GPS Monitors

[scarlet referee]

Looking to try and gather some stats on my performances and looking to find out what equipment othere use?? Dont want to spent too much money so is there a good iphone app I can use and maybe just keep my phone in my pocket??

 

[Dixie]

let me just get this straight... in order to improve your game, you want to weigh yourself down with a telephone while you run for 80 minutes, with your phone bouncing against your leg. Is that about it?

Plenty of people on here shell out for GPS devices. I doubt any run around with a phone.

 

[scarlet referee]

Don't know what phone you have, but mine is quite slim and light weight. Lol

 

[Rushforth]

I ran around today with comms and it was at least as heavy and certainly bulkier than my android.

Comms owner (level 5 london) informed me about a lot, but neither he nor I would have been bothered by the four or five ounces.

I'm more worried that the GPS on my droid is crap.

 

[Phil E]

Dixie has one of these

Dixie's phone

 

[PaulDG]

Don't know what phone you have, but mine is quite slim and light weight. Lol

And very easily broken if you slip, trip or are knocked over.

And expensive to replace.

 

[scarlet referee]

let me just get this straight... in order to improve your game, you want to weigh yourself down with a telephone while you run for 80 minutes, with your phone bouncing against your leg. Is that about it?

Plenty of people on here shell out for GPS devices. I doubt any run around with a phone.

Are you sure??
http://www.rugbydump.com/2012/04/2508/referee-nigel-owens-chats-to-the-tmo-on-an-iphone

 

[crossref]

I use a Garmin forerunner watch

 

[DrSTU]

I have and love this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Forerunner-305-Wrist-Worn-Personal/dp/B000FMQ296

Might want to look into the newer slimmer versions though.

 

[Drift]

I have the Garmin Forerunner 405CX. Looking at getting a new one for next year.

 

[Dixie]

Dixie has one of these

Dixie's phone

Actually, that's quite modern. I was thinking of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mobile_radio_telephone.jpg]this.[/URL]

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

My son has a load of GPS running nonsense on his phone. He shows me little maps of where he's been and how fast he was running when he went past so and so.

It think it's an app on a Samsung phone. YAWWWWWWWNN!!!!!!!

He got it when he started running round Slough (so he didn't get lost - he said) and having seen Slough I don't blame him!!!!

 

[Ian_Cook]

let me just get this straight... in order to improve your game, you want to weigh yourself down with a telephone while you run for 80 minutes, with your phone bouncing against your leg. Is that about it?

Plenty of people on here shell out for GPS devices. I doubt any run around with a phone.

Just what kind of phone are you thinking he might run around with Dixie? One of these perhaps...

 

[damo]

My son has a load of GPS running nonsense on his phone. He shows me little maps of where he's been and how fast he was running when he went past so and so.

It think it's an app on a Samsung phone. YAWWWWWWWNN!!!!!!!

He got it when he started running round Slough (so he didn't get lost - he said) and having seen Slough I don't blame him!!!!

Even I've got one of those. They are pretty good. It helped me track my progress and didn't allow me to "cheat". I don't know if I would want to take my phone out on the field with me though - what if it rings?

 

[Ian_Cook]

Even I've got one of those. They are pretty good. It helped me track my progress and didn't allow me to "cheat". I don't know if I would want to take my phone out on the field with me though - what if it rings?

Watch what you say there damo, these buggers will be wanting Richie to wear one all the time.

 

[Phil E]

Reading through this thread it would seem its impossible to take a mobile phone out onto the pitch with a GPRS app because:

They weigh too much
No one has silent mode
No one can fit one in their pocket, or an arm pouch
No one has their phone insured

How weird?

 

[Dickie E]

I have the Garmin Forerunner 405CX. Looking at getting a new one for next year.

can I have your old one?

 

[Dickie E]

we had a mellee on Saturday. As it progressed ref voice recorded it on his iphone: "blue 7, punch; red 3, 2 punches, etc"

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

we had a mellee on Saturday. As it progressed ref voice recorded it on his iphone: "blue 7, punch; red 3, 2 punches, etc"

Perhaps the iRB will trial that during Bledisloe III?

"Black 7 in at the side"
"Gold 3 collapsing"
"Black 7 handling on the floor"
"Gold 1 collapsing"
"Black 7...."

Shit my battery's flat.

 

[ddjamo]

I have and love this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Forerunner-305-Wrist-Worn-Personal/dp/B000FMQ296

Might want to look into the newer slimmer versions though.

did you get it as a gift?