JC's Advanced Fly Fishing - Reel Out

[Gnu Bee Flyer]

I got to eat cold toast for breakfast .
I read JC's "Reel Out" and just had to go out on the lawn and check it out. Yep exactly what I was doing turning my reel out not 90 degrees but close enough . Took about 20 minutes to check and correct . I found on the Royal wolff website a wrist strap used as a teaching aid that is supposed to help cure this and other casting problems , I wonder has anyone used one and did it help ?

[fcch]

Gnu,

I don't have the strp from Wulff, but I've resorted to tying the butt of the rod to a caster's wrist, cause he just wouldn't stop "breaking" his wrist in the back cast.

We ALL open up the wrist (vertically) a bit, but I believe that a beginner should keep it to a minimum so's not to develop bad form from the start.


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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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JC,
You must be a Joan Wulff fan. I'm reading one of her books now. Your article and comments are very similar.

[fcch]

JC,

I just tell a student, "Hey, stand up straight and pretend someone is filming ya!"

That's a good one, ... I tell junior,
"Stand up straight, the clients are going to imitate you".



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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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[Jo]

maybe I have been lucky but I have never got into the habit of broken wrists. One thing I do do that annoys the hell out of me is with one particular rod. I end up with the knuckle of my small finger jammed up hard against the reel - dead center, and breaking my elbow up and out evading certain annoying body parts.

Dear Board,

I guess I'm the exception, but I learned long ago in ball and bat sports that the wrist must remain in the same plane as the swing in order to generate any amount of accuracy and power.

Think about hammering a nail. If you rotate your wrist away from the starting point you're going to miss the head of the nail more often than not.

The idea of practicing by stuffing the butt end of the rod into the cuff of a long sleeve shirt is a good one.

Regards,
Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy;
What a simple explaniation. I have hammered many a nail and at no time would I consider turning the hammer head 90 degrees to the arc of the swing. My thumbs hurt even thinking about it.
If you go one step further: What are you trying to nail? A 10 penny spike, for distance! Or a finish nail, light & easy!
Both require accuracy or the thumbs suffer!!

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Cactus

[fcch]

JC,

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana">quote:</font><HR>you do understand that my column was not about 'breaking' your wrist, but rather rotating the reel out to the outside.
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Yup, ... got side tracked there when someone mentionned the wrist strap.

Looked at some videos last night and I see I'm not to bad. I keep the rod nice and lined up without rotating the rod.

I was happy to see I have at least one potential problem in check.

Most who open up, swing the arm and shoulder out, almost as throwing a ball. This practice is difficult to change.

Question ... Is this (opening up) a bad thing or just a different style.

I "open up" quite a bit. Not elegant I know, and some very accomplished casters and FF'ers have told me so. But is it "wrong"??

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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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[This message has been edited by fcch (edited 02 March 2005).]