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# Start by bringing your whip up as if to do a [[Cattleman's Crack]] | # Start by bringing your whip up as if to do a [[Cattleman's Crack]] | ||
| − | # Keep your upper arm pointing to the side | + | ## Keep your upper arm pointing to the side |
# Instead of cracking the whip, just pause and wait till the thong of the whip wraps under your triceps | # Instead of cracking the whip, just pause and wait till the thong of the whip wraps under your triceps | ||
# As the thong wraps around your triceps and starts coming up in front, let go of the handle and grab the thong | # As the thong wraps around your triceps and starts coming up in front, let go of the handle and grab the thong | ||
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## You need to give it enough of a toss so that the whip will have time to turn over in the air | ## You need to give it enough of a toss so that the whip will have time to turn over in the air | ||
# Catch the whip with the thong trailing out behind you | # Catch the whip with the thong trailing out behind you | ||
| + | ## The catch can be done with the same hand or the toss can be used as a way to transfer the whip to your other hand | ||
# (Optional) finish a [[Cattleman's Crack]] | # (Optional) finish a [[Cattleman's Crack]] | ||
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[[Category:Beginner Cracks]] | [[Category:Beginner Cracks]] | ||
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| − | [[Category:Tosses]] | + | [[Category:Tosses and Releases]] |
Latest revision as of 23:54, 12 July 2022
Description
This is a release where you will roll the whip off your elbow, toss it in the air, then catch it.
Pre-Requisites
Post-Requisites
How To
- Start by bringing your whip up as if to do a Cattleman's Crack
- Keep your upper arm pointing to the side
- Instead of cracking the whip, just pause and wait till the thong of the whip wraps under your triceps
- As the thong wraps around your triceps and starts coming up in front, let go of the handle and grab the thong
- Fling the whip into the air
- You need to give it enough of a toss so that the whip will have time to turn over in the air
- Catch the whip with the thong trailing out behind you
- The catch can be done with the same hand or the toss can be used as a way to transfer the whip to your other hand
- (Optional) finish a Cattleman's Crack
