4 year-old Indy!?!?!?!?
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4 year-old Indy!?!?!?!?
Yesterday I was outside cracking my whip and my little cousin Gabriel came outside to see me (he is only 4 and loves Indiana Jones ) well first of let me tell you, I had an old whip which was made for me by a family friend when I went to Guatemala to go see some family. It turned out my great uncle had a friend who made small whips to herd sheep. he found out i had wanted a whip for a long time , so he took me to his friend and i told him what i wanted, an Indiana jones whip, longer than what he usually makes and not a swivel-handle. and in a week i had my first whip!
it was not the best but it was nice and it was my first whip so i did not complain. well now that i have my new whip (the Del Carpio) i gave my old one to my little cousin because he really wanted it. cut to yesterday and he comes out with it and starts to crack the whip like a professional!!!!!! he can only do the overhead crack because that is the only one that works (this whip is like a wet noodle) and it was the one he saw me do countless of times. and i was just so amazed at what he was doing i taped him and here you have it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrKtKhLgAPQ
it was not the best but it was nice and it was my first whip so i did not complain. well now that i have my new whip (the Del Carpio) i gave my old one to my little cousin because he really wanted it. cut to yesterday and he comes out with it and starts to crack the whip like a professional!!!!!! he can only do the overhead crack because that is the only one that works (this whip is like a wet noodle) and it was the one he saw me do countless of times. and i was just so amazed at what he was doing i taped him and here you have it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrKtKhLgAPQ
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Great vid, Alex! It made me remember when I came back from the saddlemaker and handed my father the bullwhip I bought when I was nine and told him: Teach me how! Of course, he had no idea... LOL.
By the way, the whip you gave to your nephew looks great. It's great to see the Indy spirit passes on to the next generation!
All the Best.
By the way, the whip you gave to your nephew looks great. It's great to see the Indy spirit passes on to the next generation!
All the Best.
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That's cute.
Last May, a friend of mine was in town. He was excited about Indy 4 and wanted to learn how to crack a whip, so we went out in the back yard with the old Mexican 6 footer I had (the only whip I had at the time) and I showed him. My 2.5 year old came down to watch.
About a month later, I had been cleaning out my office and my whip was on the side table. My son was wandering around while working at my desk. Then I heard this whoosh behind me. My son was trying to do forward throws! With good form!
I said we need to go outside to do that. He said ok and on the way out of my office, he grabbed my old aussie "dry as a bone" hat and put it on. I've never worn an Indy type hat while cracking and I haven't even worn that hat in a while, but somehow my son knew that the hat went with the whip.
No, I don't let him do it very offten, and he condition of that whip, it's like throwing a piece of rope around, but he sure looks cute doing it. I'll try to post pictures later.
Last May, a friend of mine was in town. He was excited about Indy 4 and wanted to learn how to crack a whip, so we went out in the back yard with the old Mexican 6 footer I had (the only whip I had at the time) and I showed him. My 2.5 year old came down to watch.
About a month later, I had been cleaning out my office and my whip was on the side table. My son was wandering around while working at my desk. Then I heard this whoosh behind me. My son was trying to do forward throws! With good form!
I said we need to go outside to do that. He said ok and on the way out of my office, he grabbed my old aussie "dry as a bone" hat and put it on. I've never worn an Indy type hat while cracking and I haven't even worn that hat in a while, but somehow my son knew that the hat went with the whip.
No, I don't let him do it very offten, and he condition of that whip, it's like throwing a piece of rope around, but he sure looks cute doing it. I'll try to post pictures later.
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He crack very nice . What whip he use?
I have to praise my self . This is my brother year ago : http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=IoA5d7EkKlU. He was 9. Now he crack on two hands with 3,5 ft stockwhips . It looks very funny when some peoples about 25 come to learn cattleman's crack and he(10) crack same crack on different timing, or he's doing some other cracks . They are very confused when they see it .
Regards,
Karol
I have to praise my self . This is my brother year ago : http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=IoA5d7EkKlU. He was 9. Now he crack on two hands with 3,5 ft stockwhips . It looks very funny when some peoples about 25 come to learn cattleman's crack and he(10) crack same crack on different timing, or he's doing some other cracks . They are very confused when they see it .
Regards,
Karol