US Secret service hands ready position (cryptome.org)

Looking at their eyes, it also seems they're usually watching hands and/or hips.

The first two pictures on part 1 are the most relevant to the discussion

It's interesting to see that when you look at all of the pictures of Obama, mostly the same people show up.

Please post to rec.sport.squash or rec.sport.tennis - not hacker news.

The binoculars they use are the size of their head: http://cryptome.org/info/usss-hands/pict2.jpg

Any optics geeks know what type they are, or how much they cost?