I know that sounds dumb, but I have never been to a competition and I have no clue what touch pads look like, how much room they take and how low below the water they are situated...Also, can you somehow miss the touch pads when you hit the wall or not press hard enough on them and not stop the clock?And how is it doing turns with touch pads on the wall?Are they not an unwelcome thing to land your feet on at turns?
Agree, all you have to do is flip a little deep with your feet angled slightly down and VOILA you miss the pad.
Paul
Disagree. Two feet is more than a "little" deep. How the heck to you get you legs that far under water when you're swimming at the surface? In any event, you may have a problem with your split times on turns but it is pretty darn hard to miss that pad on your finish. Just remember to finish by touching the wall and not grabbing the gutter...
And given that there's always gonna be backup timers, don't even sweat it. (Though amazingly they don't appear to have backup timers at the Olympics.) You will get a time!
Agree, all you have to do is flip a little deep with your feet angled slightly down and VOILA you miss the pad.
Paul
Disagree. Two feet is more than a "little" deep. How the heck to you get you legs that far under water when you're swimming at the surface? In any event, you may have a problem with your split times on turns but it is pretty darn hard to miss that pad on your finish. Just remember to finish by touching the wall and not grabbing the gutter...
And given that there's always gonna be backup timers, don't even sweat it. (Though amazingly they don't appear to have backup timers at the Olympics.) You will get a time!
