Just thought I would throw this out there for discussion purposes. Was thinking about it in the Gfeller-Finesilver match after watching it play out before in a couple of TB matches.
I'm not sure challenging riding time during regulation should be allowed. It usually will only occur after an egregious clock error - and usually a challenge is not needed for this as the refs will do it on their own - or at the end of the match when a second or two is really critical.
Up to that point virtually all changes in status are unchallenged even though there is a delay between escape/reversal, the ref putting up the hand signal and the scorekeeper recording the change. You could argue that this may result in a second or two difference for every change and could accumulate significantly depending on how many changes during a match.
So we let all these "errors" accumulate during the match and then when it is critical we go to the tape and record the change at the exact moment it occurred. At least, that is how Pyles and Mal were discussing it being awarded during the Gfeller-Finesilver match. If you went through every change in position during that match with a fine tooth comb it is unlikely that RT would have ended up at :58. Could have been :56, :59, 1:00, or more or less maybe.
During TBs it seems as if everyone has an eye on riding time and there is a discussion for many of the changes in status if there is more than an instantaneous record of the change. Not so during regulation and you could argue that it would be possible to have one coach with an eye on that during regulation and challenge virtually every change of position which would be a disaster.
Thoughts?
I'm not sure challenging riding time during regulation should be allowed. It usually will only occur after an egregious clock error - and usually a challenge is not needed for this as the refs will do it on their own - or at the end of the match when a second or two is really critical.
Up to that point virtually all changes in status are unchallenged even though there is a delay between escape/reversal, the ref putting up the hand signal and the scorekeeper recording the change. You could argue that this may result in a second or two difference for every change and could accumulate significantly depending on how many changes during a match.
So we let all these "errors" accumulate during the match and then when it is critical we go to the tape and record the change at the exact moment it occurred. At least, that is how Pyles and Mal were discussing it being awarded during the Gfeller-Finesilver match. If you went through every change in position during that match with a fine tooth comb it is unlikely that RT would have ended up at :58. Could have been :56, :59, 1:00, or more or less maybe.
During TBs it seems as if everyone has an eye on riding time and there is a discussion for many of the changes in status if there is more than an instantaneous record of the change. Not so during regulation and you could argue that it would be possible to have one coach with an eye on that during regulation and challenge virtually every change of position which would be a disaster.
Thoughts?
