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Post by badcaster on Mar 19, 2010 21:16:37 GMT
hi guys i was hoping for any usefull advice on the following when casting i have a tendancy to welly it too much with my right hand or my upper hand and my lower hand has a habit of drifting over too much the result is no distance and a sore arm -shoulder by the end of the day i was just wondering if there is any way of fixing this ie any wee tricks that you guys use to stop this happening any help would be greatly appreciated cheers Bc
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Speyducer
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Post by Speyducer on Mar 19, 2010 22:05:00 GMT
There are three wee tricks which I learnt from tuition over the pond:
1. loosen your top hand grip, and with true underhand casting the top hand may just merely act as fulcrum and the top hand 'grip' can be as little as a ring around the cork made with index & thumb
2. consciously try to stop the elbow of the upper hand hand side at 90 degrees at the end of the casting stroke, and don't let the elbow 'drift' into a more extended or straightened position
3. really thump the bottom hand into the centre of your belly at the end of the casting stroke
Put all these together, and you will be some considerable way towards good underhand casting, with tighter loops, easier shoulders at the end of the day, and less cross-body drift.
Mike
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Post by badcaster on Mar 19, 2010 22:12:45 GMT
good advice thankyou very much ill try those ideas out next trip
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Post by buntinbee on Mar 20, 2010 13:09:38 GMT
Hi Badcaster, Just to go along with Mike's good advice, if you click on this link you should be able to download a short clip of Goran Andersson demonstrating the underhand cast. I think it captures the basics of the cast very well. www.g-feuerstein.com/the-underhand-cast.html
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Post by badcaster on Mar 20, 2010 20:35:43 GMT
once again thanks for that itll save me a sore arm
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Post by potbelly on Jul 13, 2010 8:02:51 GMT
I had the same problems, 10 minutes casting with a wading belt placed around both arms just above the elbows sorted me out.
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Post by soundflycaster on Feb 3, 2011 3:45:00 GMT
Think of this this way: In the car you steer on top and apply power and braking with the bottom. Guide the rod tip (steer) with the top hand and apply all the power and stopping with the bottom hand. Also make sure that your top hand is only lightly on the grip. I used to have the same problems until I really limited the use of the top hand and put all the power into the bottom. Distance double in a short time and my shoulder and lat muscle not longer got sore. The advantage of rod length in casting works against your body if your technique is weak. Henrick Mortensen is another good caster to watch when it comes to the bottom hand.
Good luck.
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Post by dunkeld on Feb 3, 2011 7:35:54 GMT
All good advise there, thanks.
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Post by scannee on Feb 3, 2011 12:07:24 GMT
Hold the rod using two fingers on both the upper and lower hands, it should stop you strangling the blank and putting too much power into it.
Practice with the broom, stick or anything similar, indoors. An acceleration to a positive stop. If you omit the stop then your not utilising the tip.
Video yourself so you can see if your rotating or if your arms are moving and you think you are.
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Post by dunkeld on Feb 3, 2011 12:35:11 GMT
Practice with the broom, stick or anything similar, indoors. Good job you didn't say "Broomstick" there Stevie. Wife would not have been happy with me playing with her broomstick.
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Post by scannee on Feb 3, 2011 12:46:31 GMT
Just watch out for the light fittings, it doesn't go down well when the good lady hears a clang
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Post by Willie Gunn on Feb 3, 2011 20:43:03 GMT
Right hand for eating, left hand for bottom, it is an Arab thing, just ask any Dundee United fan
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