You are correct and I'm wrong. I transposed the 4.5 to 5.4, when I read the question.

 

Sorry for the misinformation on my part.

 

I would say you are correct. Our fastest player is a sophomore. He ran a 4.72 40 and a 6.9 60. One thing to remember when people quote 40 and 60 times is that there is a 90% confidence interval of +/- .20 on a hand timed 40. In other words if you are timed at 4.72 there is a 90% chance that you are between 4.52-4.92. As you see this is a big difference. My 4.72 guy might be faster than someone who claims to be 4.55.

Interesting point. I guess the electronic timing is the most accurate. Do most showcases you the hand timed method?

Interesting point. I guess the electronic timing is the most accurate. Do most showcases you the hand timed method?

I've seen a few, that are electronic but most are coaches with stopwatches.

As a general rule of thumb someone who runs a 4.5 on a stop watch will run about a 4.7 when they are electronically timed. It is always important to know the timing mechanism.