Single vs. Dual Beam Athlete Timing Systems – What’s Reliable?

Akani Simbine of South Africa, Christian Coleman of the United States, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Jimmy Vicaut of France and Bingtian Su of China (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)If you can’t measure it (accurately), you can’t improve it. That philosophy can be applied to many facets of life, but in the sports performance realm it’s imperative to true athlete development. Being able to validate the training process is what drives improvement not only within the athlete population, but within coaches as well. If you are still just guessing, it’s time to do yourself and your athletes a favor and invest in accurate timing gates. Here is what you need to know when considering timing systems.

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