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Walter....
I was able to retrieve
Jim Valle's questions along with Bill Toone's answers and am forwarding same to
you. I suspect your answers would be different as were
Jim Penrod's. Obviously, the questions are in blue
type.
Gordy
From: Bill
Toone [mailto:btoone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] My answers
to the questions posted by Jim. Be gentle… Regards, Bill
Toone a.
New Casters line …short
head… 30’ caster trying to throw a distance cast of 80’ by aerializing and false
casting 50’ of line… cast falls apart …Why? New
Caster/Beginner Fly lines typically have a shorter head and front/rear tapers
than your more typical fly lines. Although this configuration allows for
beginning casters to compensate for their lack of mechanics it is not a line
conducive to much distance. The shorter head (SA Headstart fly line is
35’) and long running line allows for only a relatively short amount of line to
be carried beyond the rod tip. This in turn does not allow for the
beginner caster with his limited ability to aerialize enough line with
sufficient energy transfer to cast adequately at the above distance.
b.
New Casters line … 30’
head … How would you teach a student to throw the entire 90’ line
My first choice would be for the
student to have a fly line up for the task. Casting such a short headed
fly line 90’ is going to be a difficult task, especially for a beginner.
However if that is not an option then I would do the
following; 1.
Teach & practice until the
student is competent in the 5 essentials 2.
Use of short leader to compensate
for low energy transfer at distance with the short headed
line 3.
Teach and practice shooting line
until the student is competent to shooting 50% of what he or she can carry in
the air 4.
Teach and practice carrying 60’ of
line (50% shoot rule of thumb) in the air a.
At some point the double haul with
need to be introduced to the student with the necessary competency needing to be
obtained for this skill as well
i.
Yes, I know somebody out there can
throw this without a double haul but why would you beat your student up like
that? 5.
Put 1, 2 & 3 together.
Tweak from there. a.
With the inefficient design of the
short headed line the caster is going to need to develop extremely high line
speed (i.e. power) to achieve the assigned task. All efforts above are
working towards this goal. c.
Distance line … 60’
head … How would you teach the student to throw the entire 100’
line
Same as above although the 60’ head
will allow this to be done much easier and a longer leader should be used.
However amount of line aerialized by student will need to be greater than in
above answer B. Without going into a full lesson plan on distance casting
in the answer, teaching distance has the same set of skill requirements needed
regardless of equipment (although proper equipment allows this to be achieved
easier with the subsequent adjustments to stroke, arc, power, etc., over those
used for less efficient equipment). Using the more properly designed line
for distance casting, the caster will not have to create as much line speed to
achieve the desired result as would be necessary with the shorter head design in
question B above. d.
New Casters Line … 30’
head… How would you teach the student to make a 55’ distance roll
cast 1.
Ensure competency in the 5
Essentials 2.
Ensure competency in the proper roll
cast mechanics 3.
High line speed will need to be
developed in the roll cast in order to cast the short headed
line a.
Student will need to develop maximum
power with proper application during execution of roll
cast b.
Other skills needing to be
developed
i.
Student will need to develop skill
of shooting line in the roll cast
ii.
Student will need to develop single
haul skill applied in the roll cast 4.
All of the above efforts are working
towards developing the higher line speed necessary to roll cast this inefficient
designed line for the distance task assigned a.
Ensure adjustments are made to
casting stroke, casting arc, application of power, etc., for the necessary line
speed (power) needing to be generated. b.
Use of shorter leader to offset low
energy transfer of short head at distance e.
Distance line … 60’
head… How would you teach the student to make a 55’ distance roll
cast 1.
Numbers 1 & 2
above 2.
Although line speed is still
important, with the more efficient line design for distance being used steps
taken in #3 above will not be needed. With the 60’ head there will be
enough mass to keep turning over the line during the roll cast to achieve the
55’ distance assigned. This is of course with the use of proper mechanics
by the student. f.
Short head ….
Hauls 1.
As with all of the above answers the
student must be competent in the 5 Essentials first and
foremost. 2.
Use of short leader to offset low
energy transfer of short head 3.
After competency in the students
casting mechanics the student can then be taught to haul the
line a.
Use of typical haul teaching drills
and skill development techniques 4.
The short headed line will require
high line speed to help keep the line aerialized so skills will need to be
tweaked such as longer, sharper hauls and stroke length to achieve the higher
line speeds need to keep the short headed line aerialized at a typical 40 – 50’
distance. g.
Long Head
….Hauls 1.
Same as with short head answers
above but with the longer head not as much line speed will need to be developed
to aerialize the line at a typical 40 – 50’ distance. Should use longer
leader than with short head a.
Shorter haul will be required with
proportionally shorter stroke h.
NOW>>> Student
shows up with a WF 30’ head line (7wt) and a rod he built himself… Rod is
extremely stiff !!! Fast tip recovery, and will not load beyond two
feet below the tip with this line !… 8’0” Student is preparing to take the
CI performance test very soon! How would you instruct this student to: (assume
student can not afford new equipment of any kind and he intends to use this
equipment as his demonstration equipment once he is certified)
a.
Make a distance
cast? Emphasis on
developing lots of line speed; long powerful casting stroke with sharp
hauls. Use minimum leader/tippet allowed for test (7 ½’) so to help
compensate for low energy transfer with the short headed fly line at
distance b.
Make a short roll
cast? Normal roll
cast mechanics but with a bit more power c.
Make a Long roll cast?
Normal roll
cast mechanics but with a lot more power. Possibly have he/she include a
haul in the roll cast. Use of shorter leader to assist in turnover due to low
energy transfer of the short head at distance d.
Demonstrate
Hauls? Keep line
distance to the minimum side allowed for the CCI exam. Hauls and stroke
will need to be such to generate high line speeds necessary to keep the short
headed line in the air. e.
Adjust his
demonstration techniques for teaching … if any adjustments are necessary?
With the
equipment set up not being very good for much if any distance, he/she should
keep the teaching demonstrations to shorter distances of 30 -35’ which are more
appropriate for the rod – line combination being used. Although some
explain and demonstrate by the instructor is necessary I would keep it to a
minimum in this case with more emphasis on visual analogies (paint on a paint
brush, lifting a cup from the table, etc.) and other teaching methods such as
pantomiming and hand on hand methods to be used. -- -- |