DRIFT / FOLLOWTHROUGH

Walter & Group

 

 

ol Al....

 

Good string of messages (see below)

 

I like to look at drift pretty much the way it's described by Phil.  Important to note, that it can be used to increase the stroke length for the next cast.....AND THAT IT CAN ALSO INCREASE ROD ARC.  It is the repositioning of the rod hand in the direction of the unrolling loop which can do that because it results in getting the rod tip way back (or forward) before starting the next stroke.  Remember, it can be used during false casting in both directions.

 

My way of differentiating between DRIFT and FOLLOWTHROUGH is to look at followthrough as the same motion reserved for the presentation cast.  As such, followthrough would also differ from drift in that it can't increase stroke length or rod arc for the next stroke......because the isn't a "next stroke".  Followthrough can be done in each direction, too......such as with a back cast presentation.

 

Gordy

 

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Hi Allen,

 

 

1) Creeping: A caster may anticipate the forward or back cast and in so doing move the rod slowly in the direction of the stroke reducing the distance over which the acceleration can be applied.  This reduces the potential distance that the caster can get or it crowds the accelertation into too short a stroke causing other problems like tailing loops.  Another sport, archery, uses the same term to describe someone who allows the bow string forward before releasing instead of getting a nice clean release from the anchor point. 

 

2) Drifting: A caster is drifting if the rod tip continues in the direction of the cast after the accelerate stop.  It could be considered a fault if the cast never gets a clean stop allowing the rod to unload properly or it could be done on purpose after the accelerate/stop to achieve a longer stroke or perhaps affect the way the line behaves at the end of a forward cast.

 

Phil Rispin