Question: the laser pointer marker device does not use the circle at all during throwing, it seems to be registered from some point off to the right sector area in the back. How does the "triangulation" work if it doesn't use the sector for actual throws? (Presumably was calibrated using the circle beforehand).
You are correct. The device is calibrated before the competition starts. The positions of the circle center point and the measuring device are already known. The only variable is the marker for measuring the throw. The distance is automatically computed
@@bigburg1 Thanks for the response. Here in NYS at the indoor "lowkey" USATF and indoor high school championship meets, all I see if an official walking into the circle after every legal throw, setting up the tripod, taking a reading, and then calling out the numbers; every single measured throw needs the tripod in the circle. HAH, what was the device setup used for the Millrose Games snafu with the incorrect readings for Crouser and the other elite SP athletes?
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Question: the laser pointer marker device does not use the circle at all during throwing, it seems to be registered from some point off to the right sector area in the back. How does the "triangulation" work if it doesn't use the sector for actual throws? (Presumably was calibrated using the circle beforehand).
You are correct. The device is calibrated before the competition starts. The positions of the circle center point and the measuring device are already known. The only variable is the marker for measuring the throw. The distance is automatically computed
@@bigburg1 Thanks for the response. Here in NYS at the indoor "lowkey" USATF and indoor high school championship meets, all I see if an official walking into the circle after every legal throw, setting up the tripod, taking a reading, and then calling out the numbers; every single measured throw needs the tripod in the circle.
HAH, what was the device setup used for the Millrose Games snafu with the incorrect readings for Crouser and the other elite SP athletes?