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Hi Nick, For me it depends on the objective of the cast. For judging the correct length of fly and leader required for an accurate lay down cast, I extend both line and leader on the front cast before beginning a back cast. If I know the line length and want to increase the tempo, I may begin the ba...

Hi Nick,

Are you referring to the front cast, back cast or both with your question?

John

I’ll tell you another interesting observation, John, most distance casters use around 80% effort on the first cast and often it’s the longest! Cheers, Paul Hi Paul, I have heard that observation from a few casters, also the observation that their longest cast is the one after cast after their time ...

Hi Paul, I agree with Lasse, you need both loop shape and speed. The best place to see this is the top 38 gram single handed casters because of the gear they use. Very sharp loops with the rod leg as close as possible to being parallel to the ground. The best fly distance coaches have a philosophy b...

Apologies for the confusion, my comment above should have been posted on another thread. Breathing and concentrating is multitasking for me and I don't do that well.

John

Posted this in the wrong thread, apologies. You are correct Paul, it is about slinging the body, not the line. Also agree with your comment about lowering your centre of gravity at the start of the forward stroke through the back leg. It all comes down to what the body does. Pity mine won't do as it...

You are correct Paul, it is about slinging the body, not the line. Also agree with your comment about lowering your centre of gravity at the start of the forward stroke through the back leg.

It all comes down to what the body does. Pity mine won't do as it is told haha.

John

That's right Paul, my good friend Wlodek Targosz is the best technically correct distance caster I have ever seen and he has a similar description to your student who referred to dunking a basketball. Wlodek's description of the final wrist movement in a fly distance cast is like having a matchbox s...

I use the term "slinging" rather than "pulling" to describe the long stroke cast i.e. every distance greater than that controlled by forward rotation of the forearm and wrist only. If the distance you are casting requires you to move the hand from behind the shoulder to forward of the shoulder then ...

Hi Bart, I believe Steve delays his rotation until he feels tension on the rod, hence it is not as delineated as the keyboard strokes display. The more I throw rather than cast, the more important I think that is.

John