(Jan. 04, 2024  11:05 AM)Dan Wrote: Great tests, highly appreciate some quality post content. All I can really say is that these things can vary from Blader to Blader and I agree with your assessment that the focus should be less on what is definitely best but rather on what performs noticeably worse as that kind of metric is more likely to be ubiquitous across individual performance.

There will always be general truths like the one outlined here, but even with those in mind it is very important to consider the specific Blade you want to use a given Ratchet on too, so Bladers should do what they can to be as specific as possible when testing to meet their competitive needs. One's collection and quality of parts will be the primary factor in determining what is best for them. Just a note, for others that read this test thread, or for people that may add onto it later.

It should be noted that when I do these kinds of tests I do everything I can launch-wise to reduce Beyblade contact with the Xtreme Line as even the slightest of touches can not only be a bit problematic in its direct reduction of potential spin time via contact but also in the more abstract way of warping the patterning/trajectory.

(Apr. 03, 2024  1:07 AM)slurpinpuffs Wrote: Ratchets vs. Raw Stamina #5 - Wizard Rod

Hi. I've been waiting a long time for this blade to come out. Luckily for you, science never takes breaks. Let's get straight into testing.

Wizard Rod is a blade with 5 blades with a heavy focus on outward weight distribution to increase the bey's stamina. As such, I believe the ratchet with 5 blades, 5-60, will give it the greatest stamina. 

We (unfortunately) have a new 60-height ratchet added to our testing, 1-60, which will add a cool half hour to my testing session. Cool beans. I've also decided to additionally test out the stamina for the stock combo, WR 5-70DB, just because I was curious and it seemed like an amazing stock to begin with. Let's see the results!



AVERAGES
1-60 - 2:28
3-60 - 2:26
4-60 - 2:42
5-60 - 2:50
9-60 - 2:42
Bonus: 5-70DB (Stock) - 2:45

Hey, what do you know? 5-60 seemed to edge out a win over the tied 9-60 and 4-60. 5-60 has more OWD and matches the blade count, so this makes sense. All of these would make good options if you're only looking at stamina alone. 

The biggest gap between two ratchets' results was between 4-60 and 3-60. 3-60 and 1-60 showed similarly poor performances, which is a bit of a shock. Usually, 3-60 performs rather well, and I didn't expect 1-60 to stand up to it at all either. This is also an impressive showing for 4-60.

Now, let's talk about the stock combo shortly. It has the benefit of a 5-sided ratchet, which as we've discussed seems to have the best spin time performance for the Wizard Rod blade. I expected Disc Ball to have more of an effect on the bey's stamina, but the difference seems negligible if there's any difference at all. I believe that the average spin time would be a lot closer to the 5-60B tests if I ran more trials. However, DB did tend to add around 2-3 seconds of spin time due to its great life-after-death. 

Besides great LAD, the biggest thing I noticed that Disc Ball had over Ball was its stability. During testing with Ball, the bey would often make large swooping circles near the beginning of the spin time, tapping or coming very close to the X-line before eventually calming down. However, when using Disc Ball, WR never even came close to the X-line in any test, instead staying in the center circle of the stadium for all tests I performed. It stabilized into the direct center much quicker than Ball as well. I think the strength of this new bit is how stable and balanced it is rather than it adding extra stamina.


Conclusion
What's the best (low height) ratchet for raw stamina on Wizard Rod? 5-60! Though 4-60 and 9-60 are great options as well.
I intend to do further testing on Disc Ball to see if it really does or doesn't have an affect on stamina, as well as probably a video testing session to show off the difference in stability. No promises though, I'm a very busy gal you know!

Thank you so much for reading. Next time, perhaps I'll do Unicorn Sting (for realsies this time).