jake.keeling
Well-known member
(no this isn't about my shooters elbow that I currently have strapped up)
At risk of getting a bit geeky I would like your opinions on short versus long arms on trap machines.
The accusation is that short armed traps don't put as much spin on the clay and so have less angular momentum, which means they become unstable sooner and therefore have to be launched faster to push them to the distance marker. Whereas a longer arm gives more spin and glides the clay to the marker, needing less initial momentum and spring tension.
I did a few rough experiments with this which seemed to conclude its true, but I've had a range owner who has short arm traps(no names) tell me it's poppy cock.
At risk of getting a bit geeky I would like your opinions on short versus long arms on trap machines.
The accusation is that short armed traps don't put as much spin on the clay and so have less angular momentum, which means they become unstable sooner and therefore have to be launched faster to push them to the distance marker. Whereas a longer arm gives more spin and glides the clay to the marker, needing less initial momentum and spring tension.
I did a few rough experiments with this which seemed to conclude its true, but I've had a range owner who has short arm traps(no names) tell me it's poppy cock.