A: Look for our booth at the Olympic Qualifiers in Portland, OR, and Summer Nationals, in San Jose, CA this year. Please check the news section of this website for future competitions we will be attending.
A: Absolutely! And future changes to timing will be addressed with updates you can download from our website.
A: AutoClock™ is designed to be operated by the fencers themselves. Pushing the AutoClock™ button on the Firefly Scoring Apparatus activates AutoClock™. Now when you’re ready to fence, simply depress the switch (or touch your weapon to your lamé if you’re fencing saber), wait for the beep, and then fence! The clock will start automatically, and will stop as soon as a light goes off. Don’t forget, though: if you stop fencing for any reason other than a light on the apparatus (if you step off the strip, for example), the clock is still running! In this situation, all you have to do is make a light go off and the clock will stop.
A: Have you ever fenced someone who always starts before you’re ready? You know, that person with whom you feel more comfortable fencing when a referee is present? Well, AutoClock™ will keep them honest! Once you start AutoClock™, there’s a random delay before the signal telling you to fence. Neither fencer can predict it, so they have to stay honest! Good referees are trained to do this as well: they will vary the timing of their “en garde…ready…fence!” commands.