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Reply to "ELIMINATION OF "COURSE ADJUSTMENT""

Pete:
The method works in the situations you mention, although I had omitted mentioning this to avoid overloading people with too much new information.

For instance if I end up at the finish and need to extend the course at the start, I freeze the meter, go to the start, unfreeze the meter and make the extension. (This can be done using the Jones with a little more difficulty.) Preferably though I would make the second ride to the start and make the extension directly.

I do an extension at the U-turn similarly, but at half the distance I would do for the start. Of course if I measure an out and back along exactly the same route, I only measure one leg and do not have to half the extension at the U-turn.

In either of the above cases and whether using the Jones or an electronic counter is it necessary to make conversions to standard units of length or to use a steel measuring rule.

I would compare the current method to that of my adding numbers by counting on my fingers. Sure it gets the job done accurately, but I should be embarrassed if someone saw me doing it that way.

As always one has to weigh the advantages of adopting a more efficient method against the pain and effort of making the change. However since nothing has been changed in the Manual in over six years and several new tools and procedures have recently appeared, now seems to be a good time to update it.
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