If I read the article correctly it had more to do with the fact that it was
louder for the runners nearer the gun.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dan Kaplan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <t-and-f@lists.uoregon.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Lane Assignment and Reaction Time (much ado bout
nuthin)
They do it from behind at the Drake Relays, with assistant starters
watching in front.
In the worst case, if a starter stood (off the track, of course) on a
line with the starting line, the sound of the gun would reach the runner
in lane 1 about 0.025 seconds before it reached the runner in lane 7.
High-end track meets put speakers in the blocks.
On Jun 21, 2008, at 11:05 PM, Dan Kaplan wrote:
From: Jorma Kurry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
is there a reason why the starter could not stand behind the
runners in the straightaway races at that level?
Just venturing a guess... Sounds are more difficult to localize and
identify when they come from behind, if I remember correctly. That
uncertainty might create more jumps. Also, the starter has to wait for
everyone to be still, and that's much more difficult to determine from
behind. It would probably require a change of duties for the starting
crew.
Dan
