FW: The Velocity of the Loop is One-half that of the Traveling Line

 

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From: "Peter Lami" <plami@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Gordon Hill'" <hillshead@xxxxxxx>
Subject: The Velocity of the Loop is One-half that of the Traveling Line
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:16:08 -0500
Gordy,

I re-read Graig Spolek's article "The Mechanics of Flycasting: The
Flyline". I get it! The velocity of the loop is one-half that of the
traveling line.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've always enjoyed discussions
about loop theory and learned something new.

Tight loops!

Peter Lami

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Jim....

Perhaps a more simplified way of looking at the speed of the fly during the
cast as twice the forward speed of the loop is this:

Consider the fact that the fly must travel exactly twice the distance of
that of the loop in the direction of the cast.

It does this in the same length of time.

Hence the necessity for the fly to travel at twice the speed of the loop in
order to arrive at the same place at the same time (the end of the cast).

Gordy