How do you handle 400m events, if you are using a powder starting gun where is the starter placed? If you are using a electronic gun are you using multiple speakers to allow for same conditions for all athletes?
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One timer? Two is better as they face each direction and thus put the sound in the middle. There is a definite sound delay if one starter does it as they are typically beyond the field looking back as it is the only place one person can see the entire field.
The position depends on a lot of things. Chief starter for 76 Olympics always was on the infield about 26m in from lane 4 to make the distance about that same to all lanes. Still needed extra recallers that were about 5 m in front of the main starter. one would look at the first 4 lanes,the second would look at the last 4. all people with a gun would stand to see each other and have hand signals arranged for readiness of "on your marks" and set positions. If you have multiple Speakers/ PA's starting from rear or anywhere that gives a good view will work but be careful that if using only 2 speakers that they are not two far apart. At one meet I saw people think that there were recall guns going off because the speakers were causing an echo effect.