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Walter & Group :
[GH] This entry by Gary Eaton could be used for Task 12 or Task 13 :
Gordy,
Agree with your statements and that this is an extension of the refinements we make in getting the crisp double-haul presentation to excellent. In lieu of the "triple haul", some have done well with a mere raising of or pull-back, the rod tip when the cast looks a little soft. I would still have the candidate do it again, but would find it passable and perhaps attuned to their cast projection
Gary Eaton
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[GH] The distance cast is one task which many candidates practice over and over in a single period of practice time.
David Lambert offers some interesting information on practice of physical skills in general. This suggests that we'd be more productive by practicing more than one task in each time session. This despite his comment that it is "off topic" :
Gordy, hi:
this is off topic, but I thought you'd find it interesting. Maybe the group would as well. It relates directly to how we practice.
Thanks,
David
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[GH] David,
As an extension of this concept, we can practice a single task with different objectives in mind.
Let's take the Task 13 (distance cast) as an example.
As the candidate practices this task, he can do so with individual objectives in the forefront each with a primary goal :-
1.) Practice with the single objective of Making the distance.
As this is practiced, several secondary objective enter the picture and can be tackled separately:
a. Concentrate on Bending the rod.
b. " " the Amount of line carried.
c. " " making Tight forward loops.
# Launch point.
# Rod tip path.
d. " " forming Small, well controlled back cast loops.
e. " " Trajectory of both back cast and forward cast.
f. " " The Hauls.
# Timing
# Speed
# Point of release
Now let's say, he's able to make the distance and perhaps beyond 9 times out of 10. Then -
2.) Making the distance with Minimum effort. (I can "hear" Ed Jaworowski now saying to me, "Gordy ... Now see if you can make the same cast with half the effort.")
3.) Next; make the same cast with the objective of Making a clean straight line / leader layout.
These elements can be in any order. Some will require much more repetition than others.
For me, what worked best was to go through the entire algorithm until I could perform the task reasonably well. Then at subsequent sessions, practice the elements with which I had the most difficulty.
Gordy
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