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mathman444
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RoboCOP?
The rationale for the Code of Points scoring system is that it brings a certain amount of needed objectivity into this subjectively judged sport. In many sports technology can take the guess work out of judging altogether, as for instance in calling balls and strikes in baseball or deciding who won a swimming race. Even in figure skating they are planning to use instant replays to evaluate cheated jumps, etc.
It seems like it would be easy to wire up a skater's costume so as automatically to record things like speed of spins, centering of spins, height of jumps, speed and ice coverage. Maybe even "lean," how long you stay on the outside edge of your Flutz before switching over, the angle of your legs in your spiral (amplitude), how low you go in your sit spin -- all of these things can be quantified and measured scientifically, thus taking the "judging" out of judging. There would still be a role for judges to play in evaluating musical interpretation, the flow of the connecting elements, how pretty is your costume, and the "whole-package-ness" of your performance. But at least there would be something to go on to justify the scores.
Is this a good idea?
Mathman
The rationale for the Code of Points scoring system is that it brings a certain amount of needed objectivity into this subjectively judged sport. In many sports technology can take the guess work out of judging altogether, as for instance in calling balls and strikes in baseball or deciding who won a swimming race. Even in figure skating they are planning to use instant replays to evaluate cheated jumps, etc.
It seems like it would be easy to wire up a skater's costume so as automatically to record things like speed of spins, centering of spins, height of jumps, speed and ice coverage. Maybe even "lean," how long you stay on the outside edge of your Flutz before switching over, the angle of your legs in your spiral (amplitude), how low you go in your sit spin -- all of these things can be quantified and measured scientifically, thus taking the "judging" out of judging. There would still be a role for judges to play in evaluating musical interpretation, the flow of the connecting elements, how pretty is your costume, and the "whole-package-ness" of your performance. But at least there would be something to go on to justify the scores.
Is this a good idea?
Mathman