Paul sais, that for achieving max rotational speed on the fly rod, he brakes his forearm and then has his rod hand flip over without further using any muscles in his rod hand, his wrist and his forearm.Paul Arden wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 3:09 amBecause a relaxed wrist “flails” or flips over faster when it’s kept relaxed and the muscles are not engaged. Just like when throwing a ball.Why would adding further force lead to less max speed?
I use my muscles to add my rod hand speed on top near the end of my casting stroke.
Paul likes to compare this with throwing a ball. Well, I have played hand ball and also played baseball a bit. First thing coming to my mind is the weight of the ball making differences. And then a fly rod - line system provides a very different resistance again.
Joan Wulff called the use of her wrist POWERsnap. I assume that was not because she just had the rod hand flip over without adding further force by using her muscles.
What's your thought in this and how do you speed up your fly rod?
Thanks and regards
Bernd