<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Its Richard Wests point, but I believe he refers to less power on repeated blows. Not sure tho. Richard ?? Cheers RicB Alan McCoy wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> Hi,Pardon my density, but why does higher checking reduce power? If the hammer tail doesn't drag on the way up (and it shouldn't), I can't see how higher checking reduces power. Checking, after all, occurs after the hammer has hit the string.I must be missing something here.Alan McCoy <blockquote dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #800000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div class="OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr">-----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [<A HREF="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</A>]On Behalf Of Richard Brekne Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 7:22 AM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: Pinning and Tone  </div> Jim, I dont think Richard mentioned that higher checking was a detriment to repetion speed. It was lower drop = slower rep speed, and higher check = less power. Cheers RicB Jim Busby wrote: <blockquote TYPE="CITE">Richard, This is exactly what started this thread, and after my visit with Eric Schandall and repinning to 4 grams with higher checking things are working wonderfully. Fred said 1-3 grams, but Eric told me "No less than 2, no more than 4". Also, they are making the tails a bit longer and want higher checking. It doesn't hurt repetition. It helps it. The key seems to be to pay careful attention to the rep spring strength. No bouncing, jerking, etc. but a firm rise w/o a jump. Jim Busby BYU ----- Richard West wrote :: .... But setting the drop low works against good repetition and setting the checking high reduces power.  Both are more difficult to set and, I think, less reliable over the long run.  </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <a href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</a> <a href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</a> <a href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</a>  </blockquote> </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A>  </html>