Yes, by starting with a question, forming a hypotheses and conducting a test then analysing the captured data. So what is “the” question that you want answered?so I repeat, it has been done before
What happened to the rate of injuries in the sport with this increase in speed? Lots of studies about Tommy Johns surgery are producing statistics like these below:in 2023 3,367 pitches hit 100 mph or faster. Something has changed in technique and many coaches have been able to synthesise the change or changes into lesson and training plans, so I repeat, it has been done before.
During the study period, 3185 elbow injuries (n = 430 Major League; n = 2755 Minor League) occurred. The mean number of days missed and percentage requiring surgery were similar between Major and Minor League players. Overall, 20.0% (650/3185) of the injuries required surgical treatment. Pitchers were the most likely to incur an elbow injury (40.0% of injured athletes were pitchers), were the most likely to require surgery (34.2% of injured pitchers required surgery), and had the greatest mean number of days missed when treated nonsurgically (33.2 days). Medial injuries composed 42.1% (1342/3185) of all elbow injuries. Of all elbow surgeries performed during the study period, the highest percentage involved ligaments (372/650; 57.2%).
Overgrown streams are not the only exception. Most rivers have trees and boulders, skiffs have a guy on a platform poling behind them. Many people fish up to their waist in water. There are a huge amount of constraints that drive varying solutions, otherwise we would only have to teach one cast. Would you use your competition accuracy techniques to teach someone with carpal tunnel syndrome?Competition accuracy casting and overhead angling casting to targets or fish, up to 15 metres away supports the commonality in each (overgrown streams being the exception)
You are describing a destination not the journey to get there and that is why we have clear water between us.
H what technique you start teaching the average angler to cast 15m accurately, who did not have good control of the fly line. Do you ignore hauling? How will you take a novice to your idealised technique?
I’ve never seen it taught as one or the other. Push vs pull was over a long time as far as I’m aware and I have not seen any focus on front of shoulder arm extension, please could you show some examples?The \\\\\\\/ adage, focus on translation rather than rotation
Regards
Vince