Hi, ol Al.......
I'd add these:
1.) BEND your rod.
2.) Come to a crisp stop.
3.) Raise your arm and aim the rod tip at the target on the followthrough.
Gordy
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Subject: FW: long casting
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:11:29 -0600
From DaveI like this because it is short and right on.
I want to know:What you do to make longer cast?There are many variables here. In no specific order.1. Longer Casting stroke.2. Used a line with a longer belly3. Used more body with a wider stance and stepping into it a bit.4. Increase Line Speed5. Shoot line both forward and back cast.6. Tighten up your loops.7. Drifting8. Turn wrist after the stop putting guides onto side of rod to keep line slap to minimumWhat are the mechanics that make the long cast work?1. Long Cast Long= Long Stroke/Pause2. Loading the rod deeper (hauls and dble hauls included) creates more energy. Line Speed3. Shooting line allows more line to be airborne without overloading the rod or passing the "hinge"What can you tell us that will help us or your student make longer cast?1. SLP SLP SLP2. Change trajectory to a slightly uphill angle on forward cast.3. Don't be affraid to shoot line on the back cast and forward cast.4. Try to lay the rod back a bit more with drifting, reach back to get the longest stroke possible while maintaining SLP5. If the back cast is bad, Don't try to make the cast!
Allen Crise <flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Howdy gang;Here are some good Reponses to making a longer castfrom RodWhat do you do to make a longer cast? This is the mental list I go through that has helped me. I'm teaching my mom and dad to cast and it seems to be improving theirs as well. (so far)1) Sharpen my stops on the backcast2) Wait longer to allow the rod to load up (better drift)3) Don't overpower the stroke into the second stop.4) Sharpen my stop on the forward castI got one from Dave that was really good Dave if you can resend it I must have dropped in some file that I do not use ... Bummer is was right on. I wanted to make a copy of it.ol AlAllen Crise FFF Master Casting InstructorSOC VP of EducationHawk Ridge Flycasting School2508 A County Road 1011Glen Rose, TX 76043254-897-2045geocities.com/rrdoctorflysoup@xxxxxxxxxx
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