How do you equate the contribution of Jeff’s hips and shoulders compared to his arm movement to line speed? He defines distance casting as “whatever is longer for you” so that covers quite a range of recreational fishing distances. Good definition. Thanks John, I’ve looked at the video and know wha...

This is an interesting discussion for me, it highlights how each of us view and categorise specific segments of the fly casting world and the relative attention we devote to both the performance and the instruction. Tournament casts are but one segment, as are short line fishing, long line fishing a...

Re your post 155, no worries Vince, flat out myself today and tomorrow. I don't have time to respond to your post in full, but will. I can quickly do so for your first point about YouTube. What verifiable and reputable source did you access that allowed you to arrive at your conclusion that Dan's in...

Apologies Vince, I did not get to the \\\\\/ part of your post, gotta run but will tonight.

John

Hi John How do you describe "better performance" for recreational anglers in the UK? Adaptability, to enable them to deliver the fly where they need to, in the desired presentation using the range of available equipment in the environment that they are likely to fish. It means giving them...

Well done,

John

Stoatstail50 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:15 pm It’s dissimilar.

How and why?

John

Hi John My point is that athletes in many sports produce enhanced performances over time and it is often the result of better technique, better coaching and better preparation, physical and mental........I use movement principles to deliver the novice's objectives. For a recreational angler, can yo...

We can respectfully agree to disagree on that view. We could I suppose but if these statements are true then we don't disagree at all. I would suggest all the high jumping coaches in Paris later this year would not teach the Fosby flop to cross a fence, but they all teach it to jumping athletes who...

Hi John 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 ...