Here’s a sneak peak at the new 2013 speed climbing foot sensor from Twin Dolphin Timing – if you’re coming to the USAC Adult Nationals in Boulder this coming weekend, you’ll see its debut there. 2013 sensors now have an acrylic top, laser etched light bar is now positioned directly in the middle. Last year we saw a little confusion from first time speed climbers about what the light bar in the heel of the sensor was for – should you step on it, put your toe up to it, ignore it? Solved that problem this year by making the sensor symmetrical the light bar in the middle. Step on the light bar, break the laser beam – same as the hand sensors.
The hand sensor has also changed a lot based on some feedback we received from coaches, particularly, Kyle Klinkscales of Team Texas. The 2012 hand sensor was four inches high so if you hit it high or low time after time during training sessions, climbers hands would tend to get sore across the palm where the bottom edge was.
Using that feedback as a guide, we redesigned the hand sensor as well to be nearly four times larger and have a low, flat profile to the wall.
The sensor is four inches wider and eight inches taller, and the light bar is an additional three inches wide compared to the 2012 model.
The hand sensor bolts onto the wall with a 3/8″ hold bolt in the top hole and two 1/4″ diameter set screws in the bottom two holes. This design lets us use a thinner base because the wall itself becomes the backing for the sensor.
We think the new hand sensor will be noticeable improvement for climbers and coaches. Hope you like it,
Landon Cox
