Correct Walter. That is about 900 deg/s in a very short time, typical of a competition cast.

Merlin

Carbon fibers are somehow brittle, it is the commercialisation of nanoparticles in resins which improved their resistance to shock.

Merlin

Hi Walter

FWIW here are the speed profiles for a 170 forward cast from Paul. Maybe you could take inspiration from these data to define your scenarios: Merlin

And gravity

Merlin

Air Drag

Merlin

I think we are reinventing the wheel, this topic has likely been discussed many times. Rod design is obviously depending on material characteristics (I disagree with Lasse on this point, if we are speaking of the same thing). Scott have been making (small) glass rods for years, I own two of them, bu...

You may ask John Waters about balance, it is a complex issue, and certainly not a static test one.

Merlin

It looks like that Gordy Merlin

Gordy Here is the illustration for Lasse’s forward cast. In his case I find something like “3 r”, but had I chosen other points, maybe I would have been closer to 4. Lasse FC haul vs line hand.JPG Below I illustrated the relationship between haul speed and hands separation speed (more precisely line...

Gordy

Haul distance is measured between line hand position and stripper guide position. My point about the « diameter » of the circular path refers to the « r » value mentioned by Paul. With simplifying assumptions, and for a FC only, the haul distance may equal (in value) 2r (and not r).

Merlin