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Time to go back to tone poles.
Here's an easy one: I believe the reason for the earlier chainstars' bad reputation was because of of the single chain ring (the double chain model has this feature). I haven't even seen the new ones, so I don't know if it's been addressed, but it seems to me that with the single ring there's too much 'pre-load' on the entire chain set, making its action more 'springy' and less absorbent...am I off target here?
...The only competitive thing I can think of without any element of luck is chess. ...
I think Karl hits on the crux of the discussion. The chains are a deflection device (it's how they're referenced in the technical standards), not the target itself. In a way, the chains are more akin to a basketball backboard than to the hoop. Ideally when you hit the painted square on the backboard, the ball will deflect through the hoop, but that's not always how it works. If you hit the square too hard or at a poor angle, the ball might hit the rim and fall outside the hoop or miss the hoop all together. Hitting the square alone does not equate to a "good" shot. Hitting the square and having the ball then fall properly through the hoop equates to a "good" shot.
If Sexton spits out on a DD basket, would we even have this thread? opcorn:
I agree. I'd go on to say, if it had been on an Innova basket, Sexton would have shrugged it off without much comment.
There are new materials being made that act like gecko feet, i.e. they stick to anything, why not make the chains, cage, and center pole out of that stuff. Boom! No more spit-outs.
If Sexton spits out on a DD basket, would we even have this thread? opcorn:
I agree. I'd go on to say, if it had been on an Innova basket, Sexton would have shrugged it off without much comment.
I agree. I'd go on to say, if it had been on an Innova basket, Sexton would have shrugged it off without much comment.
I used to hyzer putt most of the time and I had a lot of discs going through the chains.
Yup. Definitely seen better putts than that spit out.
Funny that no one complains about targets when a bad putt grabs the last chain and somehow stays in.