Trying to discover the perfect cast is a lost hope, but what we learn by trying it is actually what we are seeking.

Some people just like to sit amongst the buttercups Paul…seeking something else.

You say that vertical Is best for accuracy hoops and I agree For competition accuracy hoops yes, left to my own devices, just overhead accuracy at hoops, I would also be hauling. This means that, for me, if you’re teaching to produce the optimal solution for competition accuracy you’re teaching a s...

You can make a competition out of anything, a practice drill out of anything, it can be easy, difficult…impossible maybe 🙂. Whatever it is you decide to do it should be relevant to the overall needs and objectives of the caster. I could certainly make a good argument for the benefits of learning how...

Hi John

Vince posted 326 not me. You’ll have to take it up with him.

If there are rules in competition accuracy then the task constraints are invariant. This is true whatever the task, wherever it is held, and whatever you're using to complete it. This is true of instructor assessment tasks too, each one may be different to the next but taken on a one by one basis th...

Good edit John...thank heavens for that....I have a deeply visceral objection to being confused with Vince....don't know why...amongst other things I think it's because he's not the same shape as me. I'm sure he feels the same. :) I'm not sure that what were talking about is what may have changed as...

Fascinating...

I've seen a few accuracy comps in my time, judged a few too. I've never seen anyone change a thing.

John Waters wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 11:13 am Deliver the fly to the desired area Mark. What is the objective of the fly angler?

Very much the same John

Do the desired areas ever change beyond the four specified?

Do you recommend a particular way for a competition caster to achieve this ?

What is the objective for a competition accuracy caster John ?

I think you're all dancing on the head of a pin here. It is a matter of choice what the instructor chooses to teach and an accuracy layout is a perfectly reasonable mechanism for teaching. So, however, is a cap, or a dandelion...it's only targets. We choose how complicated we want the task to be, ba...