I empathize with the excessive false casting. It's reassuring and helps get your cast "in the groove." I notice that, when watching women cast, they tend to rely on more hip rotation and shoulder movement than men. Whereas men seem to tend to be wristy, women sometimes seem shouldery. As for roll casts, I'm decent on the grass, and theoretically it should be easier on the water. I suspect my old training in filipino stick fighting (no, not bragging -- I'm not a functional martial artist) helped me be comfortable sooner with "stick sense" and awareness and feel of the rod's tip.
Have you looked at youtubes of spey casting? Watching this guy, andrew moy, has helped me conceptualize the motion. Try to get past his endless talking to focus on his moves. Forum rules prevent me from posting the url until I get more posts, but go to youtube and search "TightLinesinNJ"
Spey casting is considered an "advanced" skill, but I'm not so sure that's true.
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Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman  Oh, my bad habits include :
Too much false casting
Trying to get too much power from my shoulder
Sloppy wrist action.
Poor delivery at the end of the cast- leads to bad presentations and accuracy.
I never have managed a decent roll cast.
In short- I can make a half-decent basic cast, but the little details that make a half-decent cast a good one are hit-or miss with me.
A couple friends of mine who are excellentn casters have coached me a bit when we are fishing, and I've improved some, but it would have been a lot easier to learn to do it right at the beginning. |
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