ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: pitch pull

optilang — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:06:38 GMT

While I was trying to find the term for you, I saw quite a few results connected with aviation, particularly helicopter flying. I have to admit that I had never heard the term before.

Re: pitch pull

New2grammar — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:05:14 GMT

I love your examples. Thank you Avangi. There are a few new things to me in your post.

Re: pitch pull

Avangi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:56:58 GMT

New2grammar
That's interesting.

I agree. In other sports, your conveyance would probably flip end for end. But I can imagine a toboggan travelling rapidly downhill in deep snow, going over a "jump," and noseing into a drift, stopping abruptly, and "pitching" the riders ahead, past the conveyance and into the snow. The "pitching" part of your expression is quite common. A horse who doesn't like his rider may stop abruptly to pitch the rider over the horse's head and onto the ground. Or, rapidly approaching an object to be jumped, he may abruptly change his mind and pitch the rider over the object. - A.

Re: pitch pull

New2grammar — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:23:05 GMT

That's interesting. Thank you, Optilang. I guess it's a term that's not common to everyone, only to those in sailing community.

Re: pitch pull

optilang — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:05:54 GMT

I found this.

Explaining his reasoning, Pyles cited what is called a "pitch-pull,"
when a sailor's weight is shifted incorrectly
or the fore of the boat digs into a wave,
causing the front of the boat to stop while the back
continues to move forward.
Pyles said that this often results in the sailor being thrust
through the air about 20 feet.

http://74.125.39.104/search?q=cache:djlst4GcvXEJ:thedaily.washington.edu/2001/3/28/come-sail-away-get-a-clue-about-the-u/+%22pitch+pull%22+sailing&hl=en&c t=clnk&cd=9&gl=uk

Hope it helps.

pitch pull

New2grammar — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:28:17 GMT

<sailing> About halfway through the race, disaster strikes. We almost pitch pulled the boat.

What's the meaning of pitch pull?
Thanks.