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> It seems that it
> is possible for an object to go from one acceleration (slope) to another
> instantaneously. When releasing an object to free fall the acceleration
> goes from 0 to 9.8 at the instant it is released does it not?
It takes time to "release" something; perhaps as little as one ms, or so.
During that time the net force is increasing gradually.