Suunto G6 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GETTING STARTED WITH SUUNTO G6 .................................................... 4

1.1 Getting familiar with Suunto G6 ....................................................................4

1.2 First steps with Suunto G6 ............................................................................6

1.3 Wearing Suunto G6 ......................................................................................6

2. IMPROVING YOUR SWING (PRACTICE MODE) ....................................... 8

2.1 Starting practice ............................................................................................9

2.2 Ending a practice session .............................................................................9

3. USING SUUNTO G6 DURING A GA ME (GAME MODE) .......................... 11

3.1 Playing the game ........................................................................................11

3.2 Playing different game types .......................................................................14

3.3 Viewing game history information ...............................................................17

4. TESTING SWING CONSISTENC Y (TEST MODE) .................................... 19

4.1 Starting the test ...........................................................................................19

4.2 Analyzing test results ..................................................................................19

5. CUSTOMIZING SUUNTO G6 ..................................................................... 21

5.1 Default settings ...........................................................................................21

5.2 Changing general preferences ....................................................................21

5.3 Creating a course ........................................................................................22

5.4 Player details ..............................................................................................23

6. USING STOPWATCH AND SETTING ALARMS ....................................... 24

6.1 Using the stopwatch ....................................................................................24

6.2 Setting an alarm ..........................................................................................24

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7. SUUNTO GOLF MANAGER .................................................. .................... 26

8. SUUNTOSPORTS.COM ............................................................................ 28

9. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ............................... ....................................... 30

9.1 Water Resistance ....................................................................................... 30

9.2 Replacing the battery ................................................................................ 30

10. DEFINITIONS AND CALCULATION RULES .......................................... 34

11. TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................ 37

12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................. 38

13. TERMS AND CONDITIONS .................................................................. .. 39

14. LIMITS OF LIABILITY .......... ............................................. ....................... 41

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1. GETTING STARTED WITH SUUNTO G6

This instruction manual guides you in the use of the features of the Suunto G6, a wris­top computer designed for golfers.

1.1. Getting familiar with Suunto G6

The picture below shows the Suunto G6 button assignments:

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SELECT

BACK/ALT

UP

ENTER

DOWN

Using modes and menus

The Suunto G6 has 5 different modes for different features:

• TIME: displaying time, date, stopwatch and alarms, changing general settings

• GAME: using the Suunto G6 as a scorecard during a game

• PRACTICE: viewing swing information and improving sw ing technique

• TEST: taking a swing consistency test

• MEMORY: viewing stored games, practices, tests, playing history and changing
game settings

1. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll between the 5 different modes.

2. When a mode is active, pressing ENTER either opens a menu (TIME, MEMORY)
or starts the selected activity such as a new game or a practice session.

3. Use the UP/DOWN buttons to navigate the menus and ENTER to select an item
from the menu.

TIP: You can move backwards in the menus by pressing the BACK/ALT but-

ton.

Press and long press

The SELECT, BACK/ALT and ENTER buttons will perform different functions depend-

ing on how long you press them. A long press means that the button is pressed for

more than 2 seconds. This manual says when a long press is required.

Key lock

You can use the key lock while in the Time mode. To activate or switch off:

1. Press ENTER.

2. Press SELECT within 2 seconds.

When the key lock is on, the symbol is displayed.

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1.2. First steps with Suunto G6

Taking the Suunto G6 into use the first time is
simple: all you need to do is set the current date
and time.

1. While the Suunto G6 is displaying time, press
the ENTER button to open the menu.

2. Use the UP or DOWN button to select the Time

item from the menu.

3. Press ENTER to select the highlighted item.

4. Again, select Time and press ENTER.

5. Adjust the full hours by pressing the UP/DOWN
buttons.

6. Press ENTER to accept and move forward.

7. After setting the time, long press ENTER.

8. Your Suunto G6 is now ready for use.

This is a good time to spend a few minutes enter­ing the player and course details and changing
the general settings to fit your preferences. Refer
to the subsequent chapters on this Instruction
Manual for instructions.

1.3. Wearing Suunto G6

The Suunto G6 measures your swing perfor­mance during a swing. To make the measurement
as accurate as possible, please consider the fol­lowing:

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• if you are a right-hand player, wear Suunto G6 on your left hand

• if you are a left-hand player, wear Suunto G6 on your right hand

• adjust the strap so that it is comfortably firm: not too tight and not too loose

• make sure that the display is fa cing up

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2. IMPROVING YOUR SWING (PRACTICE MODE)

You can use Suunto G6 to improve your swing performance, for example, when you
are learning a new swing technique or developing your old one. Suunto G6 analyzes
your swing consistency and gives you information that helps you focus on improving
certain aspects of your swing.

Swing information

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Suunto G6 provides the following swing informa­tion:

TEMPO (T): indicates the duration (in seconds) of

the swing, measured from club take-off to ball
contact.

