Velocity nodes and ladder tests

[VenatusDominus]

Two fascinating articles regarding load development, the standard "ladder test" approach, the "Satterlee" approach and velocity nodes. The first is a shorter and less technical article. Both have short summaries at the end if don't want or have the time to read them in their entirety.

https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-33607572/documents/627aa957424246239bb5fe1bbb1204bf/Load%20Development%20v2.pdf

https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-33607572/documents/112e3750a0794ba8a1c40781675ee21b/The%20Tyranny%20of%20Statistics%20Revisited.pdf

 

[Phil Rizzo]

The process can be as lengthy and technical as a man wishes.
Or a helluva lot simpler, just preference.

 

[RegionRat]

TLDR: The "velocity flat spots" evaporate once enough samples are shot.
Watch the targets first Grasshopper, then the chrono.....