Since the process creates a spring and momentum is always conserved, a portion of the stick must fall behind the vice opposite the side it was being pulled on. Agree?
I don't need to know or do the equations, it has been a while, just theoretically will the stick land on both sides of the vice?
Your answer, in my words says all of the stick will be on one side. I follow that.
Answer to your questions
1. Rope has 6% elongation
2. The stick bows more at the top then bottom (like a tree) - Let's say it bows 10 feet from vertical center, measured at the 102 foot mark.
Now, will...
If a 102 foot 2500 lbs. semi rigid straight wood stick (aka bow) is placed in a vice (a really big one with no give) and loaded with energy by pulling at the top, 50 feet above the vice at a 60 degree angle to the ground with a rope ("0" lbs.), where would the stick land if the stick...