hammer velocity

[Piannaman@aol.com]

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In a message dated 4/27/03 7:12:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mjbkspal@execpc.com writes:


> Between let-off and impact, the jack, rep lever, and string are not in 
> contact with the knuckle.  The list of forces acting on the hammer/shank 
> assembly consists of gravity and center pin.  period.  Both are acting to 
> decelerate the hammer.

Mike,

What about the flex of the hammer shank?  When the jack releases, it is no 
longer forcing the shank to flex, thus allowing it to spring back into its 
original form a nano-second before striking the string.  Couldn't that cause 
acceleration of the hammer head?  

Dave STahl

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