ol Al...
I don't know if he did.....BUT:
One can have a smooth acceleration to a crisp stop and still be smooth all the way. Smoothness, to me, means no, "bumps and grinds"........in other words no erratic movements.
As I look at it, a rapid acceleration to a dead stop such there is good damping at the stop yielding little after-bounce IS A SMOOTH STOP.
In no way do I associate a, "smooth stop" as necessarily meaning a wimpy one.
Note that his title includes the term, "....dead stop".
Gordy
From: "Allen Crise" <flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "gordon Hill" <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: FW: The dead stop
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:24:35 -0600
I have to send this to you to read
check the site too,
Did Frank really say that. Or did I miss something
ol Al
Allen Crise FFF Master Casting Instructor
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From: fishbait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fishbait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:32 AM
To: flysoup@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: The dead stop
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The Casting Pool: Power and Acceleration: The Stop: The dead stop
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Posted by Fishbait on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 11:31 am:
Hi Fly,
Well my take on this is that the most effective stop is the smoothest
stop possible. Distance casting is really no different than non
distance casting in regards to the stop.The smoother the stop the more
efficient the transfer of energy will be to the line. Since distance
casting requires quite a bit of hand speed, learning how to decelerate
smoothly is a key to efficient energy transfer to the line. I do not
think that there is any single best method except the one that works
best for you. Joan's stop and Steve's stop may vary depending on what
they are trying to accomplish. The use of the wrist is mandatory in
all manners of casting as it is the wrist that provides for rotation
of the butt throughout the casting arc. Joan certainly uses here wrist
when she flicks the tip and Steve's stiff wrist allows for rotation as
well so I'm not so sure that "stiff" is the right word to describe
what Steve is doing as to me a stiff wrist implies no or very little
rotation. Good distance casters use the entire of the arm to achieve
max distance and all of the muscle groups should feel very relaxed and
not "stiff" to maximize distance potential.
Frank
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