This is the reason why I see many casters (myself included at times) casting further with their warm up casts in competition than when they're told the clock has started.Boisker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:43 pm I must have been in a relaxed mood as I generally had a nice easy tempo and was comfortable casting 10’ into the backing.... on a 90’ line I hasten to add... not far I realise, but something I need to get stick in my dopey head
Apart from the usual suspect of tracking my usual biggest issue is rushing and over-powering the stroke, however much I realise a smooth steady stroke is the answer I still too often find myself rushing it... perhaps I should go back to my youth and take up the herb again... chilled out casting definitely is a big step forward for me
I think casting is a bit like playing pool - there's an optimum level of inebriation required for best performance.
James