Jim.....
I agree.
Now.....tell me what happens when the casting arc (rod arc) is too great for the amount of line carried.
(I've noted a number of candidates who get stumped on that one.)
Gordy
Gordy
From: "jimpenrod" <t.maltese@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Gordon Hill" <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: A brain teaser
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 23:55:36 -0500
Gordy,1 Stroke is the distance the hand travels from the front cast to the back cast while arc is the change in the angle of the rod butt from the front to the back cast (or back to front to be complete) The stroke length is varied dependent upon the amount of line being caried out of the tip of the rod-in general more line out the longer the stroke. If more line is carried and there is not change in the stroke distance one is eventually going to have a tailing loop (more power to keep the line airborne) or a collapsing loop (not enough power to keep the line airborne) Mel Krieger has referred to a variable arc, that is to say as more or less line is carried and the stoke distance changes so does the arc.Jim----- Original Message -----From: Gordon HillTo: flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx ; sobbobfish@xxxxxxx ; rtab@xxxxxxx ; CAPTPERMIT@xxxxxxx ; creangler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; dwright@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; daver@xxxxxxxxxx ; dennisg@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; captdoug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; dsprague01@xxxxxxxxxxx ; ephemera@xxxxxxx ; brushycreekfc@xxxxxxxxx ; keysjake@xxxxxxx ; barefootj@xxxxxxx ; bradyir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; flyfishar@xxxxxxxxxxx ; ken.cole@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; captkirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; glbaggett@xxxxxxxxx ; mkreider1@xxxxxxx ; martyt@xxxxxxxxxx ; niallogan@xxxxxxxxxx ; pminnick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; bigfly@xxxxxxxxx ; whorwood@xxxxxxxxx ; flycasts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; sheila@xxxxxxxxxx ; scjacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; tharper@xxxxxxxxxxx ; tomwhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxCc: mildbill@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; caddis@xxxxxxx ; Brydnlnims@xxxxxxxxxxx ; cezannealexander@xxxxxxxxxxx ; crazycharlie@xxxxxxx ; croberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; blacksalmon@xxxxxxxxxxx ; DermSox@xxxxxxx ; gladesflybum@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; gavin@xxxxxxxxxxx ; hillshead@xxxxxxx ; iverson@xxxxxxxxx ; jfs523@xxxxxxxxxxx ; jerry_puckett2001@xxxxxxxxx ; kathleen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; thedamselfly@xxxxxxxxxxx ; plami@xxxxxxxxxxx ; ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; kerrrc@xxxxxxxxx ; simbirsw@xxxxxxx ; bobbeanblossomFFF@xxxxxxxxxxx ; hillcathy@xxxxxxx ; donjack@xxxxxxxxxxx ; douglas.swift@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; erniemaynard@xxxxxxxxxxx ; flyfsfrank@xxxxxxx ; hlpc@xxxxxxx ; jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; t.maltese@xxxxxxxxx ; skifishvail@xxxxxxxx ; jfv@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; trallag@xxxxxxx ; captflyrod@xxxxxxx ; mollysemenik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; fraudflies@xxxxxxx ; shane@xxxxxxxxx ; snowmonkey29@xxxxxxxSent: Friday, November 04, 2005 9:10 PMSubject: FW: A brain teaserGroup...
These are good basic foundation questions posed by Tom White. Let's have as many of you as possible send in answers.
Gordy
From: "Gordon Hill"
<hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: FW: A brain teaser
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:57:37 -0500-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Hill
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:26 AM
To: 'Tom White'
Subject: RE: A brain teaser-----Original Message-----
From: Tom White [mailto:tomw1483@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:25 PM
To: 'Gordon Hill'
Subject: A brain teaserGordie;
Here is a topic I would like introduced to your study group.
The Casting Arc as it relates to changes in distance and its relationship to the stroke length.
1.) Define stroke.
2.) Define Arc.
3.) Why do we vary the length of the stroke?
4.) Why/when do we vary the degree of arc?
This is a topic that isn?t emphasized enough. It is the key to loop shaping, loop size, rod loading, the degree of acceleration that is applied during the cast, and of course distance ? or presentation.
Thanks;
Tom White
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