Amentum

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Very interesting Paul! Thanks for the info,and the diagram is very helpful. What i'm not sure is if one is actually capable to control when the loop will leave his hand. What he can constrol is the movement of the arm. The loop is not held with the fingers,it is just pushed with the inner or side part of the two fingers,and this means that you can't actually hold it. But if your arm follows the correct arch then the loop should leave your fingers at the correct time. Or so me thinks,before trying to throw knowing the mechanics you just explained.
By the way,jusvelins were not meant to be flexible at all,since Xenophon suggests dogwood for them. It' sone of strongest and least flexible timbers.
Khaire
Giannis