Today, we are going to discuss the Approach® R10 features found in the Garmin Golf™ App
This will include our free features and Garmin Golf Membership options
You must pair the Approach® R10 to your compatible smartphone to access our golf simulator features
These include: Home Tee Hero - our golf course simulator, Driving Range, Weekly Tournament and TruGolf E6 Connect
For help pairing your Approach® R10 to a mobile device, please see Getting Started with the Approach® R10
First, let’s cover what is included with the purchase of the Approach® R10
The Driving Range feature is a free tool included with your purchase
This allows you to track your shots and video record your swings
Let’s take a quick look over the features available in the driving range mode
Here, at the bottom of the screen, you can access a menu which includes enabling screen capture, selecting a prompted audio metric,
tag shot - which allows you to enter in notes about your last shot, an indicator for the shot you are currently on in the session and club selection
This menu is static and will be available on any page while in driving range mode
On the main screen, you will see a horizontal view from the tee box
The flag icon will toggle from an overhead view back to a horizontal view
You can customize the quick access data displayed at the top of the screen by selecting the data field and choosing a desired metric
The Garmin Golf™ app will use the front facing camera if you have enabled video swing capture recording
You can quickly review the previous swing after each shot by swiping to the right
Selecting the shot number indicator will allow you to review previous swings
Swiping up on the shots tab will allow you to select and review previous shots with swing capture
You can also review all your shot metric data for the last shot by swiping to the left
Once you are finished reviewing the shot, press the back button until you return to the Driving Range session
To end the session, press the setting icon in the bottom left of the lower menu
Then, select “End Session”
Here, you can either save or delete the driving range session
If your phone offers multi-screen mirroring, you can display the Garmin Golf™ app to a big screen or projector
For help utilizing this feature, visit support.garmin.com
Now, let’s discuss the Garmin Golf Membership options
You will receive a 30 day free trial of the Garmin Golf Membership with the purchase of an Approach® R10
The features included with this membership include access to Home Tee Hero, virtual rounds with over 42,000 courses,
weekly tournaments to compete against other R10 customers and the option to automatically store video clips of your swing captured into the Garmin cloud
First, let’s look at Home Tee Hero
With Golf Sim opened, select “Home Tee Hero”
Then, select “Play Now”
A list of near-by courses will be displayed
Choose a course from the list
You can also use the magnifying glass to search for, and download, from any of the 42,000 courses
Select the download icon on the right after you have located the course you wish to play
You can continue selecting and downloading additional courses
A quick note: Home Tee Hero will display the last downloaded course played at the top of the screen the next time it is opened
This will make it easier to replay those courses on your next simulated play
Select the desired course name when you are ready to play a simulated round
Now, you can setup how many players will compete during the simulated round
Press the plus icon to add a player
Then, add their name
Pressing the icon to the right of the player’s name will remove them
Home Tee Hero supports up to 4 players
Select “Continue” when you are ready to play
Here, we can choose which tee box each player wishes to start from
Just select the tee box name before selecting the player’s name and selecting “Done”
Once completed, press “Continue”
In the round settings screen, you can select the wind conditions to simulate ball drift
You can also choose whether or not to hit chip shots until you reach the green
When you’re ready to begin the round, select “Start Playing”
If this is your first time using Home Tee Hero, the app will guide you through aligning the Approach® R10
For help on this process, please see our Getting Started video
When you are ready to begin, press the “x” at the top of the page to close the alignment screen
Now that we are in the Home Tee Hero simulator, lets cover some basics on how to get the most out of this feature
To reposition where you plan for the ball to travel, hold on the yellow marker or screen and move up, down, left or right to your desired location
Selecting the flag icon will allow you to change to an overhead view
This allows you to prepare your shot for each hole
Note that the top of the screen will show you the distance to the hole, current expected ball travel distance and plays-like distance
If you selected a wind condition during setup, a value and direction will be displayed
The bottom of the screen will display the hole number and par rating
Hold on the player’s name and swipe up to view the current strokes, thru and scorecard for each player selected for this round
Press and hold within this screen and swipe down to exit
Lastly, the menu has options for checking the Approach® R10 connection status, a reminder on how to align your Approach® R10,
an option to pick up the ball to skip a player’s turn on that hole, disabling sounds and a way to end the round before finishing the course
After you have ended the round, you will be presented with a scorecard for each player
Press “Save” to finish the Home Tee Hero session
The Garmin Golf Membership will also enable you to complete in a Home Tee Hero simulated weekly tournament
The courses will change each week with a cutoff time for completion
This feature is only available for a single player
The last Golf Sim option allows you to access to a third-party provider
TruGolf E6 Connect allows you to use your Approach® R10 as a sensor to provide data to their photorealistic courses
Select “TruGolf E6 Connect” to set up this service on your Garmin Golf™ app and the Approach® R10
Then, select either “Play on PC” or if you have an iOS product, you can select “Play on iOS” and the Garmin Golf™ app will walk you through setting up their service
To find out more about their services, press “Learn more about E6 Connect”
And that’s it!
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For more help, please visit support.garmin.com