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    • surfboomerangS Offline
      surfboomerang @MILO83
      last edited by

      @MILO83 said in 9pp OHR way off:

      The temperatures have dropped here in EU but this surely cannot be the reason, right?

      It is.

      I start using a chest strap if temperatures drop under 10 degrees Celcius. If I keep using the OHR with these temperatures, it will become a little bit stable for me after 30-40 minutes when body temperature rises.

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      • MILO83M Offline
        MILO83
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        Ok, the temperatures matter, I know. But I never had such bad readings before. Ever. And I had a 9p before 9pp, so we’re talking about a couple of years.

        The attached image is from yesterday’s indoor badminton session. It was cold but not below 10 degrees celsius. And my pulse should have been way higher as I was barely standing at the end 😅🫣.
        IMG_5250.png

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        • surfboomerangS Offline
          surfboomerang @MILO83
          last edited by

          @MILO83 said in 9pp OHR way off:

          badminton session

          That’s another thing that affects my OHR readings: Wrist movement.
          Even in high temperatures I get wild OHR readings during my windsurf sessions because of wrist movement and muscle tension.

          How is OHR for you during a run activity?

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          • MILO83M Offline
            MILO83
            last edited by

            Just did a short test run. OHR seemed ok. It had a few strange drops but it found it’s way back.
            I hold my racket with my right hand and wear my watch on the left one. Should not affect OHR.

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            • surfboomerangS Offline
              surfboomerang @MILO83
              last edited by

              @MILO83 Maybe the arm movement is still too much, but I’m not a badminton expert.

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              • MILO83M Offline
                MILO83
                last edited by

                Ok, we’re swimming in the wrong direction 😅. I’ve been playing badminton for 15 years (winter season only) and no issues with OHR until a couple of weeks ago.
                Had some strange readings with alpine skiing and hiking also.
                Two or three times after the last update the OHR stopped recording completely (24/7 and activities). A restart solved it.
                Something strange is happening… will keep testing.
                And to be clear!!! I’m not looking for reasons to buy the Race!! 😂😂

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                • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                  Brad_Olwin Moderator @MILO83
                  last edited by

                  @MILO83 Next time it stops, check to see if the LEDs are flashing green. If so, it is a recording issue, happens to me from time to time too and I think cold related (low blood flow). If the LEDs are not flashing I would try a hard reset since a soft reset seems to help.

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                  • MILO83M Offline
                    MILO83
                    last edited by

                    Hi all,
                    I did a factory reset and nothing changed.
                    Hiking is not that good even during the Summer but now it’s even worse.

                    Last hiking after the reset:
                    IMG_5336.png

                    Last badminton after the reset:
                    IMG_5335.png

                    When hiking 9pp OHR always had problems when HR drops but not like this.
                    With badminton… no comment needed I guess.

                    I compared my activity with a colleague who was wearing the Vertical and even his HR was totally off. Ok, could be the temperatures (just above 10 deg C I guess) but this is just unusable :(.

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                    • MILO83M Offline
                      MILO83
                      last edited by

                      And another comparison. Same hill, similar pace, similar form.

                      9 Peak January 2022:
                      IMG_5347.png

                      9 Peak Pro January 2023:
                      IMG_5348.png

                      9 Peak Pro Today:
                      IMG_5346.png

                      Can’t get a normal OHR reading for the past few weeks… 😭

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                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @MILO83
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                        @MILO83 OHR can vary for me substantially. Best to compare on same run. Here are two examples of S9 Peak Pro OHR compared to a belt, both last week on the same firmware. One is great and one a poor match to the belt.
                        IMG_0688.jpeg IMG_0686.jpeg

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                        • MILO83M Offline
                          MILO83
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                          @Brad_Olwin at least you had one great one 😅!! I don’t expect the OHR to match the belt. I’m just saying I have been on Suunto OHR for a few years now and never experienced such constantly awful results. Will keep on testing. To bad I don’t have 2 watches for comparison. I have a belt though (if it’s still working).

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                          • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                            Brad_Olwin Moderator @MILO83
                            last edited by

                            @MILO83 I don’t think anything has changed with OHR. Cold temperatures certainly makes it worse for me.

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                            • W Offline
                              wakarimasen Silver Members
                              last edited by wakarimasen

                              Having tried Garmin, Polar, Suunto and Fitbit, OHR on the last one is the closest that I’ve seen to a heart strap. I’m sure there are other people (including famous internet testers :)) that would disagree violently! I think that WHR is terribly specific to the person and how that person wears their watch.

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                              • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                Brad_Olwin Moderator @wakarimasen
                                last edited by

                                @wakarimasen Not surprised as Fitbit is smaller and lighter and agree about individual variations.

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                                • W Offline
                                  wakarimasen Silver Members
                                  last edited by wakarimasen

                                  Just as a bit of anecdotal information for this topic. I went out for a walk yesterday evening and logged it using my S9PP. During the walk, I noticed that the HR being shown seemed to be a bit ‘off’ compared to what I perceived to be correct. The watch was quote close to my wrist bone, and so I shifted it back a little. The result was much improved data, which I guess just shows how critical this placement is.
                                  By the way, before anyone queries the ‘perception’ of what was correct, I was also wearing a Garmin 955 for comparison - I just didn’t want to mention it 🙂

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