"LAUNCH ANGLE" !

 

Walter &
Group......

 

 

 

Howdy Gordy, Walter, Paul and gang

Oh No a new term 'Launch Angle'. While this might help some in understanding the concept of the trajectory I am a little afraid to use such a term. I will agree that we are launching the line or loop. What we are really doing is transferring energy to a flexible mass. This does bring up some launch as we add the power at the end of the stroke much like the Catapult would launch a missile.The rod being loaded and then unloading in a given direction starts a "String of events" it forms this energy in to a 'mystery loop' that is headed somewhere.

It in turn is dragging the mass of the fly line, that now has its own Kinetic energy. What direction that Kinetic energy is headed is the 'Trajectory of the cast'. Now what is happening along the way is outside forces of wind, gravity, frictions, and major drag from the fly. So the "launch Angle" started it has little to do with the over all Trajectory of the over all flight of the fly. We can not say that a angle of 52 degrees will make the fly land at 75 feet. This type of math I will leave to my collage degreed fellow casters. (Troy types)

The understanding that; Trajectory  is the over all path of the fly line from loop center to loop center. Should be enough to keep the standard with room for in flight changes.

 

ol Al

 

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Al....

 

I agree....let's not be too hasty in, "launching" a new term......although I am attracted to the idea.

 

Needs to gel in my brain for a while.

 

Gordy