Agree Paul, carry is critical for the MED, the greater the mass, the longer the distance. Counterflex is a limiting factor but choice of rod can limit that negative. Performance will increase by reducing all the negatives, including loop shape, but I think increasing hand speed will be a major contributor to future distance performance.Paul Arden wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:50 am I don’t know the answer John. I think distance in the 5WT is very much tied to line carry and shoot is limited by this. A faster loop unrolls quicker, how much more line can be shot while the loop is unrolling, I don’t know.
I know that remaining momentum at loop straight will shoot more line. So extra speed certainly assists at loop straight.
The other side of the equation is the more speed we generate with the rod, the greater the resulting counterflex and the wider the initial loop shape. There is a balance in all of this.
Personally I think more distance will come from minimising the dangle and tightening the loop. We’ve all experienced casts that seem to “float” through the air.
Lots of unknowns.
Cheers, Paul
John