QUESTION - how high did i throw that line?

[jerseygirl]

OK - I had a GREAT and I mean GREAT (for me) pitch into a pine and did a great, (for me) isolation of the route and to tell the truth only had to weave the rope once when I got to a branch.


BUT my question is, what is an easy way to determine just HOW high that pitch was.

I have my own strange way.

set the rope
get the ends even
count off the feet that are still on the ground
substract that from the lenght of rope
divide by two

SO -

27 foot on the ground
150 foot rope
123 foot of rope in the tree
61.5 foot pitch

YAHOO my highest yet.

NOT bad for this newbie

jz

 

[SCOTTYNC]

Way to go...........

 

[STLTreeclmbr]

Yeah, that works...or use a black marker and mark every 10ft on ur throwline, pull your rope through and count the marks!!??

 

[easyphloem]

What's your throwing technique?


SZ

 

[No_Bivy]

sho-lin style.........

 

[easyphloem]

No Bivy,


Why don't you come to Kentucky with us?


SZ

 

[jerseygirl]

cradle throw

i tried the one hand and that just does not work for me

still working on what works for me.

see you in kentucky

 

[Tom Dunlap]

You paid attention in math class, it's obvious

My 7th grade and advanced algebra teacher, Mr. Bocksell, would have made that into a word problem and stumped some of the people in my class...not me though...ha ha

As long as you know the length of your throwline you can figure out the height of the TIP.

 

[Blinky]

60' is a nice throw. I've gotten lazy and pull out the big shot for anything over 40' or 50' these days.

What size shot bag you using?

 

[jerseygirl]

one of those specials from the chainsaw supply place

i think it is about 10 oz -not that i would know as i have not weighted it but it could be more.

I want that 75 foot throw.

Problem is - I need to find a tree that tall. Maybe a tulip poplar in kentucky during the Comp?


thanks

shari

 

[TreeCo]

61.5ft. is a nice toss!

I usually guess height of TIP by the left over length of my climbing line. My throw lines are quite a longer than my ropes.

 

[climbncut]

Hey Jersey, you might have to throw for me at the ky comp

 

[sean_freeman]

Its all the paddling, strong forearms and shoulders eh Jersey

Its a natural law that the best shots are never seen by others..."did you see that one, at the first attempt too?....nope....

"
The when you've got their attention it takes 22 goes to even get close

 

[easyphloem]

No matter what, I always say, "one shot, one kill" , that way, if someone is around and I actually make my first throw, I play it off like it happens all the time!



But usually I throw another 21 times.....



SZ

 

[Treelimbjim]

Nice throw.

Sure is more rewarding than taking a compromise, ascending, and then re-locating the TIP. That rarely takes 20 throws or 20 minutes. Especially when my groundie starts whistling "Syncopated Clock" over and over. [http://www.classicalmidi.co.uk/522clock.mid
Author's Edit: ***WARNING*** Listen at your own risk (see below)
]

Usually the day's first throwline event is a time to check in on focus. More serenity, less and better throws.

 

[JesseHuffman]

Thanks alot JIM!
Now that will be stuck in my head every time I throw.
peace

 

[Treelimbjim]

Apologies to Jesse and anyone else. I hope the warning will be sufficient. Reminds me of the Python's Killer Joke sketch.

But now you have reduced your focus to two things: The task at hand and that monkey beat.

I just can't seem to get my groundie to hum the Halleluia Chorus or Ode To Joy. Maybe that's what the audiences should be told to do.