Ratchets vs. Raw Stamina #1 - Phoenix Feather
Alternate title: How much does your ratchet choice help or hurt your raw stamina?
I am very curious about how each individual blade's pure stamina is affected by different ratchets, how each blade balances with different ratchets, etc., so I decided to run some solo stamina tests with different blades on all ratchets, starting with Phoenix Feather. The other tests will also be posted to this thread.
I just did ten timed spins for every 60-height ratchet currently available in an empty X arena, all on the Ball bit for stamina and consistency. If a given launch performed an Xtreme dash at the start, I'd just cut the timer and start over. I wiped the dust off of the bit after each attempt so that it wouldn't affect spin time.
Going in, my hypothesis was that 3-60 would give the most stamina due to it syncing up with the 3-blade design, but 9-60 would be similar, and 4-60 would give the least stamina. It's good to have hypotheses before testing, right? They always made a really big deal of that in science classes. Anyways, here's the table.
AVERAGES
3-60 - 1:36
4-60 - 1:21
5-60 - 1:32
9-60 - 1:32
My hypothesis was correct in that 3-60 had the best raw stamina, but by only a marginal amount. 9-60 was not far behind, averaging just a few seconds short, but it was amazingly perfectly matched with 5-60. I suppose the more even weight distribution of both ratchets made them perform very similarly. My hypothesis about 4-60 was also correct by a much more significant margin.
One more thing I was really curious about was exactly how much the ratchet affected stamina in particular. I knew there was some effect, but it's nigh impossible to detect exactly how large the effect is when you're just playing casually and using different ratchets. After this test, it seems I have my answer: not very much at all, especially not between 3-60, 5-60, and 9-60. It makes a lot of sense though when you compare their shapes.
I will keep testing different blades though. I want to know if other blades show more of a difference between ratchets, or even if any excel in raw stamina with 4-60 in particular above the others. I am really interested in whether or not these same results will be consistent across all beys, or if there will be some or even a great deal of variance based on each individual blade's shape. Will a two-bladed shape like Shark Edge prefer the more symmetrical 4-60? Will a more unbalanced blade like Knight Shield change the results? Maybe, maybe not. I'll find out.
Conclusion
What's the best ratchet for raw stamina for Phoenix Feather? Honestly, any ratchet that doesn't start with a 4.
I know that "4-60/4-80 is bad" isn't exactly a new sentiment by any means, but I hope you got some value from this little testing session anyways. Obviously, it's worth noting that the raw stamina isn't the only factor when choosing a ratchet, nor is it the most valuable factor, but it's really interesting to me to see the difference a simple change in ratchet can make! I'm relatively new to the community and was honestly just eager to add something to the testing pool. Thank you for reading :) Happy blading, friends!
Alternate title: How much does your ratchet choice help or hurt your raw stamina?
I am very curious about how each individual blade's pure stamina is affected by different ratchets, how each blade balances with different ratchets, etc., so I decided to run some solo stamina tests with different blades on all ratchets, starting with Phoenix Feather. The other tests will also be posted to this thread.
I just did ten timed spins for every 60-height ratchet currently available in an empty X arena, all on the Ball bit for stamina and consistency. If a given launch performed an Xtreme dash at the start, I'd just cut the timer and start over. I wiped the dust off of the bit after each attempt so that it wouldn't affect spin time.
Going in, my hypothesis was that 3-60 would give the most stamina due to it syncing up with the 3-blade design, but 9-60 would be similar, and 4-60 would give the least stamina. It's good to have hypotheses before testing, right? They always made a really big deal of that in science classes. Anyways, here's the table.
AVERAGES
3-60 - 1:36
4-60 - 1:21
5-60 - 1:32
9-60 - 1:32
My hypothesis was correct in that 3-60 had the best raw stamina, but by only a marginal amount. 9-60 was not far behind, averaging just a few seconds short, but it was amazingly perfectly matched with 5-60. I suppose the more even weight distribution of both ratchets made them perform very similarly. My hypothesis about 4-60 was also correct by a much more significant margin.
One more thing I was really curious about was exactly how much the ratchet affected stamina in particular. I knew there was some effect, but it's nigh impossible to detect exactly how large the effect is when you're just playing casually and using different ratchets. After this test, it seems I have my answer: not very much at all, especially not between 3-60, 5-60, and 9-60. It makes a lot of sense though when you compare their shapes.
I will keep testing different blades though. I want to know if other blades show more of a difference between ratchets, or even if any excel in raw stamina with 4-60 in particular above the others. I am really interested in whether or not these same results will be consistent across all beys, or if there will be some or even a great deal of variance based on each individual blade's shape. Will a two-bladed shape like Shark Edge prefer the more symmetrical 4-60? Will a more unbalanced blade like Knight Shield change the results? Maybe, maybe not. I'll find out.
Conclusion
What's the best ratchet for raw stamina for Phoenix Feather? Honestly, any ratchet that doesn't start with a 4.
I know that "4-60/4-80 is bad" isn't exactly a new sentiment by any means, but I hope you got some value from this little testing session anyways. Obviously, it's worth noting that the raw stamina isn't the only factor when choosing a ratchet, nor is it the most valuable factor, but it's really interesting to me to see the difference a simple change in ratchet can make! I'm relatively new to the community and was honestly just eager to add something to the testing pool. Thank you for reading :) Happy blading, friends!