Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 1, 2010, at 8:58 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > OK Gentlemen here is the official international ruling which generally > applies to the super high end events. Read on: > >>> In track and field sprints, the sport's governing body, the IAAF, has a >>> rule that if the athlete moves within 0.10 seconds after the gun has >>> fired the athlete has false started. [2] This figure is based on tests >>> that show the human brain cannot hear and process the information from >>> the start sound in under 0.10 seconds.[3] This rule is only applied at >>> high-level meets where fully automated motion sensor devices are built >>> into the starting blocks that are tied via computer with the starter's >>> gun. In the vast majority of lower-level meets, false starts are >>> determined visually by the officials.<<<<<<<<< > > And like I said, " I've never seen nor heard of this before." But her you > have it! so they are really trying to prevent anticipation, but what if a super high end athlete (by definition an outlier) can react faster? soon they will punish high end photographers who anticipate, Steve > > ted > =========================================== > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at > gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 7:46 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] EYE BLINK TIME? > > >> >> On Feb 1, 2010, at 6:22 AM, Tim Gray wrote: >> >>> On Sat 30, Jan'10 at 6:19 PM -0800, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>> IIRC a Canadian sprinter was DQ'd for repeatedly reacting more quickly >>>>> that was considered possible. >>>> >>>> Whatever happened to the runner's "anticipation of the gun" ? >>> >>> It's ok as long as you don't anticipate it too perfect. :D >> >> >> hmmm... >> >> >> they can call a false start even if the runner starts after the gun ?? >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2660 - Release Date: 01/31/10 > 19:35:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information