If you have practised the skill diligently and deliberately, and can perform the task successfully on a regular basis without veins on your forehead popping out, I would suggest that you have learned the skill. Many people we coach learn to do this by watching the loops, as instructed. What happens...

Hi Mark, My apologies that should have been are there times when *not* watching the backcast is important? Not sure what happened to the word “watching”; that will teach me for going to the boat without rereading my post! For me I think there are many situations where we need an excellently position...

Just popping out on a boat here, but do you think there are times in fishing when *not* the backcast is important, Mark? And if so how do you teach that?

Cheers, Paul

Hi Mark, I agree. :cool: I also usually haul too by the way, and I spend far more time training accuracy without hovering the fly for the obvious reason. While I enjoy the game, I spend much more of my time throwing poppers at leaves without falsecasting. It’s a Stopless delivery, there is no hover,...

Stoatstail50 wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:51 pm

Trying to discover the perfect cast is a lost hope, but what we learn by trying it is actually what we are seeking.

Some people just like to sit amongst the buttercups Paul…seeking something else.

Hi Mark, When you make the constraints tight enough then there does become an optimal method. (That does of course go to the heart of constraints led coaching; ie to allow the athlete/flycaster to get ever closer his or her optimal performance). You say that vertical Is best for accuracy hoops and I...

Yep. I think it’s quite difficult to train pocket water fishing on a field. I think what I would do is to create a package of skills… and then create the challenges later. I don’t know what yours is but mine would be tight loops in all rod and loop planes. Varying loop sizes. Overpowered and underpo...

Nice photos, Vince! I think we should actually create such a competition. I’ve made overpowered curve casts around posts to targets in competition (West Yellowstone) as well as had to cast through standing hoops (Denver). I enjoy the Danish Games and find those fun. I’d certainly rather do that than...

I think much of this is true, Mark. I’d love to see an assault course crazy golf style flycasting game. That would be fun. This of course means that there are more constraints and not less. That reminds me of the games we played at the conclaves and other meets. The first caster says what he going t...

There are many different types of accuracy competitions. Australia has their own. I think you’ve only seen the ICSF ones with fly fishing tackle, Mark. The other ICSF games are different again. 10WT sinking line I believe! I’ve certainly had a go at the Aussie ones when Down Under. That’s heavy gear...