Hi, my name’s Adam Spence
Today, we’re here to talk about feedback from the race coach on the Garmin Catalyst
The Garmin Catalyst’s revolutionary race coach gives you audio feedback on track
You can expect to hear everything from lap times, to coaching around the corners
This includes feedback for braking, apexing, to how you’re carrying speed
This is a quick demonstration of the race coach
This is the first time the device has been used on track,
so it’s going to take 3 laps for the device to collect data and provide analysis
So let’s jump through some laps
(Catalyst device) “2:07.1”
There’s the first lap
(Catalyst device) “2:06.84”
There’s the second lap
(Catalyst device) “2:07.16”
And there’s the third lap
Now, we’re going to jump into some coaching
(Catalyst device) “Next left, turn in earlier”
There, the coach suggested the driver turn in earlier for the next left,
which is turn number 2 on the track
(Catalyst device) “New best”
This is when they were getting their fastest times
As you can see, it resulted in a new best time
The immediate feedback is really what’s key here
(Catalyst device) “Next right brake less”
Here, it has identified a little less braking is in order
(Catalyst device) “Nice Work”
This was better, but not the best time they’ve set
(Catalyst device) “Good apex”
This is an example where the coach is actually giving some immediate feedback
This is important because the driver sees and feels it,
but doesn’t necessarily understand if it’s better
The good apex affirmation really helps optimize performance
The device provides a number of ways to get coaching
The default system will give you lap times and positive affirmations
as you navigate corners faster and faster throughout the weekend
This is the base race coach
Now, let's take a look at some opportunities
They can be accessed from the review area
Select the track, select the date and then select the particular session you're interested in
From the session summary page, you can access opportunities in the lower left hand corner
Here, you'll get a summary but you can break the opportunity down by looking at the braking
and the turning which results in the speed around the turn
For the latest session or the last session you're on track,
you can actually add an opportunity to the race coach
So, looking at this opportunity we can find the one of interest,
we can review the data to understand what the opportunity is actually telling us
and, we can click on “Add to Race Coach”
Now the driver before the corner will be told
exactly what they need to do to achieve their fastest time
Advanced drivers might want more coaching
There’s an option to do this under the audible prompts on the audio configuration page
This can be accessed by selecting “Drive”, selecting a track,
selecting “Check Audio”, “Audible Prompts” and then selecting “Advanced Race Coach”
This automatically provides coaching at any part of the track
This is only for experienced drivers only
By clicking “Accept”, you understand that the Garmin Catalyst
will never ask you to do anything on track that you haven’t done already,
and that you will interpret the audio coach in a safe manner
Less experienced drivers will not want the advanced race coach enabled
I hope you enjoy the Garmin Catalyst, and it helps you find your line to faster times
Thanks for watching!
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