe an hour and a half before tee time .. round was slooow at 5 hours (with a brief stop at the halfway house where I paused tracking) .. then back to watch mode for about another two hours .. battery was at 12%.

[MattF]

15 hours ago, PhilM75072 said:

Scoring and tracking are still not connected to one another.

You know from another forum that Gavin has said they're not going to be right at the moment.

[tony@CIC]

1 hour ago, MattF said:

You know from another forum that Gavin has said they're not going to be right at the moment.

For me that's a 'nice to have' - I much prefer a stable platform that's bullet proof (for existing features).

[nupezb]

For me that's a 'nice to have' - I much prefer a stable platform that's bullet proof (for existing features).

I Second your statement.


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[Paul Hedrick]

39 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

For me that's a 'nice to have' - I much prefer a stable platform that's bullet proof (for existing features).

Once again, I have to agree. All the 'features' in the world have no value if they reside on a platform that is not reliable.

[PhilM75072]

Another round in this morning with the 2.1.13 firmware. Zero issues to report. I don't use the scoring feature as I still keep a scorecard, mostly so I can make corrections for FIRs, GIRs and number of putts based on GPS inaccuracy.

[JerryB]

I feel I've asked this before, but do you guys use the "positional" option when editing your round?  I do, but generally only for punchouts or other shots that weren't meant to go full distance.  Where I don't use it (and this is what I'm curious about others' usage) is on shots that were supposed to be full shots and weren't, like chunks or shots that bounced off trees.

Another thing I've never really paid attention to when editing is the putting.  I usually check to make sure the other clubs are on and mostly accurate, then glance towards the green, see "2 putts" or whatever, and move on.  I've never been much of a putter so I figured if the count was correct, that was close enough.  Looked at my last couple rounds today and noticed that a lot of my putt locations and lengths were off.  It would read two putts that were both within 2 feet of the pin.  Not a complaint, mind you, but something I've realized that I need to be a little more cognizant of and adjust accordingly.