Using Garmin Vivo 4 watch as golf gps.

[spongebob59]

Going to try using this again tomorrow, do I need to have my watch synced to my phone and in the bag ?

I never had much success using this watch before.

 

[HeftyHacker]

Vivoactive 4?

I've been using mine as a golf watch for 3 years now and it's been faultless.

Download the course (from the garmin connect app, not the garmin golf app bizarrely). Then just make sure your phone and watch are connected when you start the watch app up, it'll then sync and open the course.

 

[spongebob59]

So I do need to have my phone with me to use the app ?

 

[HeftyHacker]

No once its synced and the course is downloaded to the watch you can leave it in the car or wherever.

 

[spongebob59]

Ok, will give it a go tomorrow

 

[Beezerk]

No once its synced and the course is downloaded to the watch you can leave it in the car or wherever.

Like this, once the course is loaded on to the watch it can be used as a standalone gps watch

 

[Slab]

When I had a vivoactive and needed to use phone sync, the garmin app often had to have the course/s deleted and re-downloaded in the phone as the sync would fail
Not a big deal but annoying, it still happens on my wife's non-golf garmin watch so I reckon its not fixed, even when only one course downloaded

Also it didn't like more than 4 courses being downloaded at any one time and wouldn't sync

 

[Old Colner]

I have a Fenix 5 and have used it as a golf watch since I got it a few years ago, I agree with the above comments and would recommend if you are changing to a different course I would carry my phone with me (had problems after a couple of holes) but if the course has been played previous not a problem.

 

[spongebob59]

Worked fine today

 

[upsidedown]

Looking at getting a Vivoactive, do you get emails and WhatsApp notifications when using golf GPS and does it sync walk to Strava at the same time also if you so desire? Cheers

 

[spongebob59]

I think you need to have the phone with you and it certainly tracks your round on gps.

 

[HeftyHacker]

Looking at getting a Vivoactive, do you get emails and WhatsApp notifications when using golf GPS and does it sync walk to Strava at the same time also if you so desire? Cheers

.if the phones in your bag and connected you get notifications which can be bloody annoying but you can disable them from the watch.

Mine automatically syncs the activity to strava - which I have to be careful about if I've snuck off work early to play .

 

[spongebob59]

Looking at getting a Vivoactive, do you get emails and WhatsApp notifications when using golf GPS and does it sync walk to Strava at the same time also if you so desire? Cheers

I'll be selling my 4S soon , if you are interested