My adjustments are based on the way my loops look.

Mine too.

For me it’s very straightforward, Vince. The first thing to learn is to cast loops. Not loops with 30’ of flyline. But just with the leader, with 1’ of flyline, 2’ etc etc up to whatever it can be. They can play with loops that are tight, open, not straightening, falling to the ground. Loops initia...

the students often expect it.

Yep...they do

It’s any task that requires an increase in linespeed Lasse, changing planes as an example. It’s not just about mentoring though, it’s about instructing in general. If the basic casting stroke is cramping a casters capacity to vary it then they have to learn how to change it so they can. In some quar...

Back to your original point Paul. I have never taught a beginner to Spey cast first but this must surely happen on a regular basis for DH instructors on the big waters. In some respects it would be a good place to start because there is more coordinated whole body movement required in the casting cy...

It’s certainly challenging. With students who keep falling into this trap, I think it’s a good idea to explain why it’s happening and what we are trying to achieve, which is training their movements such they occur autonomically when the big fish appears. Agree that too…starting to agree with you a...

There is a huge risk in teaching where when trying to make minor (or subtle) changes to an ingrained stroke, it results in the caster overanalysing his or her movements, they then become robotic, everything looks forced and what we thought was a minor change becomes a road block of immense proporti...

Could it be so simple as having the students actually hold a flyrod and actually practice and try to improve? It could be a great start…but it’s more complicated than that.😁 We’ve been through the effects of contextual interference before on SL and Vince has also touched on differential learning an...

I agree with Lasse and Vince and some of Paul’s at the same time.

Rods “know” nothing.

Although…thinking about it…they were v busy juicing beavers, that was unfiltered as I recall.