(Jan. 04, 2012 8:51 PM)Kai-V Wrote: How could recoil be the "positive reaction" as well ? In physics, there are vectors. Recoil is the vector that represents how an object is sent backwards. The "positive reaction" is what is sometimes referred to as Smash.
Both beyblades participate in the collision. Both of them recoil. What you refer to as "smash" is merely the recoil of the opposing bey.
Looking at things from the other side, one could easily claim that, rather than Midnight having terrible recoil, its target has increadible smash. Sure, this an illogical viewpoint to take since Midnight has terrible recoil against everything, not just one opponent, but it is still a viable interpretation of the scenario, since "recoil" and "smash" are nothing more than two sides of the same phenomena.
I am not trying to claim that your terminology is wrong per se, only to help people understand that increasing one's recoil will generally do the same for smash (though adding weight will increase smash and lower recoil). Whether this is beneficial or not depends on the exact circumstances but generally, rubber tips will get a greater increase in smash per unit increase in recoil than plastic ones do.