>> dip" StrikeRatio dipmm >> >> .330 8.4 >> .345 7.0 8.8 >> .360 9.1 >> .375 6.0 9.5 >> .390 9.9 >> .405 5.0 10.3 >> .420 10.7 >>David C. Stanwood >What is your standard allowance for aftertouch in this picture? Is it >025", .050", or something inbetween? Bare minimum. >I tend to vary my aftertouch with the strike ratio, less for low ratio and more for high. >Dennis Johnson That makes sense... Another factor to consider is effeciency of the coinciding arcs: 1. If the capstan/heel contact point is significantly off the line between the wip center and the key balance point at half stroke, it will take a deeper dip to achieve aftertouch. 2. The knuckle/jack contact point is purposefully out of align to create ineffeciency which expresses itself as friction which is built in for a feeling of control. If the spread distance and orientation is normal the above figures will work best as QUIDELINES. Comment: I generally refer to the efficiency of the coinciding arcs as "geometry", and the weight, leverage, and friction as the touchweight "configuration". David C. Stanwood David C. Stanwood
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