Originally Posted by
DarrinG
I'm not too sure I get how the design could increase casting distance and/or ease of casting.
The desing is not unlike a recurve bow. The curve of the limbs on a recurve bow is designed to accelerate the arrow forward. The design of the blank on this rod is much the same, except in fly casting, the line also needs to be propelled backward as well as forward. Maybe it has power on the forward stroke, but on the back cast, it seems it the design would rob all the power and ability to lift much line off the water to recast. Simple physics seem to say this design would not perform as a traditional design rod where flex and power is loaded to the fly line in both directions to generate line speed, and distance.
Just simple observations without casting the rod personally.