Backwards whip crack question...

[Lukes Roommate]

While I was out practicing on Sunday I was experimenting with a backwards crack.
Starting with the whip out in front of me, and swing my arm down and back, almost in a reverse underhand flick.
Once it cracked behind me, I reversed my arm motion for a clumsy forward follow-up.

Is there anything "official" using a backwards underhand crack?

[louiefoxx]

You can immediately follow that reverse underhand crack with a forward flick for a neat two crack combination.

or

You can go the whole way and do a reverse underhand crack to a flick followed immediately by the backcrack of a fast 8 (so basically the second and third crack will be a fast 8 with a flick used in place of the circus crack) and then the fourth crack will be a regular forward underhand crack. That makes a neat 4 crack combination.

Louie
http://bullwhips.org

[Lukes Roommate]

Sweet!
Lots to try there, hopefully we get some good weather this weekend.
Thanks Louie!

Ryan

[louiefoxx]

Ryan,

I was just at the park messing around with doing the four crack combination and by adding a circus crack at the end (for a 5th crack) you get a combination that easily repeats itself. I made a little video of it and posted it on my blog at http://www.bullwhips.org.

There is also a way to add a extra crack to this combination (it would be an extra crack between the first and second), but is sorta sloppy but you could put it in there. I have a breakdown on my blog.

Louie

[Lukes Roommate]

VERY cool!
Thanks for posting that vid, going to be very useful in learning that combo.
Thanks Louie!

Ryan