A RIGID WRIST 9 



If the line is switched as described, it will begin to 

 travel back above the top of the rod (see Plates III. 

 and IV.). The wrist must be kept rigid. If there is 

 a tendency of the rod to overcome this rigidity of the 

 wrist, a handkerchief may be at first loosely fastened 

 round the forearm and the butt of the rod to keep the 





50 * LINE or HORIZON 



DIAGRAM 2. SHOWING BACK CAST. 



F A, position of rod before casting back. 



F C, position of rod at end of back cast. 



R R R, etc., position of rod during back cast. 



F, the elbow, which is the pivot of the back cast. 



ABC, theoretical curve made by top rod when moved 



from A to C. 

 A E C, real curve made by rod between A and C when 



pulling line. 

 F E B, a dotted line showing mean position of rod at the 



moment of greatest force. 



A C D, the mean direction of force as applied to line. 

 A B C E, shaded crescent showing increase and decrease 



of force applied. 



latter close to the arm, or, as an alternative, the hand 

 can be brought back straight towards the face and 

 checked in front of the right eye. 



In order that you may grasp clearly the kind of 

 stroke, or pull, required for this back cast, you should 

 imagine that there is a small piece of wet clay stuck 





