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re: 40 Yards in 4.2 Seconds Is a Rare Feat
Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:48 am to SammyTiger
Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:48 am to SammyTiger
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I think people need to realize the difference between a 4.27 and a 4.34 exceptionally minuscule. When they shore Goodwin and simulcasted Tavon Austin the difference was Goodwin was a little farther in his stride an had brought his need forward a little more
0.07s at those speeds is roughly 27 inches.
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Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:54 am to trackfan
Got you all beat. I used to run a 4.2 in the 20s.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:15 am to SPEEDY
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LaMichael James says he'll run a 4.2 at the combine
Nice
But there was another one about their recruits 40 times
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:31 am to trackfan
thought my boy tavon did for a lil bit 
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:14 am to StraightCashHomey21
I can only imagine what Chris Johnson's unofficial time must have been. 4.17? 4.08?
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:40 pm to trackfan
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0.07s at those speeds is roughly 27 inches.
No where close to 27 inches.
The time is also human started. based i think on when the arm comes down. It isn't as perfect as people think even with the lazer finish.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:57 pm to trackfan
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In the last eight years, over 2500 football players have been invited to the NFL Combine, but only four men, including two with world-class track credentials, have run sub-4.30 at the NFL combine
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2) World Junior Olympic, USATF and Two-time NCAA Long Jump Champion Marquis Goodwin - 4.27
Hook Em
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:03 pm to Bow to Auburn
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And Bo knows 40 yard sprints... 4.19
First of all it was 4.12..
second of all it was hand timed..so people are saying to add .2 for the difference i think..
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:04 pm to SammyTiger
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quote: 0.07s at those speeds is roughly 27 inches. No where close to 27 inches.
Actually 27" is pretty dang close. They are roughly running one yard per .1 seconds. 36 X .7 = 25.2". Of course this isn't exact because their times are a little over 4.0. Then again you have to take into account reaction time and the fact that it takes time to build up to full speed.
Posted on 3/1/13 at 2:00 pm to RedMustang
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Posted on 3/2/13 at 12:42 am to Hook Em Horns
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First of all it was 4.12..
second of all it was hand timed..so people are saying to add .2 for the difference i think..
Yeah, based on the difference between unofficial and official times lately that sounds about right. Still, a legit 4.3 for a guy who was the size of a middle linebacker is ridiculous.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 9:50 pm to SammyTiger
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No where close to 27 inches.
You obviously aren't very good at math.
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The time is also human started. based i think on when the arm comes down. It isn't as perfect as people think even with the lazer finish.
Wrong again. Why do you think it always takes so long for the official time to be posted? I'll tell you why, it's because they're studying the photo to see when the torso crossed the line, that's why. If they were simply relying on the runner breaking a laser beam, the times would be posted immediately.
Anyway, Trindon just called out the entire league.
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The man who didn’t lose a game in the 2012 regular season also believes he wouldn’t lose a race against any other NFL player.
Broncos receiver and kick returner Trindon Holliday, who between stints in Houston and Denver went 16-0, visited Pro Football Talk on Monday and said that he runs as fast as anyone in the league.
“Right now to be honest with you I don’t think there’s none in the NFL that’s faster than me,” Holliday told Erik Kuselias.
Technically, this means that there could be players as fast as Holliday. But he opted not to try to list the others who could at least tie him.
Unfortunately, there’s no way for Holliday or anyone to prove it. Unlike the old days, when footraces among pro football players were a made-for-TV event.
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Posted on 4/2/13 at 9:52 pm to trackfan
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3) NCAA 60-meter Champion Jacoby Ford - 4.28
Posted on 4/2/13 at 9:59 pm to RedMustang
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Actually 27" is pretty dang close. They are roughly running one yard per .1 seconds. 36 X .7 = 25.2". Of course this isn't exact because their times are a little over 4.0. Then again you have to take into account reaction time and the fact that it takes time to build up to full speed.
Actually, world-class sprinters like Holliday are moving a little faster than that at 40 yards (36.5 meters) into a race. Between 30 and 40 meters, they cover 10 meters in less than 0.9s which is equivalent to one yard in .08s. At 60 meters, which is when they hit top speed, Usain Bolt covers 10 meters in 0.8s.
Posted on 4/2/13 at 10:05 pm to trackfan
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NCAA 60-meter Champion Jacoby Ford - 4.28
Did that at the combine.
This post was edited on 4/2/13 at 10:07 pm
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