The visual, auditory and tactile learner model is a myth — tons and tons of studies are against it. Teach all three at once, as close to simultaneous as you can.

What the instructor says

• Say–see–do. Say it, have them see it, have them do it; the closer to simultaneous, the better everybody learns. Sorting a group into “this person is a visual learner, that person’s auditory learner” is a total waste of time.
• All three at once. Hand on their hand with eyes closed is tactile; looking at where the rod stops is visual; and you are talking while they do it.
• Eyes closed. Closing the eyes forces them to feel and visualize and takes the line’s distraction away, so the drill often gets better. Have them call the clock with eyes closed: big loops 2:30 to 9:30, smaller loops 10 to 2, then vertical, 45 degrees and horizontal.
• Hand over hand. Do not take the rod — ask first, stand behind, two fingers over their thumb. “Let me do 100% of the work”, then 10, 30, 40, 75%, then they take control; eyes open, repeat at 10, 20, 30%.

Putting it to work

1. Say the cue, show it, put their hand on it.
2. Run the drill eyes closed; call the clock.
3. Fade your hand out — never take the rod.

Source

From the FFI CI walkthrough series by Dayle Mazzarella (Chapter 3 — FFI Casting Instructor Certification Tasks, Fly Fishing Coach International), lesson 23, 00:05:01, 00:06:29 and 00:10:01. See the video library for the series and the CI exam section for the teaching tasks; terms follow the FFI Fly Casting Definitions.