Waterskills changed to ‘casting a feeder’

[Mick209]

Unfortunately finding some research and theories that related to the skill of water craft proved difficult, I could of put the presentation forward but would of lost valuable points without the links. I saved the thread as it was a useful one and thanks to everyone for their help.
Casting a feeder in a match situation is now the topic and again any input greatly appreciated.
Will be looking at things we consider before, during and after a cast. Times when its easy and times when its more difficult a task. Things that will improve accuracy is also a worthy addition. I remember that some junior clubs used to teach the art of accurate casting by using a tyre to cast into, so other suggestions welcome.
Putting the presentation across to potential newcomers to the sport so its going to sound a challenge but not impossible, enough to get them hooked.

[porky]

I see you have moved to Grantham from sunny Spalding, what made you leave that once beautiful, sleepy market town mate

[Mick209]

College course, T.A. 5 minutes away and hills!!! Got the grantham canal to fish in the close season if I get time, trent is 20 minutes away so I can grab a bit of barbel fishing in. Also been able to get work regular too. Wish I had of done it sooner!

[TF_One Out of the Frame]

Practice! I used to cast into a bucket on some playing fields during the old closed season.

The other things that aid accuracy is ‘muscle memory’ that will only come through practice and trying not to think about what you are doing especially when casting close to snags/features.

A good book I read many moons ago was called, “Zen and the Art of Tennis” which gave me several techniques that I subsequently applied to angling.

[Mick209]

Thanks for that, had a quick look at reviews and there should be something that can be used in the book.

[TF_JonniTimms]

I remember my uncle taking me in a horses field at the back of his house, and casting a bomb to something on the ground (it might have been a bucket or a tyre i cant remember) over and over again without a clip.

From doing this, at the age of about 12 i could nail the exact same spot time and time again.

After not fishing for quite a number of years though its taking me a while to get that accuracy back.

[TF_JonniTimms]

One out of the frame, i would say that its more of an autonymous motor program.

When you first start you have to think about things. But the more practice you put in the more autonymous it becomes.

I bet as soon as you cast you know if its going to be good or not, just as it leaves the rod. But when you first started you will have had no idea.

You will also know straight away what you did wrong, where as again when you first started you will have just guessed and tried to correct it, without really knowing what your correcting.

I do a lot about this kind of thing in my sports science degree and not until you wrote about muscle memory did i ever relate it to fishing.

If your into reading around things like this to improve your fishing, a great one around this is called motor learning and performance by Schmidt & Wrisberg.

[Andy GParticipant]

@JonniTimms wrote:

I remember my uncle taking me in a horses field at the back of his house,

That’s all wrong!

[TF_redarmy]

your wrong andy

[Mick209]

JonniTimms, its part of the HND in sports science, thought I’d take on a challenge and do something in Psychology with the fishing. All being well I’ll do the degree next year. Loads of science in fishing IMO, just hardly any research done in the actual fishing itself that could be used as evidence in an assignment.

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