first ever pendulum casting

had a casting lesson yesterday with colin and started my first bit of swinging. felt bloody wierd to start off with but managed to get it straight and didn't take out anyone left or right.

hopefully the 2 links below will work for anyone thats interested plus its a free plug for colin whom has the patience of a saint

feel free to criticise as long as its positive

cheers. jules

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpF4ICMX1cA&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHCdoVufCQ&feature=youtu.be

good first go mate, just try and keep that right arm straight and not move it at all on the swing out and in, as in the vid it move up and down a bit.

Hope thats positive

cheers bud. its gonna take a while i think to adjust.

just got your e-mail too mate. cheers for sending it through

It`s ok Jules, for your first attempts, but, at the end of the cast, don`t drop your rod tip to the beach. Hold your tip up at about 45 degrees until the lead splashes down. This will keep the line flowing along the rod with least resistance. It also looks good too!..

Not bad for a first attempt.Try looking up and stopping the rod at

the end of the cast.

Southside Stu wrote:It`s ok Jules, for your first attempts, but, at the end of the cast, don`t drop your rod tip to the beach. Hold your tip up at about 45 degrees until the lead splashes down. This will keep the line flowing along the rod with least resistance. It also looks good too!..

cheers mate. felt really wierd to be honest stu. tons of practice mate i think.

Gill wrote:Not bad for a first attempt.Try looking up and stopping the rod at

the end of the cast.

cheers gill. noticed that for some reason i kept trying to bust the end of the rod off on the shingle !!! so much to think about

haven't got a bloody clue if ya doin it right mate but it looks alot better than the attempts that i have tried so keep at it pal, im sure you'll have it sussed in no time

looks good for a beginner.

horsey wrote:haven't got a bloody clue if ya doin it right mate but it looks alot better than the attempts that i have tried so keep at it pal, im sure you'll have it sussed in no time

Colin is definitely the man to sort it, improved my casting no end, although some would disagree when I go over them

Looks good to me, very smooth action there, beats my overhead lob!

Hi jules

Did you get the video from side ways on? That was a better angle.

Keep up the practise and then next time we meet we can work on body rotation, rod angle, punch pull so not much left to work on!!!!!!!

crack off colin wrote:Hi jules

Did you get the video from side ways on? That was a better angle.

Keep up the practise and then next time we meet we can work on body rotation, rod angle, punch pull so not much left to work on!!!!!!!

pmsl. only got 2 videos colin so dont think so mate. going out tuesday for some practice practice practice

ill try and meet ya if ya want. be afternoon most likely