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Can you expand on this for something like a thrown football? When a football is thrown with the proper spiral the pitch of the nose will follow the arc. How does the pitch continue to change after the force of the throw has subsided?

So I am understanding that the pitch would remain the same 5* and the gyroscope would continue to move linearly?

Not a scientist, please be nice :) Let's assume I have a singe axis gyro (flywheel) spinning in space. I apply a force to a point which results in a change in pitch. I apply this force until the gyro is at 5* pitch and then stop. Will the gyro continue to change pitch after the force stops...