Comments on: The Secret of the U-FLI Lights http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/ i-Flyball Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cara http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Cara Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:19:43 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/#comment-1831 I really need to get better with my starts and hope I can find some help. It finally clicked for my dog the last tournament and he kept beating his personal best, but because of my horrible starts he really could of blew his time out of the water. I think my best start was .900 but most of them were a second or more! Timing him at home from start to finish he can do 4.5 but I end up giving him times like 5.3 and worse when I run with the team! I really need to get better with my starts and hope I can find some help.

It finally clicked for my dog the last tournament and he kept beating his personal best, but because of my horrible starts he really could of blew his time out of the water. I think my best start was .900 but most of them were a second or more!

Timing him at home from start to finish he can do 4.5 but I end up giving him times like 5.3 and worse when I run with the team!

]]> By: Sonya http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Sonya Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:43:16 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/#comment-318 When I run in a NAFA tournament, I use a 3 step cadence "Mark, Set, Go" one on each of the lights. My starts were usually pretty good (usually .0?) When I run on UFli- lights, however, l couldn't ever get my internal cadence set with the lights. I noticed the green lights, but still couldn't get it to come out right. Finally, I stopped "Mark, Set, Go," and now I just use "Ready, Go" When the blue light comes on, I say "Ready, and tuck the dog in REALLY tight, then GO" when the first yellow comes on. My dogs really respond to this. Dogs can only stay "coiled" and ready to go for so long, it ended up giving me a much cleaner push and a shorter "time for the dogs to stay coiled". My starts were still pretty good .0? and I started stressing less. When I run in a NAFA tournament, I use a 3 step cadence “Mark, Set, Go” one on each of the lights. My starts were usually pretty good (usually .0?) When I run on UFli- lights, however, l couldn’t ever get my internal cadence set with the lights. I noticed the green lights, but still couldn’t get it to come out right. Finally, I stopped “Mark, Set, Go,” and now I just use “Ready, Go” When the blue light comes on, I say “Ready, and tuck the dog in REALLY tight, then GO” when the first yellow comes on. My dogs really respond to this. Dogs can only stay “coiled” and ready to go for so long, it ended up giving me a much cleaner push and a shorter “time for the dogs to stay coiled”. My starts were still pretty good .0? and I started stressing less.

]]> By: eli http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/comment-page-1/#comment-313 eli Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:32:42 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-secret-of-the-ufli-lights/#comment-313 Thanks for the tip on the what lights to watch for. I, too, rely on a three count cadence, but have yet to worry about starting. With any luck, I will get some experience soon. Thanks for the tip on the what lights to watch for. I, too, rely on a three count cadence, but have yet to worry about starting. With any luck, I will get some experience soon.

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