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by Mangrove Cuckoo
Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:41 pm
Forum: Teaching
Topic: Teaching (myself) 170 backcast tracking
Replies: 11
Views: 1185

Re: Teaching (myself) 170 backcast tracking

Thanks guys! Plenty to chew on. I appreciate your generosity. I think I have a pretty good grasp of a lot of it. I was just baffled by my poor tracking. i went out and played this evening but the 15+ side wind was not real helpful. I did see some improvement after watching Lasses' videos and noted h...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Mon Mar 27, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Teaching
Topic: Teaching (myself) 170 backcast tracking
Replies: 11
Views: 1185

Teaching (myself) 170 backcast tracking

There is no doubt that I can generate more force on my backcast using the 170 technique but my tracking goes all to hell. I am struggling to keep the legs parallel. I was hoping for vertical, but even off vertical, the loop is far from decent. I commonly achieve better distance with the 170 backcast...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:46 pm
Forum: Teaching
Topic: Free Teaching
Replies: 9
Views: 840

Re: Free Teaching

Tuition is a curious term not common over here in the US BTW... But, what about implied value? If it is free... how can it be worth much? I know that idea was floated when I was doing "free" classes through a big box store. You get what you pay for... so the more the instructor's time cost...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Flyfishing
Topic: Leader connections
Replies: 28
Views: 6438

Re: Leader connections

I don't have access to an Instron anymore (actually I probably do if I asked), but my experience tells me what the results would show and that might be somewhat surprising to most. I make my own loop at the end of the flyline by doubling the line back and securing it with a nail knot. One nail knot....
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: The stop revisited.
Replies: 173
Views: 10229

Re: The stop revisited.

Some of this is hazy but the impact was concrete... at least for me. A long time ago, I think on the old board, a gentleman who's name I forget, but I don't think is active on SL any more, made a post in some sort of casting or physics thread. Is that hazy enough? In either a film clip or a series o...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: The stop revisited.
Replies: 173
Views: 10229

Re: The stop revisited.

I disagree with this statement, any rod works with swing, spring, and leverage, and none of these mechanisms can disappear. Merlin Merlin, I have for a long time held a vague suspicion that there is a combination of force, timing and technique that fits into some sort of sweet spot where a particul...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Sun Mar 12, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: Integrated Shooting Head Lines
Replies: 51
Views: 3797

Re: Integrated Shooting Head Lines

This is a little off topic, which I know is not unusual for me, but... I cast a Ballistic Pro line a little while ago. A friend who is the most comp oriented caster I know brought it to playtime. The head felt a bit heavy to me, compared to my MED, but when the rear connection flew out of the rings ...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:55 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: The 270?
Replies: 2
Views: 593

The 270?

Just curious...

Has anyone tried a stopless presentation stroke from a horizontal rod plane?

You don't have to worry about breaking your rod by slapping the ground, and the results are quite curious.

BTW... don't blame me... its all Phil's fault! :D
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: Question about optimal head length
Replies: 34
Views: 2611

Re: Question about optimal head length

If we have a 30' head now we have a problem. Because if we carry just the head at the top of the loop it's not enough to throw distance. I think I have found an interesting corollary to this? Not for max distance, but for minimal effort when working mangrove shorelines. My measurements (all approxi...
by Mangrove Cuckoo
Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: Flycasting
Topic: Blind casting
Replies: 16
Views: 1460

Re: Blind casting

Hi Phil ! 1a Yes 1b not really 2a Sort of 2b nope I commonly close my eyes while playing to concentrate on feedback. Lately, I have been closing my eyes to concentrate on sequencing of movements that are outside my default stroke. And when I do open them, the loop shape is commonly not as good as th...

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