The cattleman's crack

[Jessie Edwards]

I know we did this one in the beginning, but this is for our newbie Paul, who is just starting to learn. It's cold outside, I'm a snowman.

Paul. Do not lean forward when you crack. Keep your body straight and relaxed. Go slow. do the crack and orient yourself, hen do the crack again. Follow through so your whip is in he position to do the crack again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRrZ0kdXKM

[Paul Pendleton]

Thank you very much Jessie. I will work on it. I'll send you a video of me working on it in a little while. Thank you very much for your time and help.
Respectfully your friend Paul

[Ron May]

Nicely done Jessie.
Good technique, flowing into the next throw.
Your whip flows like butter, even when it's cold.
It looks, though very cold, like a beautiful day to do some crackin' .

Ron

[Jessie Edwards]

The actual temp is 36 above, the windchill makes it about 26 above. It's not bad.

[Robert Gage]

Ron's right, Jessie! This is splendid form! And the whip looks great, too!

[Ben Varsek]

Jessie, thank you very much for making that video!

Your technique is very fluid, accurate and smooth and your whip perfoms like a dream - very good job!


All the best
Ben

[Jyri Haveri]

Here is my first video. I post it here as it is hard to find the original posts about it.
https://youtu.be/PFwHFG0jDpk
I tryed to go as lightly as i could. It was quite windy so my cellphone turned at the end.

[Robert Gage]

Jyri, that's not bad at all. I suggest that you try taking your other hand out of your pocket, to 'balance' your body: hold it a little out in front of you and to the side. (Have another look at what Robby does.) But this is an excellent start to the 10/10 challenge.

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks Robert!
I have bad tendency to use my other hand as counter weight to put more force in to the crack, same goes to my other leg. I have tryed to learn out of this by keeping it in my pocket, maybe it is time that hand gets out from there

[Ron May]

Jyri, it looks very good.
You are nice and relaxed.
Your new whip cracks easily.
I would suggest to slow down between cracks.
Take some time between cracks and don't rush it.
But if you were cold I certainly understand wanting to hurry and get out of the cold.
Nicely done.

Ron

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks Ron!
It was cold! Too moist cold and windy.

[Flemming Bo Christiansen]

Jyri - I will show this to my wife. It is a good demonstration of relaxed cracks

[Jyri Haveri]

Thank you Flemming!

[Ben Varsek]

Jyri, welcome to the 10/10 challenge!

Your whipcracking is very effordless, controlled and smooth, good job!
I second Robert's and Ron's advice and there is nothing else I could add!

All the best
Ben

[Jyri Haveri]

Thanks Ben!

[Jyri Haveri]

I couldn't take video today as it is rainy, dark and cold.
What was the order of the cracks in this challence? Cattlemans, underhand flick and side arm flick?
I have read the original thread quite long now but in some points i just couldt follow.
I may be able to do video tomorrow and maybe i could do some of the cracks i think i know to how to do and get some pointers there?

[Ron May]

I think to follow the sequence you could start with the oldest thread in this section.
Good luck with your practice.

Ron

[Jyri Haveri]

Here is couple of videos i took before i leaved to birthday party. It was really hard to get that peacefull feeling as i got home from work and grabbed my whip.
It seems to be hard to keep the small break between craks and to do just on crack.
https://youtu.be/dWt67lH9jJo
https://youtu.be/VgtEm9KYrWE
Second video was cutted short as my hardrive space run out. I hope i get better chance tomorrow.

[Ron May]

It's a good, smooth, relaxed throw.
The only observation I made was that the whip handle is slightly pointing towards the outside with the cattleman's crack.

I have to remind myself to keep the handle straight up and down vertically before bring it forward and down to finish the crack. (keeping it inline with the vertical plane of the thong)

Very nice job Jyri.

Ron

[Robert Gage]

As Ron says, Jyri, this is a good, smooth and relaxed action. But he's right about the handle pointing slightly 'away'. Try always to keep the plane of the crack flat against the imaginary clock face (whichever angle the clock face might be tilted).... And I see you've taken your other hand out of your pocket! Much less 'wooden'!