Wow that's some post! Karate chop huh.... I just tried that out on the lawn. Stopped my backcast near my ear( pretty much where I usually stop)then stopped my front cast at my waist like you said and the line went right into the ground. I tried stopping at about 10 O'clock( actually a little further foward, maybe 9:30 or so) and things worked much better. I guess I need some work on my karate chop maybe? There was a "Way of Japan" dojo right down the street from where I lived as a kid. If I'd only known back then.....
