Re: Rod unloading during acceleration
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:25 pm
Nils,
I have been thinking (whatever that means ):
I move my rod hand along a (nearly) straight path. And I start with velocity to be zero. At the end velocity is again zero. My goal is to have a constant increase in velocity to as close the end as possible. So I aim to use the shortest possible section of the path for decelerating back to zero.
The slower I move my hand (the less I accelerate), the closer I position max velocity to the end. I can then use a high rate of decel. compared to the rate of accel..
Seems pretty logical, because as I said, more max velocity means longer path of deceleration.
Taking this to my casting I think I can go like 70/30 in an avg. cast, but will end up 50/50 in a distance cast.
That does make sense to me.
Maybe with the broomstick I get so much less speed, that I get away with a shorter distance for decel.. I dont know and I yet don't know about matching the time for straightening of a fly rod into this. But we obviously are doing well. Sometimes...
Maybe some weird thoughts. Well, I am trying to understand this!
Regards
B
I have been thinking (whatever that means ):
I move my rod hand along a (nearly) straight path. And I start with velocity to be zero. At the end velocity is again zero. My goal is to have a constant increase in velocity to as close the end as possible. So I aim to use the shortest possible section of the path for decelerating back to zero.
The slower I move my hand (the less I accelerate), the closer I position max velocity to the end. I can then use a high rate of decel. compared to the rate of accel..
Seems pretty logical, because as I said, more max velocity means longer path of deceleration.
Taking this to my casting I think I can go like 70/30 in an avg. cast, but will end up 50/50 in a distance cast.
That does make sense to me.
Maybe with the broomstick I get so much less speed, that I get away with a shorter distance for decel.. I dont know and I yet don't know about matching the time for straightening of a fly rod into this. But we obviously are doing well. Sometimes...
Maybe some weird thoughts. Well, I am trying to understand this!
Regards
B