Part one I don’t think they do. I don't think they do either...in fact I think it would be massively unlikely in all but the most exceptional of circumstances. Effort is very rarely, if ever, front and foremost in the minds of most casters I've ever taught. It is certainly a concern for instructors...

I have a couple of questions for you now….because we’re in the teaching section.

How would a caster independently discover relaxed control over the wrist as a solution for excess effort ?

Do you remember a presentation on white bear theory? SL meet on the Annan.

Because it’s not a very versatile technique.

Yup...I have.

It still depends. If it's a mental strap then I'll certainly try and dislodge it at some point. They're always mental straps I think.

If it works, do you change it?

It depends

I’d take the strap off if that’s what you mean.

Quicker than I thought 🙂 First big difference is that, in the teaching framework I like to use, there is no model cast. I certainly have learning and performance objectives and I totally accept the idea of general patterning but there is no model cast. This is because there is no model cast that mee...

This could get philosophical 😁 Is competition and angling technique, instruction and training similar or dissimilar? It’s dissimilar. How and why? John Let’s have a look at similarities first. I think we could agree that A 100’ cast with a 5# bears some similarities to a 30’ cast with a 5#. The proc...

Let’s say it’s someone who watched the FFI instructor workshop

It’s dissimilar.

Our caster has duck taped his rod butt to his forearm because he couldn’t afford the strap. Are we cool with this? No. What about if he’s casting like that but without the duck tape? It depends. Who is this person?, what can he do already?, what is he trying to improve? Is he freezing? Why does he ...