STUMP SHOT: Two inches or more height difference between the horizontal cut of the face and the backcut. The difference in height establishes an anti-kick step that will prevent a tree from jumping back over the stump toward the faller.
From here, although I don't agree with their definition of...
I just can't see how that's possible. The limbs have no effect on the top. The limbs affect only the spar, dampining the shock thereby "reducing the bounce effect."
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I always put a snipe in unless I want the top to jump out a bit. The stem wobble in the video was because he used a wedge. If he woulda just cut it off it woulda ploped over with minimum trunk movement. The thicker the hinge the greater the catapult effect.
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