Re: AIDA WC Website - Sharm 2007
Yes increase in lanyard length has been on my mind for a long time. Specially for FIM. The right kind of lanyard and bottomplate arrangement does not tangle. Longer Lanyards would open up for new solutions in CNF attachment.
It would be interesting to realy understand HOW much of a problem the current system is. Will, Fattah, Wolle and others - seems to be happy with it (me too, even though I would think twice about the waist attachment in dives deeper than 50-60).
I think we must aknowledge that each discipline is different and need different solutions, maybe even diferent solutions for different depths (but that adds unfairness inbwtween athletes).
1) Best point of attachment, not to tangle with arms or legs = the waist or crouch.
2) Best point of attachment to pull up an athlete = top of the back.
(Alternative even attachement at the back of the waist would be much better than front - it would "fould" the athlete).
Best system would be a system that unattaches (releases) at the waist as described by others here.
Hopefully a decision can be made in dialogue with the athletes concerned and not based only on Bills personal preparations for WC.
have nice day! /S
Yes increase in lanyard length has been on my mind for a long time. Specially for FIM. The right kind of lanyard and bottomplate arrangement does not tangle. Longer Lanyards would open up for new solutions in CNF attachment.
It would be interesting to realy understand HOW much of a problem the current system is. Will, Fattah, Wolle and others - seems to be happy with it (me too, even though I would think twice about the waist attachment in dives deeper than 50-60).
I think we must aknowledge that each discipline is different and need different solutions, maybe even diferent solutions for different depths (but that adds unfairness inbwtween athletes).
1) Best point of attachment, not to tangle with arms or legs = the waist or crouch.
2) Best point of attachment to pull up an athlete = top of the back.
(Alternative even attachement at the back of the waist would be much better than front - it would "fould" the athlete).
Best system would be a system that unattaches (releases) at the waist as described by others here.
Hopefully a decision can be made in dialogue with the athletes concerned and not based only on Bills personal preparations for WC.
have nice day! /S
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