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Walter & Group...
[GH] John Till is casting Chairperson of the Golden GGACC an Past President of the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. He sends a very detailed list of answers to our questions. I have placed his message in an attachment.
Gordy
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>From Ross Schweinforth:
Gordy
1. Have equipment always “on the ready”; leaders pre-stretched; casting area laid out with semi-permanent markers for distance; obstructions and targets in place for accuracy and curve casts; exercise warm-up routine.
2. No.
3. No.
4. Discuss analogies of archery and firearm target practice, golf driving range. View fly casting as a separate sport from fishing, i.e., you have “two sports in one” that complement each other. Exude excitement to the student about improving skill thru practice. Ask for commitment from student to practice. Prepare handout outlining some practice tips. If possible, follow-up after a few weeks and ask about practice and any questions.
5. 15-45 minutes two to three times per week; longer and more frequent if possible.
6. No. Recommend much longer and more frequent sessions.
7. All.
8. No single task is less important than another, at least for examination purposes.
9. Practice with a single intent and purpose in each session. Practice, as we are discussing here, is not mindlessly throwing a line willy nilly.
10. Yes.
11. Semi-permanent markers measured and placed every ten ft (20 – 100 ft distance).
12. No.
13. No.
14. Absolutely.
15. Not satisfied. Yes.
16. Aerial line tracking. Straight line lay down. Loop control. Leader turnover. All the previous with distance beyond the 85 ft minimum requirement.
17. Yes. Yes. Yes.
18. On water to improve fishing casts and carry over “grass practice” techniques. On grass to improve instructional and demonstration casts for students when sessions are not on water.
19. Yes.
20. Yes.
21. Yes.
22. Occasionally.
23. Yes.
24. Students may perform better with an alternate style than my default style used during instructional demonstrations. Good to demonstrate and suggest alternate styles if you, as the instructor, detect a student struggling with their current style.
25. Every session at the beginning. Good warm-up routine.
Thanks ……
Ross
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[GH] SUGGESTION:
With the answers, above, John and Ross have each done an admirable job. Some of our readers, however, may find it tedious to match their answers with the questions. For that reason, I suggest that you include the question with each answer.
One way of making the "match" quickly, is to go back and retrieve the message I sent on 1/21 titled, CASTING PRACTICE and print out the questions or place them on a companion screen.
In line with that reasoning, when I teach groups, I always call for questions at the end of the session. As each participant asks a question, I repeat each one before giving the answer.
That backfired on me once, several years ago, when I had finished a lecture to over 2500 operating room nurses at an International meeting.
After answering numerous written questions brought up to me by aisle monitors in the huge auditorium, I opened one which read: "Your fly is open" !
Gordy
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