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Silver Molten Dolphin Valkeen

What's your favourite whistle?

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Cai

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Has anyone seen the silver molten dolphin valkeen and know where to get one, been trying to get my hands on one for ages. Image isn't the best however it's the only image of the whistle I can find.

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If I ever make it in the big leagues. I'll 3D print over standard whistles to make them look weird. Just to catch out people online.
 
Kent Ref said:
For me it's Fox 40 sonik blast.

It just does the job. I've had the expensive one but didn't like it.
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Not a criticism, but why do you need a whistle that was designed for stadium use at grass roots? It is notoriously difficult to vary the tone of the blast with it, I had an observer tell me it sounded like I was trying to stop a train every time I gave a free kick.
 
RustyRef said:
Fair enough, can't argue with that. I bought one but just couldn't get to grips with it and abandoned it after a couple of games, I couldn't vary the tone and everything sounded like a serious offence.
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I must say this is why I like the valkeen, soooo easy to vary the tones etc

Quite sensitive tho so occasionally I start a half like I'm giving a last minute penalty
 
Whistle is something I hugely struggle with. I can't whistle naturally (not sure if this is related or not) and I can't get on with a lot of whistles. My coach tells me my whistle is sh*t, but I just can't improve it so I have to accept it's always gonan be a bit sh*t I reckon.
I use the sonik blast as it's the easiest for me to get a strong whistle out of.
 
RefereeX said:
Whistle is something I hugely struggle with. I can't whistle naturally (not sure if this is related or not) and I can't get on with a lot of whistles. My coach tells me my whistle is sh*t, but I just can't improve it so I have to accept it's always gonan be a bit sh*t I reckon.
I use the sonik blast as it's the easiest for me to get a strong whistle out of.
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Have you tried Valkeen (genuine, not the copy)?
 
RefereeX said:
Whistle is something I hugely struggle with. I can't whistle naturally (not sure if this is related or not) and I can't get on with a lot of whistles. My coach tells me my whistle is sh*t, but I just can't improve it so I have to accept it's always gonan be a bit sh*t I reckon.
I use the sonik blast as it's the easiest for me to get a strong whistle out of.
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If you hven’t tried it, try the Fox mini. The mini is is easy to vary and easy to blast. I find it smaller and more comfortable than the classic. (I hated the sonic blast for the same reasons others have said—I found it very difficult to “talk” with.)
 
RefereeX said:
Whistle is something I hugely struggle with. I can't whistle naturally (not sure if this is related or not) and I can't get on with a lot of whistles. My coach tells me my whistle is sh*t, but I just can't improve it so I have to accept it's always gonan be a bit sh*t I reckon.
I use the sonik blast as it's the easiest for me to get a strong whistle out of.
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I presume you've practiced your tonguing technique?

(Steps away to let others enjoy the open net. You're welcome!)
 
RustyRef said:
Not a criticism, but why do you need a whistle that was designed for stadium use at grass roots? It is notoriously difficult to vary the tone of the blast with it, I had an observer tell me it sounded like I was trying to stop a train every time I gave a free kick.
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What’s your fav?
 
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