[Sca-cooks] Casting - was Mariners and Brats

[Philip W. Troy & Susan Troy]

ruadh wrote:

> Ted Williams [ Boston] stopped by my folks place to visit with my Great
> Grand Father. He gave G-Gramps a signed fishing rod for his 100 birthday
> [1961]. He gave me a few tips on casting, as the fishing hole was where the
> party was being held.

Actually, while a lot of the list members were at Pennsic, I found
myself teaching my son to cast with light spinning tackle. He had a
little trouble with some of the mechanics of it, until I told him, just
before he began an overhand cast, "Shomen Uchi."  (This is one name for
the most basic forward katana stroke, as well as a similar movement with
the empty hands.) Similarly, we did a sidearmed cast ("Yokomen Uchi.").

Now my kid casts further and more accurately than I ever did, and all I
have to do is disabuse him of his habit of sounding like Toshiro Mifune
passing a kidney stone _while_ he casts.

Adamantius
--
Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com

"It was so blatant that Roger threw at him.  Clemens gets away with
things that get other people thrown out of games.  As long as they
let him get away with it, it's going  to continue." -- Joe Torre, 9/98