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Bernardo de La Paz

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2. Probably not

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:34 PM

20 hrs ago

I think they count steps with an accelerometer. That basically means jolts to the body when a foot hits the ground.

~~So I think the watch may have counted practice swings and actual swings.~~

I reread and it was in the bag. So each time a club goes in and out: a jolt. Each time bag is moved: a jolt. Each time cart bounces: a jolt because there is little or no cushioning in the bag.

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Smart Watch Glitch? [View all] ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago OP

Probably using GPS coordinates(nt) amerikat 20 hrs ago #1

Probably not Bernardo de La Paz 20 hrs ago #2

Yup. buzzycrumbhunger 20 hrs ago #3

With a bum knee, you probably mount steps slowly with few or no jolts. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 20 hrs ago #4

I don't think so... buzzycrumbhunger 19 hrs ago #8

In swivelling, there is acceleration and deceleration. A jolt is just the latter. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 19 hrs ago #9

I don't have a smart watch, nor would I wear one EYESORE 9001 20 hrs ago #5

Mine records steps when I crochet. Lars39 19 hrs ago #6

That's exercise I can get behind, MLAA 19 hrs ago #7

Truly! Lars39 18 hrs ago #10

I'm giving up the treadmill and taking up knitting...with two needles I should get twice as my steps as crocheting! 🧶 MLAA 18 hrs ago #11

lol Lars39 18 hrs ago #14

That would be on your wrist, not in your pocket, right? Thus it is accelerometer, not GPS. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 18 hrs ago #13

I was right, it is accelerometers Bernardo de La Paz 18 hrs ago #12

My watch counts as steps my movement on a riding lawn mower Alpeduez21 7 hrs ago #15