Efficiency Trumps Effort - Physics FOR Fly Casting

[Geenomad]

After becoming frustrated with textbook and online discussion of physics for fly casting I decided to write a series of articles discussing physics in the context of fly casting instead of fly casting in the context of physics. I am neither a physicist nor a casting guru. Instead, I’m a guy who can mostly get his head around the relevant physics well enough to write stories about it for fly casters who are interested in reading them because they are, like me, interested in casting better.

If that sounds like you the results of my labour can be found here. http://thecuriousflycaster.com/physics-for-fly-casting

I recruited some very heavy hitters to my advisory group as insurance against producing another pile of BS but if any stuff ups got past my sentries then I take full responsibility for them.

No money, no selfies and no hidden agendas are involved. What I came away with was a clear and scientific understanding of why efficiency (always) trumps effort. If you get even a sniff of that from reading the Series, yours and my time will have been well spent.

Cheers
Mark

[Boisker]

Looks really useful Mark... i’ve had a quick scan through and will definitely by making the time to go through it all properly....

[Paul Arden]

I’ve skimmed through it; looks excellent Mark - well done!

Cheers, Paul

[LauraPalmer]

just read "What the Rod is and Does – Really" and enjoyed it a lot! :-)


Cheers!

[Geenomad]

Thanks guys. Appreciate the feedback. The response has been good, better than expected so I guess that means I hit the target.

For my next trick, I'm thinking of moving the focus from mechanics to biomechanics. It follows the KE trail back to its origins and the body is rightly the middle two of the teaching six steps. I'm a bit short on lab equipment and the bank manager isn't keen!! So if anyone hereabouts has some motion capture footage and data they will share, please get in touch. Suggestions welcome.

Cheers
Mark

[Lasse Karlsson]

So if anyone hereabouts has some motion capture footage and data they will share, please get in touch. Suggestions welcome.

Cheers
Mark

Haven't got that kind of footage, but try and contact Ulrik Röjezon, it's his speciality, and I and others have been strapped up in gizmos and watched weird stick figures do a dance on a screen mind you, he's super busy so might be hard to track down...

Another would be Jason Borger, love his work with mocap, and he might have some good pointers to share too!

And great series of articles!

Cheers
Lasse

[grunde]

God job!

[Geenomad]

Lasse. Thanks mate, times two.

Grunde. Gosh.

Cheers
Mark