Re: The Victorian Cutback from 4/7/2017 to 4/16/2017
That looks pretty good. I haven't tried to do this yet.
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That looks good, Russell. This one always ends poorly for me...
I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.
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Thanks for the encouraging comments gentlemen. It's good to hear i'm in the right track 
This technique felt unnatural at first, bringing the whip towards you with momentum can be a little scary in the beginning.
After that it feels like a matter of timing the cutback in relation to the length of your whip.
When you begin achieving a crack and applying the refining process it's very satisfying to feel the smooth flow of the VC.
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Flemming, that's impressive. I've never yet managed to do this at all!
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Thank You Robert.
I get a lot of help from the whip. And in my case it is a matter of "with or against the curve".
I I try to do it the wrong way, I won't succed.
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Re: The Victorian Cutback from 4/7/2017 to 4/16/2017
Flemming that's looking good I think we both need to slow down a little bit but you're definitely on the right track
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I agree with Russel about using less power.
Going with the curve of the whip is where the "swiveling handle" Robby mentioned comes in to play with a lot of cracks.
Great new avatar Russel.
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Cheers Ron
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https://youtu.be/f-5FnfN81B4
Here is my first video on this.
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Pretty good Jyri, I wouldn't even have been able to stand up out there.
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That looks very good Jyri.
That's one way to avoid using too much power.
Otherwise you would have slipped and fell.
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Ha ha 
thats one way to brake your hip
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Jyri, that's very impressive - of least because of the ice! Well done!
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Nice job, Jyri. Wet ice is fun. I was on ice like that the whole time I was taking pictures of snow whip. You said you were in a hurry, so I won't fuss at you for Cracking so fast . At least you got your time in. That alone is pretty epic.
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Jyri, cracking a whip on ice makes it even more challenging, but you've totaly nailed it, very good job!
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Thank you everyone!
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Jyri, that looks good. The VC is a crack I've never managed to figure out.
I'll give it a try, Dad, but it's going to be really hard...kind of like trying to saw something in half using a banana.
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Not the one that started it all for me, but Robbys tutorial was the first one I really studied several times and it got me more interested to REALLY get into whipcracking and not just hammering overhead cracks as loud as possible...
This was shot two years ago I think...I have not improved very much since then with this crack.
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Wolfgang, I'm afraid that link doesn't work for me. 
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