Walter & Group........
Let's have a little 20 question / answer series on CASTING WITH THE NON-DOMINANT HAND :-
1.) Do you ever use the, "other" hand to make casts while actually fishing ?
2.) If so, name some instances when you would do this.
3.) Many feel that a Master Instructor should be able to make basic casts with the non-dominent hand.
a. Do you agree ?
b. Why ?
c. Would you use this skill in your teaching ?
d. If so, give at least two examples.
4.) Can you think of a circumstance when you would cast with your, "other" had which has nothing to do with the fishing situation, weather (including wind) or teaching ?
5.) If you did learn to cast with the non-dominent hand, tell us how you did so.
6.) Assuming that you did, what was the most difficuly thing for you to learn to do well ?
7.) You have a student who is doing very well at an intermediate to advanced level of casting. She very much wants to learn to cast with her opposite hand, but is not ambidextrous. What methods might you use to accomplish this ?
8.) Can you see any real advantage in two handed casting (including Spey casting) with the non-dominent hand high on the cork and the dominant hand below ?
9.) Under what circumstance might you use this method when Spey casting on a river ? (Consider which bank you are on, wind, etc., etc.)
10.) What does the term, "cackhanded" mean ?
11.) Can you come us with a reference in the fly casting literature for this term ?
12.) What percent of people in the US and Europe are right handed ?
13.) What percent of people do you think are truly ambidextrous ?
14.) Do you know of anyone who passed all of the casting tasks on the MCCI exam with the left hand after being Master Certified for many years with the right hand ?
15.) Can you think of any disadvantages to casting with the non-dominent hand ?
16.) When you switch hands to cast, is it also necessary to use a reel with the handle on the other side ?
17.) Would you include teaching to cast with the, "other" hand to your beginning students ?
18.) If not, when would you consider teaching it ?
a. Once the students can shoot line and haul.
b. Advanced students.
c. When teaching instructors.
d. Other (specify).
e. Never.
19.) Do you have any methods in your, "bag of tricks" to help teach casting with the non-dominant hand ?
20.) Is it necessary to change styles of casting when single handed casting with the, "other" hand ?
Gordy