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Backwards whip crack question...
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:59 am
by 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?
Re: Backwards whip crack question...
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:05 pm
by 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
Re: Backwards whip crack question...
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:36 pm
by Lukes Roommate
Sweet!
Lots to try there, hopefully we get some good weather this weekend.
Thanks Louie!
Ryan
Re: Backwards whip crack question...
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:48 pm
by 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
Re: Backwards whip crack question...
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:31 pm
by Lukes Roommate
VERY cool!
Thanks for posting that vid, going to be very useful in learning that combo.
Thanks Louie!
Ryan