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Old 06-19-13, 09:12 PM
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Good holders will eliminate half of the problem. A proper hold should not be able to inhibit the movement of a rider when they want to go. So holding too long shouldn't be a real issue. The best way we have figured out to hold is actually to do it on the downtrack side, rather than behind. One hand goes on the headtube, the other on the seatpost. After getting properly positioned the holder can just use their palm to lean the bike properly. There is no holding, so no problem.

As for early starts, make the rider really really not want to jump the gun. The easiest way to do that is to institute a no warning/ instant DQ rule. Punish the problem big enough that people will be used to waiting for the whistle. If you do that for a while people will be ready to go, and you can get more lenient.
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