If the pad misses at the finish (i.e., single lane malfunction), you can make an appropriate correction using either a single button, or a single watch, if that's all you have. Having more than one human helps to make it more reliable, but a single button backup is sufficient.
Yes, I realized my brainfart soon after I posted but couldn't get back here to change it.
So then I guess don't know why at some meets (with automatic timing as the primary system) they have you request a 3rd timer if you anticipate breaking a record.
If the pad misses at the finish (i.e., single lane malfunction), you can make an appropriate correction using either a single button, or a single watch, if that's all you have. Having more than one human helps to make it more reliable, but a single button backup is sufficient.
Yes, I realized my brainfart soon after I posted but couldn't get back here to change it.
So then I guess don't know why at some meets (with automatic timing as the primary system) they have you request a 3rd timer if you anticipate breaking a record.