'Walter & Group ....
From Bruce Richards: (Bruce's comments prefaced by ******* in ol Al's text.:-
OK, I'll bite. Why would I ever want to "followthrough." Realize I
haven't given this much thought, but, I don't see the purpose. "
****First off, where did the term "follow through" come from in casting?
I've never used it, but I guess it makes sense, properly defined.
Howdy Dave
The 'Follow-through' is tending the bottom leg of the loop. You can
control the flight of the bottom leg by using the follow through. It will
remain aloft longer if you guide it up and out, AFTER the loop is formed.
****There is no bottom leg before loop formation.Pulling the bottom leg up
and pushing the rod tip forward may extend the shoot slightly, I suppose.
If you will watch a video of Steve Rayjeff or Paul Arden casting you can
see the extreme reach after the forward cast. As with most long-distance
casters, they are trying to 'maintain contact' with the line, before the
loop is formed as long as they can. They drift back as far as they can then
power forward as far as they can.
*****The "extreme reach" you see in long range deliveries is mostly to
accentuate the shoot by making sure the rod is in the same plane as the
loop. This minimizes guide friction and means the lines doesn't have to
shoot up through the rod against gravity. The only way to get this
horizontal rod position at the end of a long cast is to thrust the hand up
and forward and rotate the wrist forward. This actually minimizes contact
with the line, hence more shoot. These three sentences seem to be about
different subjects to me...
Remember when Mark Sardoti (SP) the man that cast backward at the Fly
Fishing Show. He maintained contact with the line as long as is possible. I
guess you could liken it to a Rifle or a pistol barrel.
****I guess I don't see how we would lose contact with the line, we are
holding it in our hand and it is in contact with the rod tip all the time,
maybe I misunderstand...
Bruce
Ok Gordy and Bruce what do you say?
ol Al
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Hill [mailto:hillshead@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:56 AM
To: 'Allen Crise'
Subject: RE: quiz 6/12
ol Al....
Good string of messages.
I like to look at drift pretty much the way it's described here.