Paul,Paul Arden wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:19 pm Wow I don’t think I’ve ever seen that! How do you think that has occurred? Just to be sure I have this right Gary, the caster is overpowering the cast from inside the rod to outside the line of cast?
Cheers, Paul
I will leave it to the theoreticians to explain why the cast curves, as an experimentalist I can only report what I have observed.
But it seems to be very common in beginners or less trained casters, at least around here. Maybe it it is due to heavier tackle?
But... just for fun... make a fist and hold it near your shoulder, then pantomime a punch. Not a fly cast, but a punch. Did you not pronate your fist around until your palm was down?
I think it is a natural body movement when the hand is extended in front of the body? But, not great technique for fly casting, so it is something that has to be trained away from.
Pronating and supinating the wrist during the stroke is how I make 90% of my curve casts, and I have found that when I get sloppy on a regular cast I still tend to that inherent pronation a little bit... and that late curve shows up.
Also, for fun, think about what you are doing when you torque/twist? Are you not just supinating your wrist because you started the stroke with your palm forward? I'll bet you snap your wrist to a stop with your palm facing horizontal? If you let your palm continue further up you will make a really nice positive curve... no?
It seems as if some twist in the rod butt makes the tip deviate, and that changes the inclination of the loop, and a curve in the layout is the result?
Bottom line... if you want a really straight layout, don't twist the wrist???
Seems to work for me.