Jerry's casting factors

Walter & Group...

Jerry...

My brief comments in your text in CAPS..... Gordy

 

Gordy:

The rod tip follows a nearly straight line path of the rod tip during the cast.  To achieve this both a linear movement and a rotational casting arc result in a casting stroke with less work as opposed to a simple linear cast or a rotational cast as Tom White illustrated.

 

YES.  LESS WORK FOR THE SAME DISTANCE, OR THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK YIELDING GREATER DISTANCE WHEN MORE LINE IS CARRIED.

 

Using both linear and rotational movements during the cast, does the casting arc increase with the length of the line, short cast smaller casting arc, longer cast increasingly greater casting arc?  Is this what achieves the SLP of the rod tip?   In other words, a longer length of line to be cast would require a longer linear movement for a deeper bend in the rod thus requiring a greater casting arc to maintain a SLP of the rod tip.

 

YES.  LONGER LINE CARRIED, THE LONGER THE STROKE.   LONGER LINE CARRIED, THE GREATER THE CASTING ARC.  PUTTING IT TOGETHER, THE MORE LINE CARRIED (GREATER DISTANCE FOR THE CAST) THE LONGER THE TIP TRAVEL.

 

This would be based on a smooth accelerated acceleration of both the linear and rotational movement.  The more I think about the smooth accelerated acceleration this movement varies with the length of the casting stroke and arc-- Mostly arm in a short cast and in a long cast smooth accelerated acceleration can start at the feet, flow through the body and arm for maximum effectiveness, seamless smoothness so to speak.

 

YES.  THE COMBINITION OF: 1. CASTING STROKE (LINEAR HAND MOTION),  2. CASTING ARC (ANGULAR MOTION OF THE BUTT SECTION OF THE ROD), 3. BODY MOTION, AND (SOMETIMES) 4. A STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CAST WHEN DONE SMOOTHLY IN CONCERT CAN RESULT IN A NICE LONG CAST.  ALL THESE THINGS GO TO INCREASE TIP TRAVEL.

 

Hope this stream of thought is not to confusing.  Just trying to understand. Thanks Jerry

 

GOOD STREAM, JERRY !.............Gordy