The winner of the 200 men's *** did an obvious full dolphin kick at the finish of the race and the tv commentators said nothing!!
If such a kick is seen and not called here - how was Lilly dq'ed for non simultaneous hand touch after video review???
Will the cost of the "very tech" touch pads put them out of range for most meets other than Nationals?
We're waaaay too early in the design process to have anything close to a firm retail price (we've done a technical feasibility study, but haven't started getting into the nuts and bolts of how to build 'em), but so far it's looking like we'll be able to come in somewhere in the general vicinity of existing retail prices for touch pads, if not below those prices. We're also considering coming to market with two different models of touch pads, one that'll be cheaper with a lower resolution sensor package and a full priced one with a higher resolution sensor package, but our target price point is to be no more expensive than existing touch pads on the market. Again, that's our goal, but we haven't done any of the nitty gritty designing yet, so it would be too premature for me to name price ranges with any degree of certainty. We're hoping to have the initial design and prototype done next year so we can get an idea of retail pricing and functionality.
As an aside, the profit margins on swimming hardware these days is through the roof, from blocks, to pace clocks, to timing systems, and everything in between... It's amazing what having an oligopoly does to retail pricing!
Will the cost of the "very tech" touch pads put them out of range for most meets other than Nationals?
We're waaaay too early in the design process to have anything close to a firm retail price (we've done a technical feasibility study, but haven't started getting into the nuts and bolts of how to build 'em), but so far it's looking like we'll be able to come in somewhere in the general vicinity of existing retail prices for touch pads, if not below those prices. We're also considering coming to market with two different models of touch pads, one that'll be cheaper with a lower resolution sensor package and a full priced one with a higher resolution sensor package, but our target price point is to be no more expensive than existing touch pads on the market. Again, that's our goal, but we haven't done any of the nitty gritty designing yet, so it would be too premature for me to name price ranges with any degree of certainty. We're hoping to have the initial design and prototype done next year so we can get an idea of retail pricing and functionality.
As an aside, the profit margins on swimming hardware these days is through the roof, from blocks, to pace clocks, to timing systems, and everything in between... It's amazing what having an oligopoly does to retail pricing!
