Proper mechanic 2 person

[Scratch85]

Originally Posted by SAJ

Why would he raise his hand?

Before being corrected, my (erroneous) reasoning wasn't to chop time but to prevent time from starting. As in the raised hand to prevent play from starting. Of course, it was wrong.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Scratch85

Before being corrected, my (erroneous) reasoning wasn't to chop time but to prevent time from starting. As in the raised hand to prevent play from starting. Of course, it was wrong.

Bad reasoning. The clock doesn't start until we signal it to start. No signal, no start.

We have no signal to prevent the clock from starting, as if it started by default.

[DLH17]

Everyone I see working upper level games in the KS area raise the hand on the first try. Often times, there is a sub, so the official checks the table and if subs, already has the hand up to communicate this to the administering official.

I will say, though, that I've never had an evaluator tell me what to do one way or the other - yet.

The replies here make a lot of sense, though. I'll have to check into this with some vets in the area.