Wow, this is cool! A "starting wedge" for backstrokers. Looks like it's approved by FINA; it's on their YouTube page.
How to use the backstroke foot ledge:
- At the start, the toes of both feet must be in contact with the end wall or face of the touchpad. Bending the toes over the top of the touchpad is prohibited.
- The ledge may be adjustable to 4 cm above or 4 cm below the water level.
www.youtube.com/watch
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Is this known as the "Lester Hayes" rule? :)
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Stickum incident
In 1980, Hayes was involved in a stickum incident. Stickum is a sticky adhesive substance that was introduced to Hayes when he was a rookie in 1977 by Hall of Fame wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff. But instead of just using a little on his hands to help him hold onto the football, Hayes also started slathering it all over his arms and even on his uniform, drawing more and more attention to himself and the gooey Stickum. In 1980, Hayes intercepted 13 passes during the regular season and five more in the playoffs as the Raiders went on to win Super Bowl XV. Hayes was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. A year later, in 1981, the NFL banned stickum from the league. It has remained banned since then.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Stickum incident
In 1980, Hayes was involved in a stickum incident. Stickum is a sticky adhesive substance that was introduced to Hayes when he was a rookie in 1977 by Hall of Fame wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff. But instead of just using a little on his hands to help him hold onto the football, Hayes also started slathering it all over his arms and even on his uniform, drawing more and more attention to himself and the gooey Stickum. In 1980, Hayes intercepted 13 passes during the regular season and five more in the playoffs as the Raiders went on to win Super Bowl XV. Hayes was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. A year later, in 1981, the NFL banned stickum from the league. It has remained banned since then.
It looks like he went pretty overboard with it!:
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just for the heck of it i emailed "Colorado Timing" to see if they had any "ledge/wedge" in the works. to my amazement they got back to me and the response was:
"We anticipate our first run of product to be available later in September, but will begin taking pre-orders at the American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic in a couple of weeks"
they sent me a MOV file of the device in use (that i could not upload to the forums):bouncing: and it looks very easy to use and retracts automatically. i can't wait !
