16 is being assisted by method 2 and in this case one hand is on top
of the wing and the other underneath it. *I don't see how that helps
with the heavy wing but that is reason I was given for the method.

Andy

Method 3. Pick up the wing and slosh the water through the baffles
until there is NO weight. The pilot should centralize the controls so
not as to fight the wingrunner by the way. Hold the back of the
winglet with the inside hand. Applying no pressure get ready to really
run like hell. Too many wing runners think we're launching KA6s at sea
level, not massively over-watered gliders at high altitudes, hot
temperatures and all too often downwind.

Method 2 might make sense if the glider has an extreme amount of
dihedral. I haven't run that particular variant of discus 2, is the
wingtip too high? It's the onlyl excuse I can see.

Too many contest launches end up with scraped wingtips. I know there
were some experiments with ATVs that didn't work out. Maybe it's time
for droppable pogo sticks or similar.

John Cochrane