RHYTHM (R): indicates the duration of the down-

swing compared to tempo. For example, if rhythm
is 20%, the downswing takes one fifth of the
tempo. You can also view rhythm as seconds (s/
s) instead of percentages.

LENGTH (L): indicates (in degrees) your back-

swing length.

SPEED (S): indicates the calculated club head

speed (either as kilometres or miles per hour).
The speed is scaled according to the selected
club. If no club is selected, the speed is calcu­lated as if the selected club is a Driver.

TIP: You can switch between the normal view and rhythm view by pressing

BACK/ALT while swing information is displayed. In the rhythm view, the exact
duration of both the backswing and downswing is displayed.

2.1. Starting practice

1. Start a new session in Practice mode.

2. If you want to later view swing statistics for a certain club, select the club by press­ing UP/DOWN. By default, no club is selected. You can also change the club during
practice. The information can be viewed on the Suunto G6 display or with the
Suunto Golf Manager PC software.

3. Start practicing. The swing information is displayed automatically after each swing.

TIP: Press SELECT and choose Good or Bad to mark a particularily good

shot or a failed shot if, for example, you were distracted dur ing a shot. The

shots marked Bad are not included in the practice summary. The shots can be

analysed further with the Suunto Golf Manager PC software. Select Erase to remove

the Good/Bad marking from a shot.

TIP: Pressing ENTER during practice displays the time, the number of swings

so far and the total elapsed practice time.

2.2. Ending a practice session

You can end a practice session any time you want to.

1. Press SELECT and choose Quit.

2. Wait until the practice summary information is analyzed.

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Practice summary

You can browse the practice summary forward by pressing UP and backward by
pressing DOWN. The following information is included:

• Session details: details of the practice session, including the duration and number

of strokes.

• Variation: shows how much variation there is for a certain parameter. A lower per-

centage means that your swing technique is consistent in that area.

• Average: shows the total averages of every parameter.

• Deviation for tempo, rhythm, back swing and length: shows the average, maxi-

mum and minimum values and the highest and lowest deviation from your average
performance.

• Swing information for individual swings.

Based on the summary information, you can see which areas of your swing needs
improvement. For example, if the variation percentage for tempo is significantly
higher than for the other parameters, that is the area where you should focus your
efforts.

TIP: You can change the GOOD/BAD marking for an individual shot at this

point. The swing information is re-analyzed immediately after the change.

The practice session information is stored in the Suunto G6. You can later view the

practice information from the Stats menu in the Memory mode. You can also erase

practice sessions from the Suunto G6 memory.

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3. USING SUUNTO G6 DURING A GAME (GAME MODE)

You can use Suunto G6 to keep score for you and
your opponent during a game of golf and check
the leader during all stages of the game.
You can also save statistical data, such as fairway
hits or penalties, later viewable as part of your
playing history.
There are four different game types: Scratch,
Stroke, Stableford and Match. Before you start the
game, you must select the game type and course.
Selecting the course is necessary so that your
score can be adjusted according to your handi­cap. For a Scratch game, a course does not have
to be selected.

3.1. Playing the game

Starting the game

1. In the Game mode, press the BACK/ALT button to select the game type you want

to play.

2. Press the SELECT button to select the course you want to play.

3. Press ENTER to start a new game.

4. Define the number of players with the UP/DOWN buttons.

5. Enter the course handicap (Course HCP) for all players and accept the values by

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pressing ENTER. Your default value is your own Course HCP, based on your hand­icap index. For a Scratch game, the handicap is not needed.

6. Select the starting hole.

During your round

During your turn, simply do the following:

1. Save game statistics when needed.

2. Enter your total putts and shots for the hole

(see also Playing different game types).

3. Define your opponent’s score. Press ENTER to
continue to the next hole.

You can move back in the selections by pressing
the BACK/ALT button.

Saving game statistics

You can save game statistics and penalties during
the game.

1. Press SELECT during score input.

2. Select the feature you want to save and press
ENTER

• Fairway

• Up/Down

• Sandsave

• Bunker

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• Penalty

For penalties, you have the following options:

• Water

•Out

•Drop

• Rule violation

NOTE: Suunto G6 does not automatically save penalties to the final score.

You have to add the extra shots in the total score manually.
You can view the penalties with the Suunto Golf Manager PC software.

Erasing statistics

If you want to erase statistics, press SELECT and choose Erase. Suunto G6 lists all

stored information for that hole - select the item you want to erase and press ENTER.

Quitting the game or a hole

You can quit the game any time you want. Simply press the SELECT button and

choose Quit game. You can quit an individual hole by selecting -- for the total score.

Press ENTER to confirm quitting the hole.

Viewing swing information during a game

You can view swing information (tempo, rhythm, backswing length and speed) during
a game. Suunto G6 calculates swing information assuming that the driver is used for
the swings.

NOTE: You must make this selection before starting the game in the Memory
/ Swing log menu.

Note also that Suunto G6 only measures actual swings, putts are not mea-

sured.

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