Aussie
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Dale,
Thanks very, very much for your work in reformatting my videos. I was bitterly disappointed when both Willeke and my "countryman" Jurek (I am of Polish extraction) were unable to see them. Who knows how many others tried but did not say. As you can guess, computers and their intricacies are not my strong point. Half the things you mentioned above I have never even heard of. Time to update my skills.
As far as what to call my style someone, but I can't remember who, mentioned a "Half Fig. 8". The path of the pouch is exactly the same as the last half of a Fig. 8, so "half fig. 8" seems good. I'm not really fussed by names, so long as we can see exactly what is involved that's what counts to me.
On the down side, probably the speed at the start of the final acceleration thrust is lower, therefore release velocity would be correspondingly lower. But this higher initial behind the back velocity is to my mind the only advantage of full Fig. 8, other than perhaps its spectacular appearance from a spectator's point of view. "The more you spin the less likely you are to hit anything", says Grandfather. Doubtless there are those whose accuracy with Fig. 8 is perfect but all that movement is bound to alert game. I want to be able to clobber(Australianism?) something before it sees it coming. At least that's the theory; I will probably never hunt anything bigger than a rabbit.
Thanks again,
Aussieslinger
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