> In a message dated 9/15/00 7:19:06 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> << Actually, the standard I have heard is .24. As an official, I consider
> myself relatively good at seeing the smoke and hitting my stopwatch, and
.24
> has usually been just about right. >>
>
> Sorry, but if you're REALLY good (and it's not that hard to do), you'll be
> within 1 or 2 one-hundredths of a second of the official time. It's
amazing
> what you can do when money's on the line. I've been in many a contest to
see
> who could come closest to the actual auto-time. The trap that most people
> fall into is anticipating the finish. If you react AFTER you see the
person
> crossing the finish line, you'll come very close to the actual time.
I should have just kept my mouth shut!
The comments on this make sense - good thing I don't time very often any
more!
- Ed Parrot
