Posted by ESSX on December 26, 2004 at 10:39:50:
LESS WEIGHT or LESS CARRY WEIGHT??
There is a big difference between lighter poles and poles with a lighter carry weight. If you take less stiffer glass out you must add in stiffer glass, not lighter glass just less of it which makes the pole lighter.
At ESSX we strive for a lighter carry weight rather than an over all lightness! Sometimes taking glass out reduces the ability for the pole to store energy and to store energy for a longer period.
Optimum is a glass with the best memory. with exception;
A glass that returns faster than the true pendulum action or the timing of the vault is useless. You will be flagging or chasing the pole.
This type of design will require you to initiate a premature pull to keep up with the pole.
SO as manufacturers reduce overall weight they must add stiffness which could speed pole action up, unless they know how to temper or dampen the CARBON OR the magic ingredients!!