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