Thanx Mick, sounds familiar, CoG displacement same; but would like to see again for other related factors in same action; lots of theories.
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To me, closer feels like less play and run; it can't run away as far outward or downward, before catch impact and elastic buffering by rope etc.
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Standing proud(before flex/fold) can pre-stretch that rope portion so tight even helps rotation as gets angle
(when super tight can also help is ground control pulls to start rotation)
Flexing over can move pulley and hitch closer together i think(slacken rope?), more exaggerated by farther spread?
Then, snatch out that slack on hit?
Can also allow more pitch away on 'early release'?
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i tried to work it with just the needed face opening for less distance between points.
>>places Half Hitch more precariously close to edge..
>>so would cut small baby notches as rope beddings back of fall/most opposing the front pulls and usually at least 1 side while at it(easier than cutting face on opposite side) to bed rope in as safety(hitch and block positions).
Also capitalizing on any Natural deformities, to determine initial position of face then pulley and hitch perhaps at friendly deform/taper positions to help lock.
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This forged puppy is super strong semi-truck tire changing spoon, very small and also smooth flat 'lip' fits in kerf
the larger versions of tire changing levers do look more like the red/orange felling lever above(spoon itself is like 2.5ft long):
>>this is single forge/non-weld by comparison, that also by contrast smooths out to 'bitt' for kerf where weld tries to assimilate to less squareness here on red felling bar,
>>but round so metal not maximized to axis force carried on/uniform around >> but super strong, single forge, smooth angle changes none the less
Always afraid of dropping metal weight, even if no one underneath; can get glancing bounce their way, and not at brain bucket angle....
One with pre-dilled hole harder to find, to put in loop keeper
>>small keeper can also be keeper for leg/bodyweight powered 2/1 rope on bar , keeping hands free w/bar under armpit
>>that with knot or other stop can then catch bar >> but more pre-setting
In tree used mostly on short, wide blocks (no high rope leverage position like in film, but can get some reduced help from ground control, again favoring over the top position here especially)
>>to flex over slow (if close CoG so not much across pull for this ) into Humboldt slide or at least 'sniped' slider on end of conventional notch.
Would even try to slow down impact as it started going by grasping sides of target and leaning back to ease as much as possible to slide and down w/exaggerated clean, wide release of hands then(like circus showman), then grab top of stump etc.
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Can push closer to hinge failure (pre-spooning)with sticks /bark in kerf that
>>breathe/move/speak as start to take load(stop cutting)
>>and then more guarantee keep back of kerf open(best leverage position from hinge/pivot)
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Can't say if felling bar is red or orange.....
But can say if want to get out of picking something (so wife can counter choice, i must logically go first)
>>have learned to state color is involved and i will start by getting to be the one choosing that..
decision is then magically removed from my hands.....(sometimes literally).
(another "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" theory usage! )
