I am working out in a pool that does not have blocks, so obviously I time myslef from a push start.My question is:what should I expect my times to be if I start from blocks vs. push off the wall, what is the time difference between the two?
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Originally posted by mrcnwmn
Isn't it moot because it really depends on when you start and stop measuring?
Well, just like I said before, I measure using my stop watch on my wrist, I do not have to look at the approximate time on the wall clock, I just stop my watch when I hit the wall and I start it the same way(more or less +/- 0.3 seconds) regardles off when I start in the water or from the deck.So it definitely not the clock/watch discrepancies that give such a gap between my wall and deck starts.I do think that's just how it is for me - obviously I am not complainng, 'cause you start off the blocks, not from the water at the competition...It would suck if my time off the blocks(well it is off the deck for me considering no blocks in my pool) was the same or worse vs. from the water...
Originally posted by mrcnwmn
Isn't it moot because it really depends on when you start and stop measuring?
Well, just like I said before, I measure using my stop watch on my wrist, I do not have to look at the approximate time on the wall clock, I just stop my watch when I hit the wall and I start it the same way(more or less +/- 0.3 seconds) regardles off when I start in the water or from the deck.So it definitely not the clock/watch discrepancies that give such a gap between my wall and deck starts.I do think that's just how it is for me - obviously I am not complainng, 'cause you start off the blocks, not from the water at the competition...It would suck if my time off the blocks(well it is off the deck for me considering no blocks in my pool) was the same or worse vs. from the water...
