jarmo wrote:Glad someone bumped this thread up so I can ask some questions.
Right now I have a question about "teaching intermediate casters to deal with wind," in particular the part where I demonstrate a constant tension cast when the wind blows from the casting arm side.(All academics here, still too #!%£ cold here to go casting.)
- I assume that it is sufficient to demonstrate a constant tension cast such as oval (Belgian) cast with both backcast and forward cast performed from the casting hand side. Correct?
- In reality I would not feel too comfortable teaching the side arm cast or the oval cast as a method to deal with any considerable wind (as someone indicated above) if performed with the wind blowing from the casting arm side. Would it be better if I demonstrated the constant tension cast with forward cast off-shoulder? Would it be even better if the constant tension cast were performed completely off-shoulder? Or am I just asking for trouble if I consider doing this in the exam?
Jarmo, I would not do one entirely off shoulder. I just did mine with the forward cast off my casting side. The sidearm cast is required if you read the test document on the web site. If the wind is blowing at your casting side and you don't want to do the sidearm that way, then turn around and do it the other direction just for the demonstration. The direction you cast is all up to you on ANY task. You can even rearrange it mid test if you feel necessary. For example, my right side had a slight rise in grade, so I had them move and I did the varying plane casts and the sidearm the other way simply because of that....to keep from ticking.
Also, go watch all of Dayle Mazzarella's videos on YouTube. You'll find some really good examples of how the tasks should be done. I did his loop formation and control explanation in the test and they really liked it. There's so much info out there now to help as opposed to the past.