tj
Casting Coach
Joined: Dec 05, 2004
Posts: 130
Location: bromham, wiltshire.
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:02 pm |
 
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every time you cast you could say that your rod has been loaded in some way.
in terms of loading the rod for improving distance there are a number of factors that come into play :-
1=body rotation, the more body rotation that you put into the cast means that the rod has further to travel around the body, thus enabling you to load the rod more.
2= lead position, you have to pick the lead up at the correct time if you are pendulum casting. the lead needs to be at the top or approaching the top of the back swing. this is where you start to go into the cast. with the swinging of the lead you are preloading the rod. so picking the lead up at the right point keeps the load on the rod that you have already created.
try to pick up a lead that is starting to fall and you will lose the pre load and as you go into the cast you will load the rod at the wrong time and the lead will probably fly off to the left.
3= smoothness, the cast has to be performed with a smooth action. once you start the cast you have to keep going in one movement until the lead/rig is on its way. you cannot afford to stop at this point in the cast. if you start then pause for even a split second you will lose compression of the rod. this usually can happen when you go into the cast too hard and too soon. this is known as a double hit and will normally result in a wayward cast and the dreaded crack off.
hope this in some way answers your question. |
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