Hi Gordy,
As Torsten said, the power haul is off shoulder fc only for GF.
Hi Torsten,
If you have a new line, dressing on it and position the guides sideways friction may not be much of an issue. I agree. An older line, no dressing, guides in rod plane and I feel quite resistance. And I struggle in this uncomfortable position of my rod arm already.
HR Hebeisen (I think to remember in one of his videos) explained, that hauling down the rod is very efficient.
I agree with it. In avg. casting it feels excellent to me.
That aside I agree with Gordy's view, too. I said it some years ago: I use rotation to speed up the first guide away of my line hand. That leads to an increased impact of my rod hand to hauling speed.
Bottom line: I saw brilliant casting in both ways: hauling down the rod and hauling more in an angle in order to achieve best hauling speed.
However friction will increase and work against rod rotation. So I think we win one and lose the other to some degree.
Since hauling down the rod leads to a more comfortable moving area for my line hand when fishing all day, I mostly use that in short to medium distances.
On longer distances I go a bit more aggressive.
Have you thought about the "when to haul" and the impact on moving line hand and guide away of each other, Gordy? How about a late haul compared to a more early haul in terms of rotation to speed up the lowest guide?
Looking at the GF video from above, one may also realize the different possibilities in timing the start of hauling compared to hauling down the rod. A late haul seems impossible for GF his technique!?
Regards
Bernd