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## A common mistake is to let your arm or the whip to travel around you instead of a straight line | ## A common mistake is to let your arm or the whip to travel around you instead of a straight line | ||
# At the end of your reach, snap the handle forward to point at your imaginary target | # At the end of your reach, snap the handle forward to point at your imaginary target | ||
| − | # Anticipate that the whip will want to continue | + | # Anticipate that the whip will want to continue its motion after the crack. Either ground the whip or allow it to continue up over your head. |
===Video=== | ===Video=== | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 25 April 2023
Description
Similar in motion to a tennis forehand, this crack is very commonly used for doing cutting techniques. Like all flicks, this technique will be easiest to do with a longer whip.
AKA
- Forehand Flick
Pre-Requisites
None
Post-Requisites
How To
- Start with the whip laying out behind you and the handle pointing along the thong
- Keeping your hand level with the ground, and the handle in line with the thong, push your hand forward in a straight line
- A common mistake is to let your arm or the whip to travel around you instead of a straight line
- At the end of your reach, snap the handle forward to point at your imaginary target
- Anticipate that the whip will want to continue its motion after the crack. Either ground the whip or allow it to continue up over your head.
