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Using the Instinct Series for Swimming Drills

For kick sets or swimming drills, where arm motion is affected (e.g. kick sets, “catch-up” front call, one-arm swimming, sculling, etc.), these devices will not automatically count lengths and strokes accurately. When doing drills, it is recommended to use the Drill Log feature.

Completing a drill

If using the drill log settings, you may have to add the field to the data pages. 

Adding Drill Logs on the Instinct Series

  1. Press and hold MENU/UP to navigate to the Main  Menu.
  2. Select or scroll to Settings.
  3. Select Activities & Apps.
  4. Select Pool Swim.
  5. Select Pool Swim Settings.
  6. Select Data Screens.
  7. Scroll to and select Add.
  8. Select Drill Log to turn on.
  1. During the activity, navigate to the drill log page.
  2. Press SET/BACK to start the Drill Log.
  3. Complete Drill Log exercise.
  4. Press SET/BACK to end the Drill Log.
  5. Press MENU/UP or ABC/DOWN and GPS/ENTER to select distance:
    NOTE: The Instinct will be pause the activity as the distance is entered.  
    • Ending Activity: Press GPS/ENTER to stop activity.
    • Continuing Activity: Navigate to a different Data page and select SET/BACK to continue the Pool Swim activity.

When the drill logging feature is used, a swim interval is created with the stroke type: Drill. This interval will appear in the History of the watch, and on Garmin Connect with the interval time and distance. The drill distance is added to total distance, and drill time is added to total swim time.

Alternatively, you can leave the watch paused when resting. This will prevent any erroneous data from being recorded.