This latest firmware update is one that many Shot Scope X5 users, myself included, have been waiting for. To take a closer look at the firmware update process and how the maps look when displayed on the watch, check out the video below.
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Introduction
Shot Scope has today released a brand new firmware update, and this is one that is going to bring joy to many X5 users, and that’s because you can now access personalized hole overviews on your X5 golf watch. Now, in this video I’m going to take you through the process of performing the update. Now it’s a two-part process, slightly different to the way Shot Scope normally work with firmware updates, so make sure you pay attention to the first part of this video. And then what I’m going to do is I’m actually going to show you what the overviews look like on the golf watch itself, as I’ve managed to go down to the golf course and test them out. Now, if you have been looking forward to this particular feature, let me know in the comments area below what you’re most excited about, what your initial thoughts and opinions are having seen this video and this feature in action, and also if there are any things that you think Shot Scope should maybe consider adding to this feature in the future, then also let me know in the comments area below.
How to Update the Firmware (Two-Part Process)
The first thing we’re going to look at is how to update our firmware on the X5 device. So, take your Shot Scope X5 and have it in close proximity to your mobile phone. Open up the Shot Scope mobile app and you should see an update firmware option at the top. Now I would encourage you to have around about 20 to 25% battery on the Shot Scope X5 before updating, just to make sure that it doesn’t cut out mid update. Once you have finished the firmware update, normally you’re good to go, but because this is a two-part process, you actually need to unpair your X5 with your phone and then repair to finish things off. So what you need to do is go into the Bluetooth settings on your phone, find your X5 device, and forget that device—so basically break the Bluetooth connection. Then go back into the Shot Scope mobile app, in the bottom right tap, and then choose add your new device. From here you’re going to select your Shot Scope X5 and just follow the onscreen instructions by entering the code that’s displayed on the X5 into the app to form a new pairing. Once you’ve done that, follow the rest of the instructions on screen and now you have successfully updated the firmware.
Testing the New Personalized Hole Maps
So earlier I updated the firmware on the X5 and then I decided to head down to the golf course to take a closer look at the new personalized hole maps. Okay, so we’re down at the golf course now, let’s take a look at Shot Scope’s hole overview. So if I swipe across to the right—I’ve already started a round here, this is me in GPS and track mode and I’m on the 10th hole just now—so what we can see is we can see a map of the hole, and then if we turn the crown, you’ll see this allows us to basically move to a specific point on the fairway. So if I’m looking to maybe just hit say this area here, I know that’s about 207 yards. If I roll down or up on the button, you’ll see that we can move up to 320, which I’m never going to be hitting.
Performance Average and Pin Position
Now what you’ll see on screen is some information about your performance average. So as long as you have tracked five rounds, you’ll be able to see your three longest clubs. So that ‘D’ there is my performance average with my driver. If I tap on the menu button at the bottom, then go into performance average, I can change this. So let’s go for my three-wood, and it’s now going to show me where I generally will hit my three-wood to. And then I can change this and we can also go down to ‘H1’ which is my hybrid, and you can see this is basically going to be where I hit my hybrid to. But of course as I said, you can either tap on the screen and move this marker point around or you can use the crown to move as well. Other things that you can see, this little 385—now that is basically the yardage to the middle of the green, and that is determined by if you have moved the position on the green screen or not. So if I swipe across, let’s go back to green view, you’ll see it’s 386 yards. If I tap move pin, I’m just going to change its location to let’s put it right at the top, 395, and then you’ll see if I go back into my map view here that has updated. So this one is directly related to the green view if you do move the position of the pin; if not, it will just take the centre position for the hole.
Layup and Map Zoom
Now if we go to the menu as well, let’s go down to layup, and then you’ll see in here you get layup values as well. So you can see the distance to leave yourself 100, 150, or 200 yards. This will remove one of these if, for example, that layup happens to fall upon a bunker or a water hazard on the hole. Now the final thing to say is this map here will zoom in slightly as you walk down the hole, so the further down the hole you get then it’s going to start to zoom in a little bit to the map. But anyway, I’m just basically having a little seat next to the 10th hole, having a look at this for the first time, really impressed with what I’ve seen so far, but I’m looking forward to getting out on the golf course and giving this a proper try out soon.
Final Thoughts and Colour Settings
So there you go, that is what the new hole maps look like on the Shot Scope X5. Now I just tested out on one particular hole that I was close to, but I did try it for a few additional holes and it seemed to work really, really well. What I also like is Shot Scope has included the option to change the colouring of the map, so when you are in the general watch mode, you can go into settings and then you can change the map to either black, green, or white. But just to let you know, you can’t actually do this when you are playing—you need to do it before you generate your round. Anyway, that’s the new personalized hole mapping feature from Shot Scope, something that many of us have been looking forward to. Remember to let me know your thoughts and opinions at this stage in the comments area below. I’m sure like all Shot Scope features, it’ll probably begin to evolve over time, but it’s a great initial offering in my opinion and something that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. If you are a Shot Scope X5 user and you’re looking for an extra couple of tips in how to use your X5 properly, then why not check out this video here?
