Manual Garmin Approach S60 (page 6 of 20) (English)

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Connect Mobile app. You can download the Garmin Golf app

from the app store on your smartphone.

Playing Golf

Select the action key.

Select Golf.

Wait while the device locates satellites.

This may take 30 to 60 seconds.

Select a course from the list of nearby courses.

Hole View

The device shows the current hole you are playing, and

automatically transitions when you move to a new hole. You can

swipe up or down, or drag the hole indicator around the edge of

the screen to change holes.

NOTE: By default, the device calculates the distance to the

front, middle, and back of the green. If you know the location of

the pin, you can set it more precisely (Viewing the Green,

page 2).

Current hole number

Hole indicator

Par for the hole

Map of the hole

Distance to the front of the green

Distance to the middle of the green

Distance to the back of the green

Viewing PlaysLike Distance

The "plays like" distance feature accounts for elevation changes

on the course by showing the adjusted distance to the green.

Select a distance to the green.

An icon appears next to each distance.

Distance plays longer than expected due to a change in

elevation.

Distance plays as expected.

Distance plays shorter than expected due to a change in

elevation.

Viewing the Green

While playing a game, you can take a closer look at the green

and move the pin location.

Select the map.

Select at the top of the screen.

Tap or drag to move the pin location.

The distances on the hole information screen are updated to

reflect the new pin location. The pin location is saved for only

the current round.

Viewing the Direction to the Pin

The PinPointer feature is a compass that provides directional

assistance when you are unable to see the green. This feature

can help you line up a shot even if you are in the woods or in a

deep sand trap.

NOTE: Do not use the PinPointer feature while in a golf cart.

Interference from the golf cart can affect the accuracy of the

compass.

Select the action key.

Select .

The arrow points to the pin location.

Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances and

Saved Locations

You can view a list of layup and dogleg distances for par 4 and 5

holes. Saved locations also appear on this list.

Select the action key.

Select .

NOTE: Distances and locations are removed from the list as

you pass them.

Saving a Location

While playing a round, you can save up to five locations on each

hole. Saving a location is useful for recording objects or

obstacles that are not shown on the map. You can view the

distance to these locations from the layup and dogleg screen

(Viewing Layup and Dogleg Distances and Saved Locations,

page 2).

Stand in the location you want to save.

NOTE: You cannot save a location that is far from the

currently selected hole.

Select the action key.

Select > > Save Location.

Select a label for the location.

Measuring Distance with Touch Targeting

While playing a game, you can use touch targeting to measure

the distance to any point on the map.

Select the map.

Tap or drag your finger to position the target circle .

You can view the distance from your current position to the

target circle, and from the target circle to the pin location.

If necessary, select or to zoom in or out.

Measuring a Shot with the AutoShot Feature

Your Approach S60 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 Shot History, page 3).

TIP: Automatic shot detection works best when you make good

contact with the ball. Putts are not detected.

Begin playing a round.

When the device detects a shot, your distance from the shot

location appears in the banner

at the top of the screen.

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