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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/28/16 03:23 PM
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mitchmoore01
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I practice, mostly so I can pitch accurately with my left hand. (Right handed) Practice is necessary imo to be consistently good and to maximize your chances of getting bit on every cast.
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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/28/16 03:26 PM
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kellisag
Extreme Angler
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I taught myself how to pitch standing on a picnic table pitching to 5-gallon buckets, then coffee cans, then coke cans. Haven't done it in several years though.
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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/28/16 03:37 PM
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Cass Caldwell
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I do. There's always room for improvement. If I think I've mastered a target, I'll make a smaller one, and back up even farther from it. Or, I'll practice left handed pitching, or backhanded casting. Always something that you can improve upon.
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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/28/16 03:54 PM
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Brad R
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I have been using these two techniques more and more lately with spinning tackle. With one, I leave out enough line to grab the terminal tackle then sort of underhand flip my rod. Heck, I discovered that I can actually manage very accurate casts out to around 100 feet. To 60 feet or so, my accuracy is superb. It certainly seems to manage the wind a bit better if that is an issue; too, it often allows the lure/bait to hit the water with a softer splash.
Some of the guys I have seen working shorter can put it out there with hardly a ruffle of the water.
Brad
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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/28/16 04:51 PM
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Austin.P
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i dont practice as much as i should
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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/28/16 05:16 PM
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JacksonBean
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Absolutely. You won't practice pitching in the back yard until you get spanked badly by someone who can. As someone said.... a flower pot works great. We are building a pool so I can practice skipping..... The wife thinks it's to swim in.
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Re: Ok let's be honest...!!!
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04/29/16 02:37 AM
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Ken A.
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We are building a pool so I can practice skipping.....
We got a pool too. Took me 45 minutes to blow it up!!
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