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I'm not 100% certain, but it looks like Arccos calculates the length of your approach shot by measuring the distance between (a) where you hit your approach shot from and (b) the pin. Arccos seems to disregard where your first putt is located in that measurement.

For instance, when I enter "Edit" mode and drag my 1st putt to the extreme front edge of the green (and press Save), the distance of my approach shot doesn't change. If I then go back into "Edit" mode and drag my 1st putt to the extreme back edge of the green (and press Save), the distance *still* doesn't change.

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I’ll have to check again, but I thought that when I went back and edited flagstick location and where my first putt was, the distance of the approach shot changed. Can’t check too soon, however, because my putting sensor just stopped working. Will likely have to buy another.

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You're correct. I answered my own question yesterday by playing without the putting sensor, and then editing. The approach distance does change when you locate the pin and the first putt. As best I could tell, if you don't have the sensor on, Arrcos defaults to a two putt with the pin in the center of the green when you exit the green and move to the next hole. Very easy fix, and doesn't seem to hurt the accuracy at all.

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Can you actually play without the putting sensor? As I said, mine just went out, so I was thinking I wouldn’t be able to use the Arccos app until I get a new one. But will it default to two and I can edit manually? Thanks

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The answer is an emphatic "Yes!" Played my second round without the putting sensor today, and I have to say that, if anything, it's easier IF you are playing on a course that you know and/or can remember where the pins are after the round.

If you don't have the sensor on, here's what Arccos does: The program puts the pin in the middle, and gives you two putts when you walk off the green on your way to the next tee. I'm not sure how the program assigns a distance to the last shot without the putter; I suppose it's either also middle of the green or the average for that club? But it doesn't matter, because as soon as you tap on the green symbol for a particular hole, you can move the pin to the correct position, and then your first putt location as well, which adjusts the distance of the prior shot automatically. If you're like me, you edit the putting stuff afterwards anyway, so it's no extra trouble, really. The reason I say this might be easier is because there are no false readings where you have to delete a putt that didn't occur. I usually get three or four of those a round with the sensor, plus the pin is often at least somewhat out of position.

Unlike you, my sensor still works fine. My problem is that I putt side saddle with my top thumb on top of the butt of the putter, and then holding that end with only my thumb and index finger. That sensor just doesn't feel very stable. I ordered one of the new putting sensors, which look like the regular club sensors, before I tried playing without it; wish I hadn't ordered now.

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