Walter & Group.........
Note my attachment on commonly used terms and abbreviations from fly casting lexicon. As you read it, please understand that some of the, "definitions" will be re-worded by our FFF Glossary committee in the future.
Gordy
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From Craig Buckbee :
hi gordy,
some thoughts on teaching the rollcast...
understanding that the rollcast is a teaching tool,
not just a fishing cast, how about a backward rollcast?
perhaps not a fishing cast, but certainly a method to
learn about the rearward loop.
let me explain... after a recent spey clinic (with al buhr + jim valle)
and with it the ever expanding world of new rod tip movements, i arrived home
to start playing with my new 'toys'. they led me to start throwing a rearward
rollcast.
the set-up is the mirror image of the standard forward roll. it works, and it
allows the caster to separate out the rear loop from the usual forward/
backward casting motion(s).
crazy?
craig
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Craig ...
Not at all crazy, whether teaching Spey or Straight line overhead casting.
I have used the technique of teaching the back cast (or even polishing the back casts of MCCI canditates) by having the caster make repeated back casts starting with the fly line stretched out on the grass before him/her. The caster makes the back cast and critiques the loop as it unfurls. He, then, turns and makes another back cast in the opposite direction. No forward cast is made. This allows the caster and instructor to concentrate on the back cast apart from all else.
George Roberts starts his students doing just this as he teaches salt water fly casting. (Check this out on his video, SALTWATER FLY CASTING, 10 Steps to Distance and Power, 1998 White Mouse Productions.)
Your description, above, is an advance on this technique. It is more difficult to make a nice tight loop when roll casting in either direction, but particularly when making that backward roll cast. By doing it repeatedly, it helps build an advanced element of control.
One way to do it, is to have the caster simply make the, "setup" for the backward roll maneuver, by flipping a well controlled , underpowered loop of line before him on the grass or water, stopping, then making the reverse roll cast.
Gordy
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A course outline plan from Al Crise. Each seperate lesson plan within this format, could well have exact times for each individual presentation :-
Training/Casting Clinic
Workshop
Presented by
Allen Crise, FFF Master Casting
Instructor
Objective; to assist candidates for the Federation
of Fly Fishers Casting program’s Instructor’s Test; by offering information on
Casting, & Instruction. This will cover how students learn, how to analyze
casting problems. FFF Ethics, Understanding the difference between style and
substance. Up dates from the FFF CBOG.
To introduce others that are
wanting to learn to fly cast. The mechanics of fly casting. This course will
cover basic casting, equipment, lines,& leaders. We hope to make casting fun and easy to
learn.
Saturday; 7:00 AM Coffee and meeting and
greeting.
Casting;
evaluations.
Steve’s PowerPoint:
Al ethnics and the
FFF
Casting; for
Accuracy
Noon
LUNCH
Bryan; on Equipment, lines,
leader, and tippet
Casting:
Casting; roll casting on the
grass
CASTING TILL DARK
THIRTY
Sunday; 7 am Coffee
Dave: equipment leaders and
lines.
Casting: Casting task from the
test
Ken; demo on mend and line
control
Noon
Lunch
Al; being a good instructor
tips
Casting; The task of the
FFFF-CCI test
Written Test CCI Written
test.*
Casting till 5:00
PM
* The FFF Certified Casting
Instructor Test (CCI)
Those wanting to take the CCI
written test can do so on Sunday Afternoon. These two days will count as the
required Workshop for the CCI test.
Casting till dark thirty on
Saturday
till 5:30 on
Sunday
Who are the
Instructors?
Master Casting
Instructors:
Gary Wood Glenpool,
Ok
Allen Crise
Glen Rose TX
Certified Casting
Instructors;
Steve Hollshead,
TX,
Ken Cole Dallas
TX,
Dave Speer
Dallas, TX
Handouts will be given
out.
Overview;
This workshop will focus on
casting, analysis of casting problems, and teaching. The material presented below also
includes information that should help you grow as a casting instructor and
improve your fly-casting
·
A
simple definition of casting.
·
The
mechanics and fundamentals (substance) of casting including essential principles
or physics of casting and variables in the casting stroke. Bill Gammel’s 5
essentials will be the basic study syllabus.
·
Elements of style (grip, stance, and body movements that define ‘form’ in
fly casting).
·
Observations on teaching fly-casting.
·
A
six-step method to analyze, communicate and cure casting
problems.
·
Common casting problems and cures.
·
Casting; basic pickup-laydown, roll casting, shooting line, hauling,
mends and slack line casting. Accuracy,
In the
Classroom;
Steve; A teachers Notebook.
How people learn
Al; FFF Ethics, History of the
FFF Casting Program
Bryan; equipment, lines,
leaders and tippets
Casting
Demonstrations.
Ken: Hooks and mends. Slack
line casting
Al; Roll casting on the
grass.
Dinner at noon; Brisket on
Saturday/ Chicken on Sunday
Casting till dark thirty on
Saturday till 5:30 on Sunday
In summary,
in order to throw tight loops in a straight line, you must make the rod tip
travel in a straight line during the casting stroke. To do this, you will always
need to eliminate right to left deviations in the rod tip path, eliminate slack,
and accelerate the rod tip smoothly ending in a stop. Every other addition or
subtraction to the cast will affect the amount of bend in the rod and the time
it takes for the loops to straighten. You should be constantly watching your
loops, and making the correct adjustments. By following the one foot at a time
drill, you will develop a feel for every rod position that you will need. The
more you practice these situational changes; the quicker you will be able to
execute them on the fly. Bill Gammel
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Top 20 Abbreviations.doc
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