Customer Reviews

Lessons With Lefty [VHS]

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Lefty Kreh is one of the world's best fly fisherman and an exceptional communicator. His approach is extremely effective and easy to understand. If you will apply Lefty's principles, you will become a better caster and ultimately a better fly fisherman. I suggest buying this in the DVD format because it allows you go back to lessons of particular interest. This is one to purchase and keep for your library to have for many years to come. I highly recommend this one.

Just to be clear - this DVD is aimed at fly casting instructors, *not* at fly casting beginners. It is not a beginner's DVD on fly casting. If you've never picked up a fly rod, I doubt this is the video that you're looking for. This is actually a bit ambiguous from the title, packaging, description, and from the other reviews. If this wasn't clear to you when ordering, it will become clear when you start watching. Initial lessons include things like learning to cast with either hand, to make it easier to assist your student while standing behind them and reaching around to help them with the cast.

That said, this is the a great DVD from one of the most famous American fly fishermen. There are great tips in here for anyone looking to improve their cast. I found the DVD very worthwhile, even though the only people that I will ever be "instucting" are probably friends and relatives. If you know some casting basics, then I would definately recommend this DVD. But if you are a total beginner, this wouldn't be my first choice (maybe something like Scientific Angler's Introduction to Fly Casting is more like what a total beginner would be looking for).

Too fast demonstrating his techniques. Probably the fault of the editing. Lefty's approach and philosophy has much to offer, even to the best of casters. Could have done some more slow/stop motion for the benefit of the viewer. Clarifying diagrams and figures depicting rod motions should have been inserted

Such a good piece of material for all fly anglers to view and learn from. We all have casting faults somewhere at some stage and this DVD really highlights these and Lefty descibes the ways to overcome these errors. Great fly casting DVD for all.

I have found this dvd to be one to the two best learning resources I have found to improve my casting (the other is the dvd "Lefty Kreh on Fly Casting") and decrease near debilitating casting shoulder problems. I am an older advanced beginner fly fisherman who was reluctantly considering giving up fly casting because of continuing serious and painful shoulder problems generated by fly casting. A random conversation with some experienced guides over lunch near the South Holston River brought Lefty Kreh to my attention with their recommendation that, in their experience, his approach seemed to be very beneficial for fly casters with shoulder problems. I bought the two above titles and have been practicing the techniques taught by Lefty. In a short time, I have experienced: a. a dramatic decrease in pain b. dramatic increase in shoulder mobility c. major improvement in all aspects of my casting quality. Even though the dvd is designed for instructors, I highly recommend it for all fly casters, including beginners, especially those with shoulder problems. Lefty is very easy to understand and his teaching exercises make learning this difficult skill much easier.

best tape for the advanced novice. multiple explanations of the wherefores & whys for the viewer. simple explanations of what you may be doing incorrectly. If you are working at it, you are doing it wrong.