I really like the way Robby explains things and his sense of humour make it very easy to watch. The cracks that Robby teaches in Volume 1 are done in a way that he makes it very easy to understand. The highlight for me is the way Robby shows what not to do and what you may be doing wrong. Well done Robby!
Simon Martin, Australia |
YES!!! MY DVD ARRIVED YESTERDAY!!!
I've known Robby for quite a while and we've been discussing this project on the phone and via e-mails as it moved along. Robby was very open minded regarding my "amateur questions and desires" and I've been very excited to finally see this DVD come to live.
Yesterday it arrived and since I just had a customer on visit anyway, we watched the DVD from start 'til end with GREAT pleasure!!! Every detail, every single movement is explained par excellence and if it wouldn't have been so bloody wet and dark outside, we had gone cracking immediately after watching this. What really thrilled me, was to get an explanation on why a crack DOESN'T work. Not only does the DVD explain very detailed how to crack, it also gives you advices on the most typical errors that a beginner (like me) would make and thereby NOT succeed!!! That is something I hadn't seen before and it really makes it a LOT easier to catch, if you know what not to do.
AWESOME DVD Robby!!! You couldn't have done any better.
Thanks for making this available. I know how much time and hard work you put into it.
Regards,
Marc Kitter (Adventurebild) |
First off, like Paul said yesterday, we both really love Robby's Whip-Basics DVD. We watched it as soon as it arrived, and were just as impressed as we'd hoped to be.
The DVD covers 5 cracks: the underhand flick, the forward flick, the sidearm flick (aka the reverse horizontal), the cattleman's crack (aka the circus crack), and the overhead cattleman's crack (aka the horizontal crack). After detailed explanations of each of these cracks and showing them from multiple angles and with different hands, Robby then shows how to combine these cracks into a simple beginners routine that looks pretty cool.
Like Marc mentioned in his review, one of the best parts (IMO) is that many of the cracks include a little bit about what NOT to do, and common reasons a particular crack may not be working for a beginner at first. He also covers how to make sure the follow through after the crack is correct, and why that's so important, as well as some other safety tips.
Overall, we both are very pleased with our decision to carry these DVDs for beginner whipcrackers in the US, and we really hope they will help carry the fun of whipcracking to more people.
We had asked Robby to send us quite a few of these DVDs for the first shipment, so despite the many people who pre-ordered from us, we still have plenty left for anyone else who wants to order one. Paul and I are going to be moving soon, but we will keep the DVDs in a place that's easily accessible so that we can still ship out DVDs to anyone who wants to order one during that time with minimal delay.
If you all have any questions about anything else that the DVD does or does not cover, ask. It's definitely for the pure beginner, or perhaps for a mostly-beginner who is looking to improve his form, but definitely not for an intermediate or advanced whipcracker.
Robby, I think that as time goes on, you'll hear from countless beginners who will really appreciate all your hard work on making this video and keeping the price affordable for them. Thank you Robby!
Lauren Wickline & Paul Nolan (MidWestWhips) |
I just got mine today and watched it just now. Its 10:20 PM, it raining and I just watched the whole thing trough. I am desperate to get outside and start cracking right this very second!!! I of course know that my mentor Adam would have my scalp if he found out I was using on of my leather whips outside in the rain!
I found the explanation on the four basic cracks to be awesome. Having only been cracking for a couple of months now it really showed me that I had a few things right and a few things that need improvement and how to link the cracks into combination's, something that has eluded me to this moment. I can see the coming weekend to be a crack feast-my poor neighbors!! The format was simple and easy to understand. The demonstrations were both in tight and far view. The explanation of the mechanics were perfect. The emphasis on letting the whip do the work is repeated throughout with good reason, as even his slow motion demo's get little baby pops! His voice is very clear, the instructions precise and very easy to understand. Very enjoyable.
I wish to send out thanks to both the maker of this fine DVD, Robert for making this fine tutorial and to Midwest Whips for bringing it to America for a VERY reasonable price.
Bob |
I received my copy a week ago today, so last Friday. Just watched it through last night on my laptop and thought it to be an excellent video for beginner whipcrackers.
Also, as Tony mentioned somewhere, it's a great resource to learn some tips on teaching others how to crack. We all have friends & family members that at some point will probably like to try to crack a whip, even if they don't want to sit through an entire video, especially one of A.G.s vids, as David said are pretty dry. Robby provides a good method for teaching, beneficial to both new & experienced whipcrackers.
Excellent job on the video, Robby, my hat's off to you! Looking forward to seeing the next volume.
Steven Huntress |
Can't wait to check out Whip Basics Vol II. Robby was kind enough to send me the first volume, and I was quite impressed by the overall quality of both the video and the instructional material.
I liked Robby's slow-paced teaching style. He explained every crack very clearly, showing the proper technique as well as the common mistakes.
Honestly, I think it is the best Entry-level whipcracking DVD available on the market today. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn the basic cracks the right way. Rooby is a good teacher and you can tell he is passionate about it.
I am really looking forward to seeing the Volume II. I am sure Robby did another great job on it. Hope it gets released soon.
Regards,
Bernardo del Carpio |
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