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?
Just as a rough ballpark starting point, touchpads run around $1000 each. Plus or minus. Depends on the size of the pad, how many you're buying, what your discount setup is, etc. (Let's put it this way... pools like Indy and other high profile pools are going to pay less for their equipment, because the manufacturers want to see their equipment used at that pool. It's advertising.)
Now, more and more, relay takeoff pads are being used more and more. Those are also around $1000 each, +/-.
And as others have said... doesn't make the pool illegal. Most pools are built to allow touchpads at both ends... so if you have touchpads at only one end, you're swimming "too far". :-)
-Rick
Just as a rough ballpark starting point, touchpads run around $1000 each. Plus or minus. Depends on the size of the pad, how many you're buying, what your discount setup is, etc. (Let's put it this way... pools like Indy and other high profile pools are going to pay less for their equipment, because the manufacturers want to see their equipment used at that pool. It's advertising.)
Now, more and more, relay takeoff pads are being used more and more. Those are also around $1000 each, +/-.
And as others have said... doesn't make the pool illegal. Most pools are built to allow touchpads at both ends... so if you have touchpads at only one end, you're swimming "too far". :-)
-Rick
