Hi Vince, that's a cast within the vertical plane. I'd teach this first with a side cast and open stance, of course I'd prefer that people are able to observe their own backcast independent from the coach. Once they have learned this, the plane is moved up to the vertical. BTW the plane is not const...

Hi John, see for instance [1], page 66, table 3, figures for competition casts (trout distance/sea trout distance). Peak speed rod ~7m/s (translation), ~15rad/s (rotation), haul ~10m/s You would need to multiply the rad/s for rotation with the effective lever length, I'd guestimate something around ...

Hi Mark, I think this was rather a poor argument from Paul, of course you need to learn loop control first. That's the same for commercial instruction and casting sport. Unfortunately often teached with the clock face, I'd favor an open stance, side cast first, so that you can observe the backcast y...

Yep Rickard
Well I've heard these silly arguments often enough, casting sport is not like fishing blah, blah .. mostly by people not involved into the sport.
Actually before I'd learn a zillion of presentation casts (and maybe performing them mediocre) I'd try too be good @ the basic overhead cast.

Hi John, Might be off-topic here, That's very true, the rod is a flexible lever and we only throw the line, although on occasions I have thrown the rod as well. :blush: However the direct contact we have is with the rod only. We create movement in the body that is transferred to the rod through the ...

Hi John, exactly, we cast the line, not the rod. That's unlike other sports you have mentioned, a flexible level between you and the "projectile". Principles apply only partially, mechanics is quite different IMHO (as Merlin has pointed out in a different thread). Greetings, Torsten Hi Joh...

Hi John,

is your objective distance fly rod throwing?

Greetings,
Torsten

John Waters wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 3:07 am However, the principal of using kinetic chaining to create energy and transmit it to the rod is the same as is used and instructed in other sports to create energy and transmit it to a ball, discus or javelin.

Hi, good question, I'm guessing Lefty meant SW gear (8-11) and normal WFs with something like a 40' head. Absolute distances make only sense with the context. For instance even world's best fly casters don't average 110' under controlled conditions (indoor, ED5) - see for instance the swedish study ...

Hi Paul, You have time to rebuild his stroke. You’ll get 10 lessons say and 80-100 hrs of training. .. I don’t know about cost/benefits but most of my students are SW anglers. That's something like 1k€ for these lessons? Sounds like a great business if you can sell it via remote teaching, so no trav...

Wow, 5K USD. Nils, in my opinion this concept is totally unattractive unless you're member of a sponsored team or rich and famous. Another blocker is in my opinion that you need to take a full week off, not that easy for working people. Maybe the complexity went out of control? For comparison, data ...