The guide does not describe an early haul as a named fault. It asks for haul timing, length and force to suit the line carried and to stay consistent between the forward and back casts. From the mechanics it teaches, a haul that starts or finishes early has spent part of its pull before the stop — and the stop is when the line leaves with whatever speed it has.

That is a reason to look, not a diagnosis. Four things are separate observations, and the loop shape is not decided in advance:

• Haul timing. When does the pull start and finish, relative to the stroke and to the stop?
• Return timing. Does the line hand return towards the rod hand during the pause, or does that return land in the next stroke?
• Tension. Does the line stay straight from the line hand to the first guide, or does the hand go slack?
• Tip path and loop. What shape does the loop actually take — a straight fly leg and a narrow loop, or a wide one rising above the line?

Work from what you saw: move the haul later so the pull finishes with the stroke, keep the return in the pause, and video the line hand. Do not predict a wide loop from the timing alone — an early haul and a wide loop are two observations, not one.

Source

From the haul length, timing and force standards in the CI Study Guide (2025) (PDF) and Task 14, double haul, which state those standards without naming this fault — the answer itself is inferred, not quoted; terms from the FFI Fly Casting Definitions (Hauling, Casting Stroke).