re: your fastest 40 time?

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4.9 at LSU Camp, I had one of the fastest shuttle times in the whole camp though

In all practicality the 40 is worthless

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This thread continues to deliver. The 40 is literally making guys millions this weekend. But practically worthless. Boh-kay!

something pretty below average. probably like 4.8 or 4.9

I was the fastest kid my age growing up and played cornerback, but I can't remember at all what my 40 time was. If it was good, you'd all think I was full of shite anyway, and so would people IRL, so whatever.

you're right, i should word that better. below average among athletes. i played soccer, and we pretty much never timed 40s but a couple times we did it with some football guys and i was faster than the big boys but slower than the fast guys.

4.63 Junior year was the last time it was timed.

4.6. I was the fastest guy on my high school team, but that was at a small school in Minnesota with all white boys. The average time was probably 5.4.
I was a sprinter and ran D3 track in college. Nothing fantastic, but usually place somewhere around 4th-8th in most meets. To convert HH (hand held) to FAT (fully automatic time), round up the hundreths and add .24. Thus a 4.62 becomes a 4.94.

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You'd have to assume the keeper is always stopping it early and never late

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Yeah but 40's start by the runner's first movement. FAT is by a gun. The best runner's in the world have .2 reaction, thus the reason for the adding of .24.

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What sorcery is this? That's dumb. You'd have to assume the keeper is always stopping it early and never late

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In FAT time, the clock begins at the flash of the gun. We use a special scope and bullets which give off a bright flash. The scope and is hooked to a computer which begins the timing of the race. I've timed track meets for years, and in reality, it's more like a .35 difference. The .24 became the standard because the test was done using experienced timers in world class meets. A 4.65 HH time would most likely be a 5.0 FAT time. We use a FAT system and hire back up timers. I often compare the HH times to FAT times and without fail the times are .3 to .4 seconds slower.

4.63 TE Destrehan

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If it was good, you'd all think I was full of shite anyway, and so would people IRL, so whatever.

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This.

Apparently anyone who claims to have run below a 4.8 in high school is full of shite because they obviously should have played/should be playing college ball.

I was one of the fastest players on the team but I was also a small fry. I was 5'8" and 140 lbs when I graduated high school in '06. Now I'm 5'9" and weigh about 165 lbs.