I think the point is that the rod allows more relaxed casting, with the rod doing all the work and timing not being so critical. On top of that, with the more fuller flex the length of line outside the tip is not so critical.
I don't know if it would be more relaxed Rob. Slower.... yes. Relaxed
Hmmmm.
To be honest I suspect that timing will be as critical with wangy noodly shit as it would be with anything else.
I don't buy into this at all - you can probably tell.....
To me it smacks of nostalgia for the hell of it, filling a niche that
really doesn't need to be filled.
I still favour cane or glass rods when floater fishing for carp as the flex of the rod allows light baits that dont load the rod to be cast further. So, replace the light bait with a short length of fly line and you have the same problem, the rod not loading fully, but still being able to cast.
I'm going to sort of nick something from Will here. The ability lies with the caster making the best of their equipment and matching their equipment and casting to the task at hand. Now I'm fully prepared to take moderate flak on this, but I simply don't see that this new rod will fill a void that needs to be filled.
It's not the answer.... better casting is.
H