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Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 12:12 am
by jimmy
Yuke Hunt wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 6:48 am
Whats the fastest wave speed you've recorded, Jimmy ?
As I mentioned earlier, I don't turn the surfing function on, but did for a few surfs when I first purchased the watch. One of the earliest top speeds was 21kph, followed by a string of mid teens, then one morning I hit 26kph ... I seem to remember Mick Fanning getting speeds in the 30's.
I once hit 64kph. But that was heading down Markeri St in the Pajero because I forgot to hit “stop surfing”.
I was getting alerts all day congratulating me for having the most active day ever.
Seriously though I actually don’t think the speed function is that accurate on them. Also some of the distances surfed out whack.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 1:10 am
by offshore1
jimmy wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 12:26 am
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Try doing that on a Fucken Casio.
That's harsh, next you'll be slagging baba's Asperger phone.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 9:38 am
by alakaboo
The GPS data from your watch is useless. You need about $10k worth of fairly heavy equipment to get anything reliable.
I forgot to turn off my ski tracker app in Japan and got on a Shinkansen. Pretty sure I'm the only snowboarder to crack 320 km/h.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 11:22 am
by Yuke Hunt
alakaboo wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 9:38 am
The GPS data from your watch is useless. You need about $10k worth of fairly heavy equipment to get anything reliable.
The watch data might be a bit dodgy, but you definitely don't need to spend 10K on fairly heavy equipment to receive accurate GPS data ... unless you've managed to go back in time and are no longer living in 2022.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 9:22 am
by alakaboo
That's how I know I'm traveling quickly.
I'm probably out of date on the equipment costs but I think vertical accuracy is more important than horizontal for surfing, and I don't know of a good way to measure that without RTK GPS or UAV lidar.
If you do, I'm all ears and happy to learn, it'd be useful for an upcoming project.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:09 am
by Yuke Hunt
alakaboo wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 9:22 am
That's how I know I'm traveling quickly.
I'm probably out of date on the equipment costs but I think vertical accuracy is more important than horizontal for surfing, and I don't know of a good way to measure that without RTK GPS or UAV lidar.
If you do, I'm all ears and happy to learn, it'd be useful for an upcoming project.
Wouldn't you only need an accurate SOG ?
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:11 am
by alakaboo
You tell me, I don't know what that means?
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:16 am
by offshore1
SOG=Speed over ground?
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:28 am
by Beanpole
Soggy SAO.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:54 am
by alakaboo
offshore1 wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 11:16 am
SOG=Speed over ground?
In that case, no, I don't think so.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 1:01 pm
by Yuke Hunt
alakaboo wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 11:54 am
offshore1 wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 11:16 am
SOG=Speed over ground?
In that case, no, I don't think so.
I'm perplexed ... isn't that what's required to gauge ones speed on a wave ?
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:02 pm
by alakaboo
Only the lateral components.
If you go top to bottom ala Occy you may travel 10m on the bottom turn and reentry on the wave surface but only move laterally about 3m, being a combination of along the wave and towards the beach.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:08 pm
by swvic
'boo bringing it, as per. I'd say der, but I won't
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 7:01 am
by Yuke Hunt
alakaboo wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 10:02 pm
Only the lateral components.
If you go top to bottom ala Occy you may travel 10m on the bottom turn and reentry on the wave surface but only move laterally about 3m, being a combination of along the wave and towards the beach.
Okay ... so distance travelled horizontally and vertically, that's probably a bit too technical for a wrist watch. I was referencing speed, not distance, which using the current technology would only be measured laterally, point A to point B.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:17 am
by offshore1
How do airplanes do it, like in a dive?
Air speed indicator I guess.
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:18 am
by offshore1
Put an air speed indicator on your nose along with the Gopro
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:24 am
by alakaboo
offshore1 wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 8:17 am
How do airplanes do it, like in a dive?
Air speed indicator I guess.
Pressure
Re: Watch recommendations
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:42 am
by Yuke Hunt
offshore1 wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 8:18 am
Put an air speed indicator on your nose along with the Gopro
