The point of the unit and the casting action used is that you can follow through with your rod fully because the Xcelerate will release your weight at 40 degrees, irrespective of where you stop your rod tip or when counterflex begins. Ted Whittam, Australian and World Casting Champion and record holder says it all on the website. I agree that if every angler got some coaching, say from the ASF's Jeremy Schrader or other excellent coaches and casters in Australia, and then trained enough to perfect those techniques, they would never have an issue putting their bait where the fish are. I am a multiple Australian and International Casting Champion and I know very well the techniques referred to in posts above, including Jeremy’s video, but most anglers do not use those techniques. Castmaster Xcelerate is designed for 80% of anglers who use a standard surf outfit and cast with an over the shoulder technique. My name is John Waters and I am Chairman of Castmaster Australia Pty Ltd. G'Day Gents, I thought I would offer some background to Castmaster Australia Pty Ltd's Xcelerate and its use. We see it all the time, avid surf fishermen who have been fishing for decades come out and with a bit of tuition and practice they all make decent improvements. 99% of people out on the beaches could add 50 to 100% just through learning a good technique. If you want more distance the best way is to get some tuition to get your technique sorted. It was a while ago but from memory the distances were around the 100m mark, considerably shorter than what that rod would be capable of with an off the ground or pendulum style cast. We checked the distances with the laser and found that a normal release and using this device got roughly the same distance when using the same casting style. Even for just a "normal" cast on lighter gear i had to tighten it up as tight as I could and it could have still gone more. The other big drawback for us distance casters is that you can't use any of the distance casting techniques. Some of which included having to cast with the same power each time, so if you want to cast a heavier weight or drop one in close you need to readjust it. While it worked as advertised and could be a thing for novices who cant get the release working at all, there were considerable drawbacks. We had one to play around with at an ASF practice session.
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