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Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
I've seen clocks that you have to set the clock mode button. Usually it will show a U or D on the screen so that you know if it is going to wind up or down. You must have had a couple of near 5 second counts in order to know to take 10 seconds off??????
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Yeah, I've seen those too, but this is one of the newer fully computerized style where all that is set up in an interactive menu when you first turn it on - no button to set.
Taking 10 seconds off was easy. I knew for fact the clock read 00:26 before the inbound was administered. It started when my partner signaled & ended at 00:36 when I realized it was counting up & blew the whistle. Net difference - 10 seconds. The ball was inbounded into back court & my partner indicated his count was at 7 when they brought it across the division line. My whistle was 2 to 3 seconds after that, so that's good enough verification of "specific knowledge" for me. After fixing the clock I called both coaches over & gave them the explanation - all either said was "OK, thanks".