Re: OT: Repeatably lobbing "projectiles"

On 11/21/2024 10:03 AM, legg wrote:

Boring, but think 'sling'. david and Goliath etc.
 Rotating arm, center-fed ~ counterbalanced.
 axle tilt, fixed length arm (rpm), angle of release,

That could work.  Loading the projectile (likely something
symmetric for such a launcher -- like a ball) would just require the
pocket of the sling be in a particular place at loading time.
The sling need not be flexible (like a historical sling)
so this could be ensured relatively easily.
Unlike the "single shot" mechanisms discussed, so far, one
could "wind up" the mechanism and release when the proper
"tangent velocity" was attained.
But, would the release mechanism be any less prone to the sorts
of problems my "cocked spring" exhibited?  Perhaps the
centrifugal force could be exploited to facilitate the projectile
getting away from the "catch"?

Golfers would go for it.
 RL