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How Fast are they? |
Speed
If your dog has a x second run, then its speed is. . .
The chart doesn't take into consideration all the factors involved but is provided as a guide. The dog is travelling at maximum speed at the start but after the turn (and push from the box), they are almost at a stop. The chart represents a constant speed which doesn't happen.Note:
The distance travelled in feet is 2 * (6 (start line to the first hurdle) + 10 (first hurdle to second hurdle) + 10 (second hurdle to third hurdle) + 10 (third hurdle to fourth hurdle) + 15 (fourth hurdle to the box)) is 102 feet (or 102/5280 = .01932 miles)
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seconds |
mph |
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seconds |
mph |
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5.5 |
12.6 |
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4.2 |
16.5 |
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5.0 |
13.9 |
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4.1 |
16.9 |
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4.5 |
15.5 |
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4.0 |
17.4 |
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4.4 |
15.5 |
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3.9 |
17.6 |
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4.3 |
16.2 |
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3.8 |
18.2 |
How far does a dog travel in 1/10 of a second
Consider a 4 second dog. It can travel 102 (from the start line to the box and back to the start line) feet in 4 seconds.
This means that in 1 second it travels 102/4 or 25.5 feet.
Thus in 1/10 of a second the dog travels 2.55 feet.
A good exchange (vs a three foot pass) means that your team of 4 dogs will shave approximately .4 seconds (4 x .1) off your time (lots of assumptions here)!
- all 4 dogs are 4 second dogs
- all 4 dogs have 3 foot exchanges (the lead dog has a 3 foot exchange with the green light)
- all dogs are travelling at a constant speed (impossible!)
- all 4 handlers can get perfect exchanges
Consider a more practical example:
In team of 4.5 second dogs, each dog travels 22.67 feet in 1 second.
Or 2.267 feet in 1/10 of a second.This team would improve their time by approximately half a second.