Setting Up Your User Profile - Garmin Vivoactive 4 Owner's Manual

• The distances to the front
hazard appear on the screen.
• The hazard type is listed at the top of the screen.
• The green is represented as a half circle
the screen. The line below the green represents the center
of the fairway.
• Hazards are shown below the green in approximate
locations relative to the fairway.
2
Swipe to view other hazards for the current hole.
Measuring a Shot with the Garmin AutoShot
Your vívoactive device features automatic shot detection and
recording. Each time you take a shot along the fairway, the
device records your shot distance so you can view it later
(Viewing Your Shot History, page
TIP: Automatic shot detection works best when you wear the
device on your leading wrist and make good contact with the
ball. Putts are not detected.
1 Begin playing a round.
When the device detects a shot, your distance from the shot
location appears in the banner
TIP: You can tap the banner to hide it for 10 seconds.
2
Walk or drive to your ball.
3 Hit your next shot.
The device records the distance of your last shot.
Keeping Score
1
While playing golf, press
2 Select .
3
Swipe up or down to change holes.
4 Tap the center of the screen.
5
Select or to set the score.
Setting the Scoring Method
You can change the method the device uses to keep score.
1
Hold .
2
Select > Activities & Apps > Golf.
3
Select the activity settings.
4
Select Scoring > Scoring Method.
5
Select a scoring method.
About Stableford Scoring
When you select the Stableford scoring method
Scoring Method, page 13), points are awarded based on the
number of strokes taken relative to par. At the end of a round,
the highest score wins. The device awards points as specified
by the United States Golf Association.
The scorecard for a Stableford scored game shows points
instead of strokes.
Points Strokes Taken Relative to Par
0 2 or more over
1 1 over
2 Par
3 1 under
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at the top of the screen.
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Points Strokes Taken Relative to Par
4 2 under
5 3 under
Tracking Golf Statistics
When you enable statistics tracking on the device, you can view
your statistics for the current round
Summary, page 13). You can compare rounds and track
improvements using the Garmin Golf
1 Hold .
2
Select > Activities & Apps > Golf.
3 Select the activity settings.
4
Select Scoring > Stat Tracking.
Recording Golf Statistics
Before you can record statistics, you must enable statistics
tracking (Tracking Golf Statistics, page
1 From the scorecard, tap the center of the screen.
2
Set the number of strokes taken, and select Next.
3 Set the number of putts taken, and select Done.
4
Select an option:
• If your ball hit the fairway, select .
• If your ball missed the fairway, select
Viewing Your Shot History
1
After playing a hole, press
2
Select to view information for your last shot.
3
Select to view information about each shot for a hole.
Viewing Your Round Summary
During a round, you can view your score, statistics, and step
information.
1
Press .
2
Select .
Ending a Round
1
Press .
2
Select End.
3
Swipe up.
4
Select an option:
• To save the round and return to watch mode, select Save.
• To edit your scorecard, select Edit Score.
• To discard the round and return to watch mode, select
Discard.
• To pause the round and resume it at a later time, select
Pause.
Garmin Golf App
The Garmin Golf app allows you to upload scorecards from your
compatible Garmin device to view detailed statistics and shot
analyses. Golfers can compete with each other at different
courses using the Garmin Golf app. More than 41,000 courses
have leaderboards that anyone can join. You can set up a
tournament event and invite players to compete.
The Garmin Golf app syncs your data with your Garmin Connect
account. You can download the Garmin Golf app from the app
store on your smartphone.
Training

Setting Up Your User Profile

You can update your gender, birth year, height, weight, wrist,
and heart rate zone (Setting Your Heart Rate Zones, page
(Viewing Your Round
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