Go for it!
Try using a heavy spoon to get used to casting also.
Aim for the horizon past your spot, then stop the line when the lure gets close to it.
I keep the reel handles pointed UP to cast so that your wrist lays flat.
Use a snap of the wrist & let the rod do the work for short casts.
Adjust the free-spool so that the line stops spinning offa the spool when you just let a lure free-fall from the rod-tip to the ground.
ALWAYS stop the lure (with your thumb against the spool) BEFORE it hits the water on a longer cast to avoid a birdsnest!
Casting into the wind is harder than with it too!
Use good mono line to learn with..12# for bass & pike.
P.S. Wrap yer hammer in plastic & that Gal won't get in trouble!