Hi Tonyanjill wrote:IMHO, a well executed PB ( a.k.a.“Hard Stop”, “Toft Block” etc.) foreshortens the casting arc, focuses counterflex energy towards the target and then captures the energy of the subsequent rebound, to further speed up the fly leg of the loop, as does a snap or a check haul.
Your account makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks. If the loop is tight the arc must (somehow) be less - relatively speaking. With PB we stop high(er), before and after PB, I suspect. Not sure if it speeds up the fly leg though. Maybe it speeds up loop propagation. See below.
Responding at large. I mentioned lift because even when I pantomime PB on the FC I lift at the end of the sequence.(Not so much but a little bit also on the BC.) Check out Lasse's TCX vid at about 20secs in.
Simple move. Complex consequences.
Cheers
Mark