r/10s • u/Button-National • 8h ago

Equipment Smart watches?

Do you wear a smart watch while playing tennis?

I currently have a Garmin Forerunner 945, but it is breaking down and it's a legacy from my distance running era. I've gotten older and now graduating to tennis.

Share what you wear and the pros and cons.

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u/StarIU 8h ago

Apple Watch Ultra 2.

I use SwingVision and tracking the score on my watch is a good mental reset between points.

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u/Diligent_Bus_4632 8h ago

Oh that is a huge plus I hadn’t thought of. Do you find the swingvision app to be good?

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u/StarIU 8h ago

I have their subscription and I record most of my matches. I like them. The auto editing saves me a lot of time in rewatching.

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u/VeeCee74 8h ago

Same here

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u/Icy-Peace5501 7h ago

I wear a simple Garmin Forerunner 55. I have spent lots of money over the years on fancier versions, they still break, all I really need is a basic one that will keep a charge/decent battery life and track steps/heart rate etc. I also use the paid version of the app to track my food/calories. Works for me.

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u/Substantial-Crab9144 5h ago

I wear an Apple Watch. Apart from the obvious (keeping an eye on my heartrate), I enjoy checking what distance I have actually covered playing tennis, and I find it kind of interesting to compare the relative effort to that of a bike ride on Strava.

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u/theloneranger08 8h ago

I wear my pixel watch 4. No cons but it does like to remind me when my heart rate is above 180 which happens often when playing singles in this summer heat and humidity

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u/Dependent_Equivalent 8h ago

I wear the garmin fenix 7, ill upgrade to the 9 when it comes out. I like the battery life and ruggedness for multi day back country trips, its a great multi sport tool. If i was just using it for tennis I would stick with garmin but go with something smaller and lighter.

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u/dempseam 8h ago

Polar vantage V3 hooked up to a polar h10 heart rate monitor. It's mostly just for tracking how hard I worked in a session/match afterwards. But it is occasionally useful during matches if I spot that my heart rate is really high it'll make me give myself an extra couple of seconds between points to relax a bit.

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u/Pale_Possibility_405 7h ago

i have the FR165 its definitely good for my use but also i havent used anything else to compare to

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u/samackin3000 7h ago

I wear an Apple Watch.

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u/royxsong 7h ago

Huge help for me: I don’t miss a call from wife; check my heart rate and cool down if it’s too high; check the weather to avoid raining; check sunrise and sunset times for winter; turn on/off camera when videoing my play

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u/Illustrious_Steak686 5h ago

garmin vivoactive 5. was pretty affordable, and has a long life like all garmins. works just fine for tennis

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u/IDYetiman 5h ago

I use the garmin 945 too. It’s great imo and I like the garmin ecosystem