TomTom Golfer 1 0 21 Reference Guide

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Watch status 
From the clock screen, move Left to open the status screen.  
The status screen shows the following information: 
 Battery - the battery power remaining on your watch.  
To charge the battery, place the watch in the desk dock and connect the dock to your computer. 
 QuickGPS - the status of the QuickGPSfix information on your watch.  
QuickGPSfix helps your watch find your precise location quickly so that you can start your round 
of golf. To update the QuickGPSfix information...

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* If the USB port on your computer is not easily accessible, connect the dock to the computer 
without the watch.    Then move down from the clock screen while you slide the watch into the 
dock. 
Factory reset 
Important: A factory reset removes all golf courses and settings from your watch and then reinstalls 
the software. To reinstall golf courses after a reset, connect your watch to your computer and 
follow the instructions to open a MySports account. If you dont want to do a factory...

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Quick Start: Playing your first hole 
To play your first hole, do the following: 
1. From the clock screen, move Right. 
Your watch shows Please wait. When a GPS fix is found, you see a list of nearby golf courses. 
2. Move Up or Down to select a course, then move Right to start a round. 
3. The first hole is shown and you see the following information on the range screen on your 
watch: 
 Dogleg, if present, and dogleg direction. 
 Hole number (next to the flag symbol). 
 Par for the hole....

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Move Up Go to Score history screen. 
  
Move Down Go to the Settings screen. 
  
Move Right Please wait while a GPS fix is obtained. When a 
fix is obtained, go to Golf Course menu. 
  
Move Right after 
stopping a round 
Go to Resume scorecard screen. 
Please wait screen  Move Left Back to the Clock screen. 
  
Move Down Go to the Recent Courses screen. 
  
Move Right Nothing happens. 
  
Move Up Nothing happens. 
Golf course menu  Move Up Go back to Please wait screen or to previous...

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Move Right Nothing happens. 
  
Move Up Add strokes to your score for that hole. 
  
Move Down Remove strokes from your score for that hole. 
 
Choosing a course 
Tip: When your watch shows Please wait while waiting for a QuickGPSFix, you can move Down to 
browse recent courses. The watch vibrates when a fix is found. 
Move Up or Down to in the golf course menu to choose a golf course. 
 
Move Right when you are ready to start playing. 
Move Left to go back to the clock screen. 
Note: To...

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MySports Connect downloads and installs the latest changes to your recently played golf cours-
es. 
2. In MySports Connect, click Update. 
MySports Connect downloads and installs the latest software version. 
Note: Only software versions 1.0.5. or higher support incremental course updates. 
3. Expand SETTINGS in MySports Connect. 
4. Select the GOLF COURSES tab in MySports Connect and click GET NEW MAPS. 
MySports Connect downloads and installs all courses globally. 
Updating course information...

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Understanding doglegs on your watch 
Your TomTom Golfer can show whether any doglegs are present on a hole. 
On your watch, a dogleg is shown as an arrow icon on the range screen. The direction the arrow 
points shows you whether the dogleg bends to left or to the right. 
 
You may choose to hit over a dogleg or to lay up instead. 
Note: Double doglegs are not supported by your TomTom Golfer.  
Position of doglegs on the fairway 
Your TomTom Golfer shows the position of doglegs relative to...

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The distance to the start of the dogleg is measured along the course centre line.  

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Laying up using your watch 
The layup screen during play (see below) shows the layup markers on the left-hand side of the 
watch screen and your current distance from that marker on the right-hand side of the watch 
screen.  
So as you look towards the pin, you can see how far away you currently are from the 200, 150 and 
100 yard/metre markers.  
For example, in the image below, the golfer is 236 yards/metres from the 200 yard/metre layup 
marker. 
 
As you walk the hole towards the pin, your...

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See also: Layup and green views  
Layup and green views 
As you approach the green, move Up or Down to swap between the layup screen and the green view 
as shown below. 
          
Once you have passed the last layup marker, the watch automatically shows only the view of the 
green.  
See also: Approaching the green using your watch