After doing some more searching online, I found that most people blame the screen protector for poor touch sensitivity on the surface pros.
I had a screen protector installed mainly because it took almost a month to get a case for the device and I didn't want the screen getting scratched in my bag. I don't remember when I put the screen protector on exactly and I didn't notice a significant change in touch behavior after the protector was installed. I'm relatively certain that the first couple of performances I did while trying out the new surface were without a screen protector (though I'm not certain of that).
I removed the screen protector for my practice session yesterday and the surface seemed to respond better to swipes. Two things that are definitely better without a screen protector: closing apps (clicking upper right corner) and getting the taskbar to appear (swiping up from the bottom edge). Each of those tasks would take several pokes/swipes. Now it only takes one poke/swipe. My practice session went well. I only had two page turns that didn't happen with the first swipe (and they were probably because I did sloppy swipes). So, at this point I'm leaving the screen protector off and hoping that is the end of my touch screen troubles. I'll report back if I still have touch screen issues going forward.
Thanks everyone for your responses and ideas.
I had a screen protector installed mainly because it took almost a month to get a case for the device and I didn't want the screen getting scratched in my bag. I don't remember when I put the screen protector on exactly and I didn't notice a significant change in touch behavior after the protector was installed. I'm relatively certain that the first couple of performances I did while trying out the new surface were without a screen protector (though I'm not certain of that).
I removed the screen protector for my practice session yesterday and the surface seemed to respond better to swipes. Two things that are definitely better without a screen protector: closing apps (clicking upper right corner) and getting the taskbar to appear (swiping up from the bottom edge). Each of those tasks would take several pokes/swipes. Now it only takes one poke/swipe. My practice session went well. I only had two page turns that didn't happen with the first swipe (and they were probably because I did sloppy swipes). So, at this point I'm leaving the screen protector off and hoping that is the end of my touch screen troubles. I'll report back if I still have touch screen issues going forward.
Thanks everyone for your responses and ideas.