Walter & Group...
Michael Jones on SLIDE LOADING:
On 1/2/09, michael Jones <mdjonesdog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
GH:
> Happy New Year to you, and sorry about Mr. Shark; thousands and
thousands of
> years of evolution, then in a minute: the flats skiff was
invented. Please
> be careful out there!
>
> I remember
listening to several Masters discussing 'slide loading' at the
> Master's
Continuing Educational Workshop in Marlboro several years back. I
>
distinctly remember several impressions that have not left me through my
>
analysis of this back and forth discussion topic of recent:
>
>
1. No clear definition by any, and an overuse of the term 'IT', where
a
> description/definition is needed.
> 2. No clear or proven
advantage over accepted/proper FFF casting & hauling
>
technique.
> 3. If forward movement of the rod hand is added prior
to the previous cast
> unrolling, it may make one feel like they are
achieving something, but I am
> very interested to hear a compelling
explanation of what that is? My
> impression is that slide loading
is simply the double haul move completed
> simultaneously with 'too-early'
translation or rotational creep, or both.
> Agree?
>
> In
spirit of conversation, please consider my questions and answers to
>
appreciate or correct my stance and understanding of 'slide loading'.
I
> think both of these questions help me file the past dialogue to a
sharper
> point. My answers follow in blue:
>
> 1.
Does slide loading describe a casting style or a casting flaw (short
>
answer & why)?
> When considered as a
consistent style: a casting flaw, because it applies
> directional
rod-hand and/or rod tip movement without any real measurable rod
>
loading, which is inefficient.
> 2. Can 'slide
loading' work to improve a cast (short answer & how)?
> Yes, to recover line back into the rod when line is dropped by the
line
> hand, inadvertently, during a
shoot.
>
>
> Michael
> Maine
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On CENTER PINNING by Walter Simberski :-
More info on shoulder injuries from David Leger:
Gordy,
I have 2 cents to throw at the shoulder injury issue.
My 20 plus years experience dealing with chronic shoulder injuries as a chiropractor has revealed one common denominator; that there is an underlying (usually longstanding) resting imbalance of the rotator cuff musculature due to imbalanced training/activity. It’s the IMBALANCE that is the problem not the activity!
I will try to explain this in simple terms so we as castors can heal ourselves and as teachers, can help our students because it’s not “rocket science”.
There are four main motions of the upper arm at the shoulder: forward, backward, up and down. These are combined for the complex variations.
So what happens usually is one of the groups of muscles that control the above motions becomes stronger than those that oppose it due to our repetitive activity. For example, someone likes to do push-ups (which works the pecs) and doesn’t equally work the upper back muscles (a rowing motion) will result in the shoulder being pulled continuously slightly forward out of its neutral position which then causes all motions to be high-stress to the shoulder tendons. Or if we do pull ups and don’t equally do deltoid raises the bigger latissimus muscle will overpower the deltoid.
Once the rotator cuff muscles are out of balance any activity, casting or other-wise will now potentially cause excessive wear and lead to injury. Jogging is easy unless one has cast on their knee then just walking may be imposable.
The solution is to modify the training in such a way to restore balance and the neutral shoulder position.
For most people the chest muscles and the lats. are dominant because they are much bigger and more often trained. The upper back muscles that pull the shoulder blades together and the deltoid that raises the are arm are invariably relatively weaker and neglected.
The rehabilitation mantra is Work the Weak and Stretch the Strong.
Practically this means finding which motion is strong and stretching those muscles (don’t exercise them at all) and work the opposite muscles hard for two weeks. Almost always this means doing deltoid raises and seated rows and no push-ups, bench press, pull-ups or dips.
From a casting stand point the rod-hand shoulder gets a rather balanced workout with the normal casting stroke, even better with an open “Leftly style”. Both the front and back shoulder muscles are worked equally as the line/rod resistance is equal on the forward and backcast.
It’s the hauling shoulder especially with vigorous shooting that the pull down muscles become dominant and the opposers will need to be worked to avoid an imbalance.
With most gradual-onset shoulder problems an imbalanced activity/exercise routine is to blame and if we just work the opposite muscles it will resolve.
Hopefully this will be practical and helpful.
Dave Leger
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Dave .... This may explain why casters who use different styles of casting as they fish (depending upon the fishing circumstances ) are less likely to get these shoulder problems.
Gordy
From: Gordy Hill
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