Style....answering questions

Walter & Group....

 

Something to be learned, here, both with regard to STYLE as well as to, "exam taking" Walter is referring to the article in the Master Study Guide by Al Kyte :-

 

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Gordy - that is one of the articles that confuses me.

 

Early in the article Al/Gary write, "Thus these dimensions - rod bend, rod angle, stroke length, and timing - are variables that casters adjust in order to

achieve something more important: the straight-line movement of the fly line. It is these variables that help define different casting "styles"."

 

Near the end of the article Al/Gary write, "You can tinker with the other dimensions of the cast - rod angles, stroke length, loading and unloading, timing,

grip, and stance - to find the combination that gives you the straightest movements and  tightest loops. This combination of adjustments defines your style."

 

Am I being dense or is Al Kyte saying that timing is an element of style?

 

Let me be clear - I failed the MCI test for good reasons. This particular question has no impact on that result but now I've had 3 BoGs and 2

masters tell me that my answer to that question was wrong while a number of others (including the referenced article?) say my answer was correct.

I'm left trying to understand how I'm supposed to answer the question, if asked, in the future.

 

Thanks Walter

 

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Walter....

 

Most of us don't consider the idea of timing being a kind of style......however:-

 

I can see an instance where timing is an element of style.....but if I used that wording in answering the question, I'd be prepared to answer the examiners' challenge which is almost certain to follow.

 

My example would be as follows:  Most good casters pause until the loop has almost fully unrolled before making the next cast.  Some have a style and superb sense of timing which allows them to wait until the loop has completely (not almost) unrolled before making the next stroke.  These include a very few elite casters. This, for specific example, is one of the little secrets that Marc Sedotti uses to cast a 27" weighted fly a tremendous distance using his, "Sayonora Sling" back cast presentation.

 

If challenged further, being VERY CAREFUL NOT TO APPEAR ARGUMENTATIVE, I'd then do as you did in your message to me in referring to that classic article by Al Kyte.

 

Had I been your examiner and you had done this, I'd have accepted your answer and learned something from my candidate in the process.  The example you gave me when we discussed this briefly at the Conclave, however, included the use of a high back cast.  THAT, I feel is not an element of style whether or not it serves to change timing.

 

I don't know if your examiners were feeling out the depth of your knowledge or if they simply didn't consider timing as an element of style.

 

When getting in to, "gray areas" such as this, the use of utmost tact plays a part !

Gordy