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Walter & Group...
[GH] CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID HULSEY OF OUR GROUP FOR PASSING HIS MASTER'S EXAM !
All,
Please join Governor Pete Greenan and me in congratulating David Hulsey. David passed the masters certification testing today with a strong performance -- he is an excellent instructor. Dusty David was tutored by Eric Cook and others. Well done all!!!
Pete
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[GH] From David Lambert :
Gordy - Late on this. On non-dominant handedness. I have learned much from teaching myself to cast with my non-dom hand. When I find myself getting sloppy, I will often switch to my lesser experienced hand. I seem to be able to look at this nearly objectively, where I sometimes can't with my dominant casting hand. I'm unsure if this is part of MY wiring, or it is the same with most of us.
Like you and others, my biggest hurdle is creating good hauls with my dominant hand as the haul hand. Odd, since that is that hand I have the most control over.
I'm with Gary E. on requiring MCIs to show master's level proficiency with the non-dom hand. I doubt that most of us could do that if tested today.
David
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[GH] David,
I'm one heavily "wired" for right hand performance. Opposite hand casting wasn't required back when I took the MCI exam. I didn't have any trouble learning to switch hands as I learned Spey casting. As Gary Eaton has pointed out, that is not really the same thing as switching hands for single handed casting.
Ever since it was discussed as a possible addition to the exam, I've been practicing to cast with my left hand and even take time to do it when fishing is slow. It is rare for me to find that I have to do it when fishing, because there are so many alternatives.
I forced myself to do it so that I'm never in a position of hosting an exam while being unable to perform all the tasks myself. I'm now 80 years of age. When I get to the point that I can't perform the tasks well, I'll retire from examining.
In the event formal recertification exams are ever necessary for Masters, we'd all have to do it.
Gordy
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[GH] From Ward Nicholas :
Hi Gordy
I am not a master as such, CCI at this point, but working my way there, but in saying this I have been a teacher all my life (30 plus years) and a Physical Education teacher for most of that. As a right hander I have often taught a student who was left handed physical skills, for that matter colour blind as well (which is interesting when you ask them to pick up coloured domes!). I have no problem in teaching in this manner. I can and do complete some activities with my left hand but rarely if ever demonstrate with my left.
The point is you do not need to be able to perform a task left or right handed but you do need to be able to teach/instruct/coach. I can to some level complete task 20 and I do see the relevance in understanding casting left handed to teach left handed, but I am not sure of the need for it to be a requirement for the Masters certification.
I do see the need to demonstrate how you would teach a left hander, colour blind, blind, or any other condition different to a “normal” right hander. My two cents. Perhaps we should consider casting from a kayak/float boat as well as a physical skill?
Regards
Ward
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