Welcome to the forum Nikola.

Cheers,
Graeme

I can't remember anyone to have disagreed with that not being a problem. The double negative in this statement is confusing, but I am saying it's not a problem to do it if it's intentional and the reasons for doing it are appropriate. Again, what is the intent of the action? If the end result is de...

What I do remember instead is, that Lasse as well as others said, that once main launch direction for the fly-leg is set, tip position to get pulled sideways has nearly no impact. That means the force applied via rod-leg can't have any impact worth to talk about. If that's correct, a video prove sh...

VGB wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:30 pm Looks like most casts I’ve seen photographed, the perspective skews any analysis. The camera should be looking down the loop plane not Birds Eye view shown here from directly above.

And even this is not from directly above. It's from above and behind the caster (we can see the caster's back.)

I wish I had a drone to satisfy your request. I can shoot front on or from behind, both of which might satisfy your need to show a vertical loop. Anyway, looking at your pic from above. If this were my student and they were seeking perfection in their cast, I'd be working on the minor tracking error...

Hi Graeme, Your fine sketch doesn't show any tip path, so how would Paul know about the tracking here? 🤔 .... Hi Bernd, I usually consider my words pretty carefully when I post here. When I stated the following in the same post, I assumed Paul would be able to imply the tip path from the conditions...

VGB wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:45 am Any outcome is only a fault, if it was unintended.

Very good point and it’s always the first question to ask.

Cheers, Graeme

And here is the same caster with a nearly vertical rod, choosing the same suboptimal rear target. This is the classic tracking error that we all recognise. IMG_0910.jpeg For me, these are both tracking errors, producing similar line layout errors for the same reason and with the same solution to cor...

Tracking for me relates to the path of the rod tip relative to the surface/plane the rod moves through. For me tracking can therefore be straight or curved, irrespective of our preferred geometry constraints. Hi Paul, I understand your point of view. Can I ask how you’d define the following error p...

Bernd Ziesche wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:22 pm Thanks Graeme,
That makes all sense now. I like the use of the Nike logo.
Cheers
Bernd

Thanks Bernd.