Change of Attitude to my Swing

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Change of Attitude to my Swing

#1 Post by JPS »

Well had another relaxed day down at the field that I have been casting at and after initially continuing with my ealier style I felt that I needed to change things around so that I could get a bit more attitude / sting into the cast than what I have had of late.

I changed two things one being a slight increase in the hand placement by approximately 1 1/2 inches forward of what I have had. Also I simplified the back swing compared to what I had been doing. In the video clip you will see the first three casts are whta I have been doing for a while. I find that getting the feel of the lead more difficult for me with this and have adopted a much simpler style that I find lends itself more to the speed of my cast.

Also I find that I can get the tip of the rod much lower in the turn and then hit it hard , I still need to delay the hit a little and allow more left arm pull but that will be more work in progress as we lead up to our June comp.

Any feedback or comments appreciated. :D

http://youtu.be/SvxxNC7EH2Y
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Re: Change of Attitude to my Swing

#2 Post by eoghanb »

Find a surf beach flick out a bit of bait 50yrds then chill out and take in the sunshine! :D
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Re: Change of Attitude to my Swing

#3 Post by JPS »

I do but at times it helps to get the baits out past the last break.

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