(Oct. 26, 2011 6:16 PM)Hazel Wrote: (Oct. 26, 2011 3:04 PM)Pcyborg Wrote: Actually what he meant is to add some kind of buffer because when the string retracts, the plastic from the handle will impact with the gold metal ring on the launcher. Over time the handle will crack.
The Launcher Rubber doesnt really protect you against that and the Suspension... it prevents that but thats cos its too heavy to retract back quickly.. haha.
Its not for added grip, but tab protection.
The Launcher Rubbers actually are extremely proficient in their intended purpose. I'm not sure why you have the impression they are not - I used to bruise my knuckles constantly with the handle on my Beylauncher. Now, no forceful contact comes from it at all.
Yes, launcher rubbers perform their function very well. But, there's more to it. You see, BeyLaunchers go through extremely powerful jolts, jerks and shocks. There is a need of a certain 'shock absorber'. What Shirish has done is one way of doing it.
Then, what Arupaeo suggested (Rubber Ring) is also another way of doing it. But, Arupaeo's method is somewhat more complicated and quite inaccessible. I do not know if there is a way of putting the rubber ring into the string by opening the BeyLauncher. I assume that Arupaeo 'expects' TT to do something similar.
There's a metal ring at the point the string comes out, though. But, metal doesn't really absorb the shock. I wonder what is the purpose of that ring...
EDIT- DANG! Beaten by 9 minutes! I blame it on YouTube! I was posting a reply but I think the Kai VS. Brooklyn episode was quite engrossing.
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