----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: More tips for practice
Hi Gordy,
I hope cleaning out the lower portion is not too
bad but I was delighted to hear that you suffered no major damage.
We just got back from Wisconsin after five days
with grandchildren and I am "catching up on e-mails".
An excellent paperback that has many applications
to flycasting was brought to my attention by Kirk Eberhard. It is titled
"Mastery" by George Leonard a former editor for Esquire and now a martial arts
instructor. I think that the group would find it quite interesting and
useful in regards to fly casting. My thanks to Kirk for loaning it to
me. I like it so much I got my own copy.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:29
AM
Subject: Re: Fw: More tips for
practice
Jeff...
I know the term, CYBERNETICS and the concept....but not the book,
itself....or the author.
This is aprapos. The Oxford dictionary defines cybernetics as
derived from a Greek word meaning , "to steer"......"The science of systems of
control and communications in living organisms and machines."
I'm up on Long Island, waiting for things to clear up before going back
down to the keys. My neighbor, Cush Read tells me that the whole area is
a MESS but the house is still standing, and the roof still intact. He
says my deck is overturned and there was 2' of water in the downstairs, which
has now been reduced to a layer of thick black mud. My dock survived,
but the deck was turned over. No power or water on the island and a lot
of tree damage.
Until this past Nor'Easter, the striped bass fishing was great,
here.
Gordy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 8:58
PM
Subject: Re: Fw: More tips for
practice
Gordy,
A good friend of ours
up here in PA. Marc Billitt a CCI and world class high school wrestling
coach has mentioned on nunerous occasion a book that he refers to often
about "visualazion". I can't remember the author's name but I think
the book's title was "CYBERNETICS" It not only deals with visualation
but focusing on the positives and learning to get the most use of
mistakes or failures. Have any of you came across this book?
Jeff
P.S. Whats the damage report at Coral Way?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:15
PM
Subject: Re: Fw: More tips for
practice
Walter....
That visualization factor can be a very important tool. Over
the years, I used it before doing a complicated operation. Many a
time, I did the same thing; "mental casting" to help solve some fly
casting problems.
Gordy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
11:11 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: More tips for
practice
Yes - another thing that a common trait with top athletes
and musicians - visualization. Before executing a task they think their
way through it. The visualization can be very lengthy or concentrate on
a single point needing improvement. Pantomiming is also an excellent
learning tool (as mentioned in Jason Borger's book and as shown by Mel
in teaching the double haul).
----- Original Message
-----
From: Gordon Hill <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Date:
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:40 am
Subject: Fw: More tips for
practice
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
From: Allen Crise<')" >flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Gordon
Hill<')" >hillshead@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 24,
2005 9:31 AM
> Subject: RE: More tips for practice
>
>
> Howdy Gordy & Group
> Most do not know that
muscles learn when resting. To just keep
> casting and casting is
not the best on the body at all.I have
> found that brief stops
and resting after a set of cast. i.e short
> cast to a 20 ft
target. Then just contemplate the cast for a
> minute or two.
making 'mind cast' if you will.
> My practice is to run my targets
20 twice, 30 twice, 40 twice 60
> and then 80 twice Then one more
for pure distance. Hail Mary cast.
> Then go to the Task
list for the TEST.. I carried the list out
> with me for about
one month. each day I ran the test. This took
> all together
about 25 minutes. That left about 5 minutes for a
> problem area.
Like maybe a right hook from vertical. This I would
> do for a
short time. Run the targets one more time.
> Then wind in on the
reel Often wiping the line as I came in on a
> cloth. I felt that
this would remove the grit and dirt that I did
> not want on my
reel. This I did every day. Rain, sun, fog, wind,
> it did not
matter I was casting. In the 18 months before my test I
> missed
about 3 days of casting. Fishing did not count. Teaching
> did
not count. This was MY time. Now during the day I might answer
>
some of Gordy's questions. reading about casting. Videos were
>
studied with the control in hand. I will tell you I lived Fly
>
Casting. I have found that the early mornings were the best for
>
me. Not when I was physical tired in the late afternoon. (My
>
casting was better too.)
> I do work a rotating shift that lets
me cast in different times
> of the day. Here in Texas it is
often hot and dry. So I seldom had
> to don my rain gear but I
did on a couple of times. IF not
> lighting I was casting. I was
an love obsession that has not let
> up much.
>
Sometime Gordy or one of the other students would voice a
>
problem in a cast. I would pick up my rod and work through the
>
cast. Then come back to the computer and put it in words. Gordy
>
and I would hash it over. Thanks to Gordy for all the time he as
> spent in teaching me how to type....
> Have a great day.
> May God protect the storm ravaged.
>
> ol
Al
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