Walter & Group...
Our new topic will be a series of topics on CASTING MECHANICS .
Let's start, as I often do, with a little quiz.
Good idea to answer with a SHORT ANSWER. Follow with a more detailed answer if you feel it is needed.
Gordy
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QUESTIONS:
1.) Give us your description of DRIFT.
2.) What (if anything) can it accomplish ?
3.) When, during the casting stroke, is the rod tip moving at its fastest rate ?
4.) At what point do you think loop formation begins ?
5.) What is your idea of the meaning of the term, CREEP ?
6.) Do you think CREEP is always a fault ?
7.) What happens when a caster creeps ?
8.) You have taken a high speed video of you friend's forward cast. You picked out one frame which showed the point of maximum load. How did you pick out that particular frame ?
9.) When (if ever) would you purposely cast with different timing of the forward cast from that of the back cast.
10.) You just made a forward cast .... but you didn't stop. Rather, you simply slowed your rod.
a. Will your rod unload anyway ?
b. Was it possible to form a loop ?
11.) What is meant by the term COUNTERFLEX ?
12.) Is it the same thing as REBOUND ?
13.) You just made a high trajectory back cast. Using exactly the same rod plane, you made a forward cast with trajectory parallel to the water. What happened to the loop ?
14.) Your casting stroke and casting arc are too short for the amount of line carried out of the rod tip. Describe the resulting loop.
15.) You purposely made a forward cast with increased casting arc and resulting convex path of the rod tip at the beginning of your stroke, then accomplished an almost straight line path of the rod tip until the conclusion of your stroke as you unloaded the rod with the rod tip a short distance from the oncoming line.
a. What happens to your loop ?
b. When (if ever) would you do that ?
16.) At another time and under different conditions, you made a cast with an almost straight line path of the rod tip until the end of your stroke at which point you applied enough convexity of your rod tip path to unload the rod with the tip well below the oncoming line.
a. What loop resulted ?
b. When, (if ever) would you do that ?
17.) What is likely to happen if you apply a spike of power to your haul very early in the stroke ?
18.) Why ?
19.) Your new casting student asks your advice on what rod to purchase for his lessons. He's been told about fast action, medium action, and slow action rods. What do you advise him ?
20.) Give your reason (s) for this decision.
Gordy