Editing Flyball (section)

== Technology ==
While flyball tournaments can be run manually utilizing stopwatches and line judges, electronic systems to facilitate accurate judging are the norm. NAFA refers to their system as the Electronic Judging System. U-FLI refers to their system as the Digital Scoring System.

These systems are similar in nature, with the following primary components: A light tree to indicate the countdown to race start, optical gates positioned at the start/finish line to detect line faults, and a high-precision digital clock to time the race.

=== Pass Calling ===
Flyball teams with fast dogs and tight passes run into the limits of human perception when it comes to accurate estimation of the distance between the dogs when the returning dog passes through the plane of the start/finish line.

Some teams use digital video cameras to record the pass, and then review frame-by-frame to develop an estimate of distance, but the traditional frame rate of 30 frames per second (FPS) can present a problem in that it is unlikely to capture a frame of the exact moment the returning dog breaches the plane of the start/finish line. More recently, high-speed consumer cameras such as the Casio Exilim EX-FH100 have been used to record video at much higher frame rates.

Some teams have started using software designed for other sports, such as the cSwing Golf Analysis tool, to aid in the capture and review of high speed camera footage of flyball passes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyballtoday.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/slow-motion-flyball-pass-calling-software/|title=Slow-Motion Flyball Pass-Calling Software|last=flyballtoday|date=12 October 2011|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>

=== Fastest recorded singles time ===

Wire (owned and trained by Jayne McQuillen) from Skidmarkz flyball team from Iowa City, Iowa, US, recorded a time of 3.386 seconds at Jefferson, Wisconsin on 2 September 2023.

Fume (owned and trained by Barbara Bunday) from Paws on the Run flyball team from Leicestershire, UK, recorded a time of 3.40 seconds, recorded at Horseley Fen 31 December 2021.

=== National Record Times ===

'''Australian'''

* The current [https://www.flyball.org.au/ AFA] record is 15.987 seconds and is held by Norwest Thunderdogs 1 (set at Canberra show on 26 February 2022). The Norwest Thunderdogs 1 team consisted of Ivy (Australian Kelpie), Link (Koolie), Inferno (Border Collie), and 9 inch height dog Swift (Koolie) .

'''British'''

* The current record is 14.23 seconds and is held by Raptors (set at a UKFL event at  Newark showground 2024)
* The current multi-breed record is held by Tails We Win flyball team who set the record of 15.42 in May 2023
* The current Crufts Flyball record is 14.27 seconds and is held by Roadrunners Beep Beep, set 11 March 2023. They are also the first non-UK team to win the Crufts flyball tournament, and on their first attempt.

'''Belgian'''

* The current Belgian record is 14.16 seconds and is held by Roadrunners Flyball Team based at Zonhoven. It was set at Beersel on 16 July 2023. Roadrunners Beep Beep, part of The Roadrunners flyball team, attained the record using a height dog, jump height 27.5&nbsp;cm. The record was set outdoors at a Super Cup competition.

'''Poland'''

* The current Polish record is 14.84 seconds and is held by Fractal Flyball Team based at Gdańsk. It was set in Gdańsk on 19 September 2021.

'''EFC'''
* The current record by European Flyball Championships ruling is 15.31 seconds and is held by Roadrunners flyballteam from Zonhoven, Belgium, and was set at EFC 2018 in Poland. The EFC tournament is an outdoor competition.

'''North American'''

* The current [http://www.u-fli.com U-FLI] record is 14.182 seconds and is held by Touch N Go. It was set on 12 April 2014 in Hurricane, Utah.
* The current [http://www.flyball.org NAFA] Regular record is 14.433 seconds and is held by Border Patrol. It was set on 5 June 2016 in Rockton, Ontario.