On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 2:05 AM, Tim <xxxxxx@little-possums.net> wrote:
The main problem was the fact that if you want to keep the tip at
constant altitude for more than a couple of seconds . . .

You only need a couple of seconds. They just need to be the correct couple of seconds, the ones that occur as tip meets hook. :)

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