A fly casting training device to attach to the end of a fly rod and to teach
the
proper acceleration and deceleration movement required to produce a "tight loop"
fly cast. A fly cast training device is attached to the end of a fly rod and secures
a throwing projectile in place. When a proper casting motion is made by the user,
which involves a sudden acceleration and deceleration, the throwing projectile
is thrown off the end of the rod approximately parallel to the ground. The throwing
projectile can be designed to approximate the characteristics of a particular type
of fly line and to carry about the same distance as a cast made with that type
of fly line. If an improper motion is made, the throwing projectile either is thrown
toward the ground at a steep angle or is thrown upward at a steep angle. A user
practicing with the fly cast training device receives immediate feedback telling
the user if either the proper or improper casting motion has been made, hence can
teach the proper casting motion.
