<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While trying to explain why Andre's = punchings do what they do, y'all are leaving out one very important factor: The Key = Whip! When the key bottoms out on Andre's punching the hammer has not yet hit = the string, due to the key whip. When the key stops abruptly, If you will, = then that whip will manifest itself in extra energy to the hammer/hammer = shank/whippen just before blow occurs. That's how I figgers it = anyhow!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>