Proposal 12: [Long Jump] Landing Zone [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: JumpsSubmitted on 2014-12-30
Status: Passed on January 11, 2015
Background
At Unicon, this rule was an issue because riders are now jumping so far. This rule makes it both easy for the organizers, and a permanent rule no matter how far the riders can jump in the future.
Proposal
Old Rule:
2.19.2 Long Jump
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After landing, the rider must stay in control of the unicycle for the remainder of a 5-meter distance from the jump marker without dismounting, or touching a hand to the ground or any other object.
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2.19.2.2 Setup
The riding area consists of a start line, a jump marker, a landing marker and a finish line 6 meters beyond the jump marker. Riders must ride or hop across the finish line for the attempt to count. Successfully crossing the finish line is judged the same as in racing (see section 2.6).
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A Long Jump competition needs a minimum area of 28x2 meters.
New Rule:
X.2 Long Jump
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After landing, the rider must stay in control of the unicycle for the remainder of the distance from the jump marker to the finish line without dismounting, or touching a hand to the ground or any other object.
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X.2.2 Setup
The riding area consists of a start line, a jump marker, a landing marker and a finish line beyond the jump marker. The finishing line should be at least 4 meters from the landing marker but no more than 8 meters away. We suggest that judges set up the finishing line 8 meters from the the jump marker and move it further away if need during longer jumps. Riders must ride or hop across the finish line for the attempt to count. Successfully crossing the finish line is judged the same as in racing (see section 2.6).
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A Long Jump competition needs a minimum area of 30x2 meters.
Body
This makes the job easy for the judges because they don't have to keep moving the line, but it also keeps riders from having to ride unreasonably far if they can't jump so well. Also, because the second sentence is only a suggestion, the judges can set it up for the specific event. For example, if I'm at a regional event where I know no one can jump more than 250 cm. I could setup the finish line at 6.5 or 7 m from the jump marker to save space and make the event run maybe a few minutes faster.
The total area required is now longer as a result.
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Votes on this proposal:
11 out of 13 voting members have voted.
Agree: 11, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.