| | ted fancher | Re: A response to Randi's comments | 16.12.2007 - 20:29:37 | In her comments, Randi Gifford stated the following:
>>snip>
>That's when I knew what a perfect inverted maneuver looked
>like. I hear what you're saying about the 4'-6' foot margin
>on level laps, inverted and ot
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| | | Peter Germann | Re: A response to Randi's comments | 17.12.2007 - 10:18:41 | Good Morning, Ted.
Thank you for the eye-openig post on "curve" judging, it is very interesting to read and certainly plausible.
As I have learned from the ongoing k factors debate it could be that the factors are somehow used to support the actual judging process, rather than
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| | | ted fancher | Re: A response to Randi's comments | 21.12.2007 - 06:11:33 | Good Morning, Ted.
Thank you for the eye-openig post on "curve" judging, it is very interesting to read and certainly plausible.
As I have learned from the ongoing k factors debate it could be that the factors are somehow used to support the actual judging process, rather tha
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| | | Randy Powell | Re: A response to Randi's comments | 21.12.2007 - 07:13:20 | >> It is “sort of like” the Bell Curve to which Randy alluded but really much less scientific and much more subjective (much like human beings determining how much a square eight is worth). <<
Yes, I was just giving a reference for the concept. Certainly, judging can be in the same mode,
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| | | Randy Powell | Re: A response to Randi's comments | 21.12.2007 - 07:14:27 | | One note: comments weren't aimed at anyone in particular, just observations. | 367
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| ted fancher | Re: A response to Randy's comments | 22.12.2007 - 00:51:48 | Hi Randy,
As an aside, I read the whole thing pretty much cover to cover. Fascinating stuff.
Funny thing is that the incentive to do so came from watching none other than Phil Donahue "review" it on his old TV show. As I recall his review consisted primarily of com
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| | | ted fancher | Re: A response to Randy's comments | 22.12.2007 - 00:54:07 | Randy
Hmmm. I didn't realize your quote wouldn't come through in that last post.
My reference was (I hope) obviously to your comment about the nitpicking of the Bell Curve tome by so many people who pass themselves off as open minded.
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| ted fancher | Randi! | 17.12.2007 - 17:48:04 | Luc and all,
Just to keep everybody up to speed:
Randi Gifford is a lady, and quite an attractive one at that ... not that any of us chauvinist flyers has noticed.
She is also an effective, dedicated and hard working judge at many middle America local meets as well a
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| | | Randy Powell | Re: Randi! | 17.12.2007 - 21:51:38 | >>Would you possibly know where I could read more about the curve judging method? <<
"The Bell Curve" by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray. It includes a lot of other stuff, but speaks extensively to judgments based on a curve.
You can also look at: http://en.wikip
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