This week was really game-changing for our group. We met with Madi one week ago today and she gave us super useful feedback. She discussed not really needing wheels on the device, as well as keeping the scooter handle on the scooter base to be a support for the bow. We had not considered either of those options, which was exciting to see our idea totally transform.
She also said she ideally would have 20 inches of adjustability (28″-48″) which will be difficult, but an exciting challenge. After Friday’s class, Wednesday 11/6 we went and spoke to Larry about how we could properly extend the height of the device. For the moment, we had a pole inserted under the pink part of the tube, but that’s restricting because it blocks the top part from sliding down. Attached is Ropah’s sketch of the ideal range of motion.
Our last update is that we spoke with Amy today, 11/8, about poles and how to allow for maximum pole efficiency. She mentioned to us the concept of a “telescope tube” which is perfect for our project. We also worked with the one clamp we got in the mail and realized the two-pronged one is not the one we need. We’re waiting on the three-pronged one to arrive next week and see how we can attach it to both the stand and to the bow. Overall, I’m excited to see how much our design is evolving! It looks nothing like our original sketch which is both super scary, but super cool.
(Below is a picture of our current clamps that don’t work perfectly with our current prototype)
I looked up “telescope tube” and like the utilization of this concept in terms of height adjustability! I wonder how “telescope tube” may or may not work with the poles of our archery bow stand.