Heartline vs centerline rotation

Where the train rotates changes how inversions feel in your head and gut.

Learn/How coasters work

Track is a tube in space; trains can roll around different axes. Centerline rotation spins around the middle of the track — your head travels a bigger circle than your seat.

Heartline (or heartline roll) elements try to rotate around roughly chest height, reducing neck whip.

Wing and inverted coasters exaggerate offset paths — clearance dives and near-miss wood rely on rotating around a chosen axis.

POV alone rarely shows which axis a designer picked; your body tells you on the first inversion.

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