Stop Doing This With Your Double Haul

Struggling with your fly fishing double haul and not getting the distance or line speed you expect? This video breaks down one of the most common double haul mistakes that quietly ruins your cast—and shows you exactly how to fix it. I’m Chris Myers of Orlando Fly Casting Lessons, and in this lesson I explain why many anglers only complete half of the haul (the “down” without the “up”), creating what I call the pocket cast. This mistake shortens your casting stroke, kills line speed, and causes your forward cast to collapse or fall short. The double haul is designed to increase line speed, tighten loops, and improve performance in wind—but only if executed correctly. You’ll learn: What a proper double haul actually is (down-up on both backcast and forward cast) Why stopping your line hand low destroys your cast How incomplete hauling shortens your stroke and wastes energy A simple drill to fix your haul using one half at a time How to identify slack and timing issues in your line hand Why your casting hand mechanics may be the real limiting factor This step-by-step approach isolates the haul so you can build correct muscle memory before adding full casting timing back in. If your casts are piling up, falling short, or lacking power, this is likely the issue. If you’re serious about improving your fly casting, check out my playlist on common casting errors—because in many cases, fixing your rod hand will do more than any amount of hauling. 🛒 Shop my Amazon Store 🛒 - https://amzn.to/3MxaswB Follow me on Facebook:   / centralfloridasightfishingcharters     / orlandoflycasting   Instagram:   / captchrismyers   Capt. Chris Myers offers saltwater light tackle and fly fishing charters one hour from Orlando and Disney. http://www.flatsfishingtrips.com FFI Casting Instructor Capt. Chris Myers offers personal fly casting lessons in Central Florida or video casting analysis online. www.orlandoflycasting.com Please subscribe to my channel and be sure to select email notifications from the gear wheel so you will know when I upload new content #flycasting #doublehaul #flyfishingtips #flycastinglesson #saltwaterflyfishing #orlandoflyfishing