Lag Time but not really

[cford]

Originally posted by blindzebra
5.10.1

COMMENT: Timing mistakes which may be corrected are limited to those which result from the timer's neglect to stop or start the clock as specified by the rules. The rules do not permit the referee to correct situations resulting in normal reaction time of the timer which results in a “lag” in stopping the clock. By interpretation, “lag or reaction” time is limited to one second when the official's signal is heard and/or seen clearly. One second or the “reaction” time is interpreted to have elapsed from the time the signal was made until the official glanced at the clock. The additional three seconds which subsequently ran off the clock is considered a timing mistake.

If you have definite knowledge of the time at the whistle one second is allowed, i.e. the official is looking at the clock.

If the official looks AFTER the whistle that look is considered the lag time, and time is corrected to definite knowledge. In your play .7.

Thanks BZ this helps to understand it a little bit better.

[ChuckElias]

Once again, I will say that I hate this interpretation. I would much prefer that we have a rule change saying that if a clock shows tenths of a second, the official may always put up whatever time s/he has definite knowledge of. Assuming, of course, that the clock was not stopped on the whistle.

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
Once again, I will say that I hate this interpretation. I would much prefer that we have a rule change saying that if a clock shows tenths of a second, the official may always put up whatever time s/he has definite knowledge of. Assuming, of course, that the clock was not stopped on the whistle.

I agree, but then again, just how many times are you going to be looking at the clock EXACTLY when the whistle blows?

99% of the time that glance, no matter how close, is going to occur after the whistle, so whatever time you see can be put back on.