Nice research +1
To answer your second question, I imagine that's the reason we force OD = AR in the ranking criteria. It does nothing in terms of gameplay like in the other modes which rely on hit timing - in catch you either get the fruit or you don't.
The only thing it affects is max score. If OD could have free choice, everyone would probably set it to >7.7 for highest score opportunity haha
To answer your second question, I imagine that's the reason we force OD = AR in the ranking criteria. It does nothing in terms of gameplay like in the other modes which rely on hit timing - in catch you either get the fruit or you don't.
The only thing it affects is max score. If OD could have free choice, everyone would probably set it to >7.7 for highest score opportunity haha