Walter...
Well stated.
Gordy
From: WALTER/SUE SIMBIRSKI <simbirsw@xxxxxxx>
To: Gordon Hill <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: FW: Re: What do you feel or sense at the end of the casting stroke?
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:53:30 -0600
Gordy - almost every scientific law or formula has some degree of simplification or
approximation associated with it. The real test of its value is not if it is more accurate than its predecessor but whether it increases our understanding of a
phenomenon or allows us to describe the phenomenon in a more concise fashion or in
a way that makes it easier for a listener/student to understand.
The value of PI isn't 22/7 and the earth isn't really round. Just about everybody
knows that but, except for a small percentage of the population, most people don't
need a more accurate definition. When someone is learning how to cast they don't
need to worry about the fact that an absolute dead stop is impossible to achieve and
they have a lot of other important things to think about such as the 5 essentials of
fly casting. A student who masters the other essentials and is moving beyond this
stage needs to understand how modifying the "stop" impacts their cast.
My 2 cents worth.
Cheers!
Walter
Jeff...
I agree that teaching the concept of a STOP remains the best way to teach fly casting....particularly for distance as well as loop control. This is true, in my opinion, despite the sophisticated physics findings which we've discussed.
Gordy
From: Jeff Wagner <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ssadik1@xxxxxxx
CC: hillshead@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: What do you feel or sense at the end of the casting stroke?
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:22:51 -0600