... maybe he has a reputation on the circuit for being too close to the reaction time more often and not so the officials think he is anticipating the gun and had no sympathy today?)
Hot take. So we should trust the science and the officials bro.
"I really like Rojo’s idea of pushing the violator back a few feet."
While the idea of penalizing the athlete may have some merit - from a practical standpoint moving back a person's start line in the 110 (or 100) hurdles could potentially heavily impact that person's race as their step pattern would be off to the first hurdle.
How about a different type of penalty or deterrence to guessing the start - add time (justice) AFTER the race so the athlete still gets to compete (mercy).
Step 1 - Definitively determine the fastest reaction time through multiple studies with different monitoring devices with athletes in difference competitions. Increase validity and reliability.
Step 2 - If it is found, for example, the reaction time is say .083 then simply ADD time on to that person's mark at the end of the race.
For example, if the reaction time is .082 to .078, then take the thousandths difference and double it - so a .005 becomes a .01 added onto the final time. Athlete gets to run (mercy) but is penalized (justice).
If the reaction time is faster such as .077 to .073 then perhaps triple it - so a .01 becomes a .03. .072 to .068 could quadruple it - and so on. The more under the reaction time threshold the more the athlete's time is penalized post-race.
That wasn’t even great sprinting, although the times were ok. Not SAFP’s best race, Jackson wasn’t good, ETH is not on. Too much slop all around, to comment on the medalists. Maybe DAS ran well, will watch again tomorrow.
That wasn’t even great sprinting, although the times were ok. Not SAFP’s best race, Jackson wasn’t good, ETH is not on. Too much slop all around, to comment on the medalists. Maybe DAS ran well, will watch again tomorrow.
Jackson wasn’t good? Were we watching the same race? 10.73 and a PR with a very solid all around race and beating #2 all time isn’t good? What are you smoking because I’d like some
No of you would be crying about the false start rule and detectors if it had happened to a non-USA finalist.
The Rule is the Rule, and it applies to everyone. If you really want false starts to be legal, you need to petition the IAAF. Maybe they'll allow them next year.
the reason people are getting increasingly upset is because it's happened to so many athletes already.
.096 - mens 100
.095 & .093 - womens 100
.099 - men 110h
yes, we really want false starts to be legal, that's what we are so upset about. this board never fails.
is it not odd that the vast majority of "false starts" happen due to a reaction time of .090-.099, but almost never happens between .000-.089. if the athletes are guessing that's quite strange they are able to do so within a few thousandths. quite the psychic connection between the starter and the athletes.
wait...what if there is a psychic connection between starter and athlete causing these problems.
dock them 0.1 and let them run. No other real sport does a DQ on an honest mistake, much less a reflexive one.
and by ‘real sport,’ don’t compare track to drag racing (like the brass at TFN did). That an even lower tier sport, not one we should be comparing us to.
Terrible rule. Let’s further disenfranchise the fans. The stadium still hasn’t been completely full since it opened, and this sure won’t help.
that's actually a good point - if they weren't actually reacting to the gun and indeed guessing/trying to time it, wouldn't you expect a relatively even distribution of "false start" reaction times between 0.000 and 0.999s? But you rarely see a .205 or .544 reaction time, it's usually like .91 or .99, especially in these championships.
That wasn’t even great sprinting, although the times were ok. Not SAFP’s best race, Jackson wasn’t good, ETH is not on. Too much slop all around, to comment on the medalists. Maybe DAS ran well, will watch again tomorrow.
Wait....is this trolling? Are we watching the same meet? 10.67 is not "great"?
This is great. We have a crossover mainstream athlete in Devin Allen and now track and field makes itself look like an even bigger joke quibbling over literally nothing. No advantage.
That wasn’t even great sprinting, although the times were ok. Not SAFP’s best race, Jackson wasn’t good, ETH is not on. Too much slop all around, to comment on the medalists. Maybe DAS ran well, will watch again tomorrow.
Jackson wasn’t good? Were we watching the same race? 10.73 and a PR with a very solid all around race and beating #2 all time isn’t good? What are you smoking because I’d like some
Yeah I don't get this either. ETH definitely looked off but SAFP and Jackson were phenomenal.
that's actually a good point - if they weren't actually reacting to the gun and indeed guessing/trying to time it, wouldn't you expect a relatively even distribution of "false start" reaction times between 0.000 and 0.999s? But you rarely see a .205 or .544 reaction time, it's usually like .91 or .99, especially in these championships.
Those are so obvious that the starter calls them back. You have never seen that?