Dock Jumping Thread - update with video and photos from 04/28-29 posts 10 and 11

[Lobodeb]

Congratulations, Kari and Finn!

Will we be seeing you on ESPN soon?

Kari, how do you know how to measure the jump? To the novice's eye, all I see is a big spash. Do the measure from the front of the splash?

Stupid question, I know.

[finn's mom]

Congratulations, Kari and Finn!

Will we be seeing you on ESPN soon?

Kari, how do you know how to measure the jump? To the novice's eye, all I see is a big spash. Do the measure from the front of the splash?

Stupid question, I know.

It's not a stupid question at all! The Dock Dogs organization actually uses a fancy recorder (maybe even a video recorder or something) that measures at, I think, 30 frames a second. The system they use is accurate to a quarter of an inch. There is also a ruler on the pool. They measure from the end of the dock to the point where the dog's tail meets their body. And, at the place we practiced, they just had a long marker in the pond that they'd created themselves. Accurate enough, but not to a quarter of an inch, obviously.

I'm not sure what Splash Dogs will measure with, but it's still from the end of the dock to the base of the tail!