Use GPS for Golf

[Mgbond]

Just an idea but maybe the GPS function could be linked with an app that gives notifications for like distance to hole in golf. So someway in using the watch with golf?

[FerdinandFitbit]

Hi there @Mgbond. Great to see you in the Community! 🙂

Right now, you can definitely use the Golf exercise on your Blaze. For that, make sure to go into your tracker's settings by tapping on the icon of your tracker. Here, scroll down to Exercise Shortcuts and add the Golf exercise. Just make sure to sync your tracker after saving the changes for it to reflect them.

Currently, I don't know of any app that you can link Fitbit to for getting notifications like the ones you mention but if you're able to find one that can link to Fitbit, feel free to use it!

Anything else you may need, let me know!

[Mgbond]

Tee to Green is the app I used to use. I think u would have to partner up with an app for them to write in the push notifications as I'm not aware of any app that has them already

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[bbarrera]

There are activity trackers in the market with a full golf app on your wrist.

[cdbevan]

That is not correct. My wife uses a Garmin Vivoactive and it has a golf GPS built in with the holes mapped out and distances to the front, middle and back of the green.

[YinYang2016]

Thank you for the info.  I just bought a FitBit Blaze and unfortunately only see the default 5 exercise options when scrolling.  Is there another place I should be looking?  Is it on the watch I should be scrolling or within the app on my phone?

[YinYang2016]

I should clarify, I am looking for the Golf GPS to track distances to the hole.

[bbarrera]

Not supported by Fitbit. There are other trackers mentioned above that provide distance to the hole.

[FerdinandFitbit]

Hi there @YinYang2016, good to see you around.

As @bbarrera says, this is not supported right now. If you use the Golf activity, it will give you information about your performance during the activity (steps, distance, calories burned, etc.) but not distance to the hole.

[abryan21]

Does Fitbit have plans to produce a device that includes golf gps (measurement to hole)??

[SilviaFitbit]

It's great to have you here @abryan21! Currently, I don't have any information about this feature in a new tracker or implemented in an existing one. However, you may want to check this ideas Golf tracker/gps for Blaze, Golf, GPS Golf app for Blaze because those suggestions are viewed by our engineers and developers and the best of this is that people can vote for them. 

Thanks for participating in the forums. 

[Ynicoson]

I think adding Golf GPS would highly improve the Ionic!  I’m all for it!

[Rich_Laue]

@Ynicoson have you added your vote the the suggestions posted above that is where the developers look, this is where the Fitbit users look

[abryan21]

Please develop golf gps for the Ionic.  This device is better than the Garmin Vivoactive 3 with a golf app!!  

[Rich_Laue]

@abryan21 currently there are 13 people are asking for a golf app on the Ionic.. Have you added your vote? 

Personally I would rather see a third party right the app. 

[Quichiec]

Also looking for golf app. I have golfshot app and I just need the notification sent to the watch.

[abryan21]

Game Golf app coming to Ionic by the end of the year. Confirmed!!

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[abryan21]

Game Golf representative now states their app will be ready for Ionic “in the near future”. Not sure how long that means.

[Ynicoson]

Thanks!!

Thank you,
Ysolette

[Quichiec]

It’s still 2018 up to December 31st. Hopefully they get a bunch of pebble users/programmers to support the watch.