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When the other greenhouse gasses we release/produce are also factored into that to give a CO2 equivalent, we are now over 500 ppm CO2e. In other words, if the effect of those gases were added to the current CO2, we’re at just over 500 already. (I’m on my phone right now, but I’ll find a reference fo...

Hello Greame and Paul! Let me try to interpret what you are saying and you tell me whether I got it right. For a long drag backcast Graeme rotates the thumb, which I interpret to mean switching to a v-grip (or similar). Paul teaches switching to a grip with palm facing down. So both change the grip...

G'day Jarmo, I made a video of my own cast a couple of years ago to help me analyse what actions I'm doing. It shows the solution I have for your question: switch the thumb position between front and back casts. You'll see it happen in the first few frames from this point in the video. https://youtu...

Aim higher. Sort of simplistic, but how do you define a trajectory that's too low? What is the problem with the cast being low? Is it crashing into the water before it unrolls? For a long forward cast, the back cast should finish quite low before initiating the forward cast, since you're aiming the ...

Several trips out on the salt. That's nasty!

(I don't take it there any longer.)

Cheers,
Graeme

Hi Graeme and All, What term or terms do you use to describe the backward and forward movement of the stroke? Hi John, Backward and forward sums it up. The how is important ... I don't need to use the words push or pull in any lesson plan, other than to say that the tip is pulling the line and the ...

I avoid both terms. They're confusing in this context.

Cheers,
Graeme

I avoid the term "loading the rod" wherever possible. I think a beginner who has heard the term and is trying to utilise it will end up putting WAY too much power into their cast. It's possible (and easy) to teach someone to cast without ever using it.

Cheers,
Graeme

It's a great experiment Lasse. I've always loved this video.

Cheers,
Graeme

Thanks for sharing that Stefan. That's really interesting.

Cheers,
Graeme