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Re: Track and Field

Reply #151 –
Watched a bit of the Discus at the end and it should have been called off and was dangerous for the competitors imo in those wet conditions. Speaking of dangerous the officials who measure where the discus lands would want to have good eyesight and judgement given how they are in the firing line when it lands, would have thought they would have more protective gear or the process would be modernised to a form of electronic measuring/monitoring.

Re: Track and Field

Reply #152 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Watched a bit of the Discus at the end and it should have been called off and was dangerous for the competitors imo in those wet conditions. Speaking of dangerous the officials who measure where the discus lands would want to have good eyesight and judgement given how they are in the firing line when it lands, would have thought they would have more protective gear or the process would be modernised to a form of electronic measuring/monitoring.

Don't worry about discus....have a look at some of the videos about javelin going wrong!
 

Re: Track and Field

Reply #153 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Watched a bit of the Discus at the end and it should have been called off and was dangerous for the competitors imo in those wet conditions. Speaking of dangerous the officials who measure where the discus lands would want to have good eyesight and judgement given how they are in the firing line when it lands, would have thought they would have more protective gear or the process would be modernised to a form of electronic measuring/monitoring.

Don't worry about discus....have a look at some of the videos about javelin going wrong!
Didnt watch the Javelin but have seen a couple of those youtube gone wrong Javelin videos but I can imagine its like being at the circus with the apple on the head and the old knife throwing routine🤦‍♂️

Re: Track and Field

Reply #154 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Watched a bit of the Discus at the end and it should have been called off and was dangerous for the competitors imo in those wet conditions. Speaking of dangerous the officials who measure where the discus lands would want to have good eyesight and judgement given how they are in the firing line when it lands, would have thought they would have more protective gear or the process would be modernised to a form of electronic measuring/monitoring.

The measuring at that level is by electronic laser measuring. It's millimetre accurate.
The judging of the landings is done by officials who have extensive expertise and experience....and pretty good eyesight. Like coaching, it's a structured system and you have to go through several stages of education and training programs to officiate at that level.
It's probably a bit easier to spot the landing point with a damp surface like last night as you often get a bit of a mark, but even on a completely dry surface it's not that difficult.

Last night's start to the event was a bit farcical with Denny trying to mop-up his own circle with towels and the circle was  filling up again just as quickly.
When he slipped on that first throw they called it off for a period, but the psychological impact of that must have been draining...to throw 65m after that was a really good effort.

Re: Track and Field

Reply #155 –
Any accident in a throwing event is usually the fault of the 'recipient' not paying attention.
Even out of the sector you have to have some awareness of what's going on.

Having said that...I've had a few scary moments judging in windy conditions where a Javelin hasn't quite behaved as it should.
Perhaps the worst to judge is the hammer with the handle and chain flying everywhere while you're concentrating on the 'weight'
Positioning yourself to judge and being aware of the throwers ability is pretty important. :D