The last article on a Fully Automatic Timing app is available for iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads. This app is for Android phones. This guest blog was written by Quincy Neal, developer and founder of the Sprint Stopper app. Downloads are from Google Play Store. Here is the link for the Free … [Read more...] about The Sprint Stopper Fully Automatic Timing App
Archives for September 2016
Understanding How a Photo Finish Camera Works
This article is guest blogged by Sten Kaiser, creator of the iPhone sprintTimer and iPhone fitnessMeter. Fully Automatic Timing (FAT) with Photo Finish has long been an established technique to time races at large event like the Olympics since 1948. It has also been a requirement for setting … [Read more...] about Understanding How a Photo Finish Camera Works
5 Olympic Themes Videos
1. Andre DeGrasse https://vimeo.com/175381623 This video from Neomotion Films based in Atlanta has a lot of great insight from Stu McMillian, Dan Pfaff and Andreas Behm. There is a lot of comparison between Andre DeGrasse and Donovan Bailey, but at the end of the day, the clear message is … [Read more...] about 5 Olympic Themes Videos
3 Factors How Amputee Athletes Can Out-Perform Able-Bodied Athletes [Interview with Matthew Juniper]
The original article was published on Blue Bird News (Feb 2016) with Leonardo Buizza as the interviewer. This is an updated response to those questions. The last part of the article is most relevant to the performance discussion between Amputee athletes and Able-bodied athletes. I felt it was … [Read more...] about 3 Factors How Amputee Athletes Can Out-Perform Able-Bodied Athletes [Interview with Matthew Juniper]
2016 Rio Olympic Recap
What a great 9 days of competition. Perhaps the reason why it's so special because it's every 4 years? These are, after all, the Olympic Games, where once upon a time, war was paused to allow the athletes to travel to Olympia safely! But that also has a negative effect where every little … [Read more...] about 2016 Rio Olympic Recap
Usain Bolt vs Wayde Van Neikerk at 300m – Who wins?
Interesting BBC Radio program on the Usain Bolt vs Wayde Van Neikerk possible showdown at 300m. You can listen to that program here. Let's look at some facts. The Tale of the Tape The WR for 300 meters is 30.85A by MJ set in 2000 (Yes, I would love to see this record broken!) Usain … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt vs Wayde Van Neikerk at 300m – Who wins?
