Gordy,
I'm at the point where I can practice
casting for about 20-30 minutes each day and I
actually have days that are 99% pain
free.
My casting is coming along well except in
one area that I find to be a constant struggle.
My timing is slow. It seems to be okay
when carrying shorter lengths of line (under
30 feet) and with a lot of concentration
I can carry up to 45 or 50 feet of line. Beyond that
the line unrolls nicely but by the time
I've started my cast in the reverse direction the line
has developed a sag. Somewhere around
55-60 feet the line often ticks the ground on my
forward and backcast. As I say, the line
is unrolling nicely, is horizontal to the ground when it
completely straightens, and the end is
8-12 feet above the ground depending on my rod plane.
At that point my shoulder, while not in pain, just seems to be slow to react and
the line starts its sag.
I can only guess that as I increase my
arc/stroke length I am adding more shoulder movement
to the mix and the more I add the worse
the problem gets because the shoulder is slower than
I'm used to. I've tried to start the
reverse cast a bit early, and this
helps up to a point, but as
I increase line carry I start to
creep. I've also tried to substitute more body motion (rocking) to
compensate for the shoulder and this also
helps to a certain degree but I still
find it very difficult
to carry more than 55-60 feet of
line. When I double haul I can carry perhaps another 10 feet
of line before the slow shoulder comes in
to play. Putting everything together - hauling,
rocking, and telling myself to start the
reverse cast early I can carry perhaps 60 feet of line
consistently. Prior to the shoulder
injury I was able to carry roughly 70 feet without
hauling.
Any advice on how to work on
this?
Thanks
Walter