Friction as Signal
Resistance communicates load, alignment, and contact. Changes in friction reveal wear or imbalance.
Skilled users learn to read these changes instinctively.
Latency and Awareness
Delayed response introduces pacing. It discourages impulsive correction and promotes measured input.
Latency provides time to sense cause and effect.
Designing Resistance
Effective analog design tunes friction deliberately. Too little removes feedback; too much obscures control.
Balance is critical.