In a message dated Sun, 15 Apr 2001 5:18:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Peter Matthews
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<< That was hand timed but of course British hand timed, which means that it might
well correspond to auto timing, British timekeepers being trained to stop their
watches when they see the athlete cross the finish, rather than when ,as most of the
rest of the world does, anticipate when an athlete crosses the finish.>>
It you want to play a fun game at major meets (and improve your timing skills at the
same time), get a group of your friends together and throw a quarter into the pot for
each race (best played in a meet like a nationals where there are lots of heats . Then
try and match the auto time. You'd be surprised how good you can get with a little
practice. As in within 0.05 with regularity, and getting it right at least a couple of
times an afternoon.
It's also surprising how some people, even after years of trying, just can't catch on
to the concept and consistently produce times that are 0.2-0.3 fast.
gh
