OWNER'S MANUAL AND SAMPLE COURSES
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LURE COURSING 101
Lure Coursing is a fast-paced chase sport. Dogs run after a "bunny" lure (usually a white plastic bag) that is attached to a line that is controlled by a machine and a lure operator. The machine runs the line at the speed determined by the lure operator (and the dogs) and the dogs chase the lure.
There are two kinds of lure coursing machines: the "Drag Lure" and the "Continuos Loop."
A "drag lure" machine uses an open-ended line stored on a reel inside the machine. The operator pulls the line out of the reel as s/he walks and sets it around pulleys that s/he has set in a pattern in the field. When the motor is activated, it then "drags" the line and lure back into the reel and the dog chases it from the start point back to the machine. The operator must then walk the line out around the pulleys after every run.
A "continuous loop" machine utilizes a continuous loop of line and has no reel. Instead, the machine has a drive wheel that moves the line at the speed of the motor. The line is stored on a separate reel outside of the machine. The operator walks the line out and sets it around the pulleys just like a drag lure course, but then ties the ends together to make a continuous loop. The line is then placed over the drive wheel (which has a groove in it designed to grab the line but not hold it). When the machine is activated, the line is driven around the pulleys.
Although a continuous loop may be used with a motor and drive wheel that are not reversible, our L'il Monster debuting in March will be reversible.
Animation of a continuous loop machine
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