Sonik Blast is LOUD
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Not a big fan of it--seems pointless to me outside the stadium with fans context (and I don't do any games like that).
Its great for me when there’s more than just my pitch and the ref on the pitch next to me is using a classic fox 40 as this then makes my whistle distinct from his/her whistle. I always have 2 whistles on my wrist lanyard, fox 40 classic and fox 40 sonik blast, so then if there’s a mass confrontation, I use the sonik blast to try and break up the conf as players then cover their ears and stop sometimes so massive benefits for me and grassroots level.
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Not as loud as my Valk...
SB is the real whistle and not one you get for 6 quid off eBay!
I’m a fan of the tone. The loudness will take a bit of getting used to but as @BrumRef said must be good at mass cons!
I plan on getting a Valkeen somewhere down the line. I doubt it’s necessary for grassroots and my level right now. Sourcing one is half the battle these days
From what I’ve heard his performance was blasted by the Wednesday fans. Sorry, I had to get it in there somehow!
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Sonic blast and valkeen are about the same loudness but that is where the similarities stop. They are different breeds of whistles. Blast doesn't give you anywhere near as much control as valkeen does. Blast is lower pitch. It has a bigger inlet so you can't get the same length of sound as you would with valkeen on same lounge capacity.
You can blow them both to produce lower loudness. Blast would sound terrible. Valkeen would still sound great. For me, blast is the second choice by far.
You can blow them both to produce lower loudness. Blast would sound terrible. Valkeen would still sound great. For me, blast is the second choice by far.
Clear red card. But he could have given reading to pens at the end.From what I’ve heard his performance was blasted by the Wednesday fans. Sorry, I had to get it in there somehow!
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I really don't get all this whistle snobbery with you guys.
"Different tones and tunes and valves etc?" It's a WHISTLE!!
For us Yanks, having whistles with different tones is very important since we often work matches at multi-field complexes. It's actually why I never use a Fox 40 Classic. That's the default whistle, so I want to use a whistle that has a distinct sound from the Classic. My usual two-whistle combination is a Kakapo (like a Valkeen) and an Acme Tornado 635. The Acme has a much lower pitch, so it's very distinguishable from other whistles.
Having these options also helps in windy conditions. I have a story about this from a couple of years ago. I was working a high school match in a stadium-type environment (not a full stadium, but bleachers on each side of the soccer/pointyball field with an athletics track around the field). The wind was blowing somewhere around 30 MPH, just an overall tough environment in which to play. Before the match, I had the teams in their positions and I blew both the Kakapo and the Acme to see which one they could hear better before we kicked off. I wanted to know my whistle would be heard. I blew the Kakapo second, and the players and fans in the stands all called "use the second one!". So I did.
It isn't necessary for any level. But it is very nice.
I used the Sonic Blast for a year or so and never got into using it. I found the way it felt when blowing it was strange and not enjoyable.
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