Car Nack Predicts 3/06

[lil_longo]

i agree but how are they going to check that? are they going to take some radar guns and test the speeds before each match i think its going to take to much work to stop that

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by lil_longo

i agree but how are they going to check that? are they going to take some radar guns and test the speeds before each match i think its going to take to much work to stop that

From Q&A: http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=725

Originally Posted by GDC

FIRST is planning to use a two-point infrared speed trap to determine ball exit velocity. These units will be delivered to each competition site.

[dubious elise]

Just out of curiosity, couldn't FIRST ask an organization like the USTA or MLB to donate some ball-speed measuring devices? Think about it, in almost every tennis or baseball event you see on tv (and probably a few other sports as well, I just can't think of them offhand) they give the speed that the ball was served or pitched at. If those guns can record speeds up to 150+ mph, they certainly must be able to handle 26.8 mph, right?

And it is a bit of an off-season for both sports, so...