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NuAngel t1_j2257gn wrote

Spinning it keeps it wide open and keeps a steady momentum so you can be ready to throw at any moment. Because you're typically working with a moving target, you don't always know, in advance, exactly when you're going to throw it, and you need to be ready as you're "closing in" on whatever you're trying to lasso.

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Haskiez t1_j22vcmx wrote

Grew up on a ranch and this is more or less correct. There is also the fact that most times we do what’s called “feeding” the rope. To be efficient, you start with a small loop and as you swing you let more rope into the loop until it has a nice even weight to it before throwing. Some people can do this in one full swing before throwing.

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daedalus91 t1_j23c2ni wrote

What?! This thing exists in real life? All this time I thought, lasso was only a cartoon thing! I looked up some YouTube videos, and it really exists! Holy shit!

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tim36272 t1_j246rlu wrote

Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1053/

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Ippus_21 t1_j258vmf wrote

On that note, it really is quite fun explaining the Yellowstone Supervolcano to somebody who's never heard of it before. Never mind when you tell them that there are several of these things around the world, and Yellowstone isn't even the one most likely to go off first.

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dwhiffing t1_j23yau3 wrote

Maybe watch some agriculture documentaries or something

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Naprisun t1_j2510zb wrote

Competitive team roping is way more fun.

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TheAlrightCornholio t1_j25nvfz wrote

I like the one where the person jumps off a horse to tackle and tie up a goat. I assume the goat doesn’t like it as much as I do but it’s great entertainment.

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constantwa-onder t1_j22bxls wrote

Also, using the momentum of spinning can help the thrower adjust the size of the loop. You can feed more rope in to make the loop bigger, or pull it back to shrink the loop. Little adjustments on the fly before throwing.

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