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whistles

JamesL said:
Everything.
Tone. Volume. Ergonomics. Flexibility.
Very often get a "f*ING hell ref" when players too close and has made its way into observation reports commenting on use and tone of whistle (positive) something I know I couldbt have done with any of the other whistles (fox40, sonik blast, acme thunderer all predecessors to the Valkeen.)
If anything happened to it I would pay the money to replace it in a heartbeat
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I've lost a few of them and have always replaced mine
More recently, I bought a knock-off Valkeen as well which I keep forgetting to put to the test. Probably, it will be exactly the same
Surely, it's just a bit of plastic with a fairly precise shape. Otherwise though, the Valkeen is on a different level. That and the finger-grip changed my life
 
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I’d also prefer fox40 and alone with Fox 40 I’d suggest Storm All-Weather Safety Whistle
As it’s the loudest whistle on the market, and also has durable plastic construction.
 
lamarclark09 said:
I’d also prefer fox40 and alone with Fox 40 I’d suggest Storm All-Weather Safety Whistle
As it’s the loudest whistle on the market, and also has durable plastic construction.
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Just ordered the Storm All Weather Safety Whistle after reading some reviews.
Let's see if that pesky striker still claims he didn't hear my whistle...
 
To each his own. I think the obsession with volume gets a bit carried away. Outside of a packked stadium, any of the whistles mentioned here (including the ones I don’t personally like) are plenty loud. Indeed, the fox40 was the primary whistle for stafium games prior to the Valkeen. i don’t do games in packed stadiums, so for me the bigger question is how much I can ”talk” with the whistle.
 
JamesL said:
I've been tempted to get, and try, one of these as a back up.
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The knock-offs I've tried are genuinely indistinguishable from the real thing. I have two genuine (lost one, replaced it, found the original) and four or five knock-offs. The only downside is the finger grip which is awful on the knock-offs. Fortunately the real ones come with three.
 
ARF said:
For those of us who are on a budget/have more sense than money (delete as appropriate ;)) there are off-brand versions of the Valkeen around for about a tenth of the price!

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Thanks for this recommendation. I've been a Fox40 ref but thought I'd try a couple of these.

Used in a game today and my ears are still ringing now! They're very loud but the tone is still great. Well worth the £4 give or take
 
Will_A said:
Scratch this recommendation...
Sounds great in a field by myself but according to my coach, the observer and both AR's, it sounds piss weak to everyone but myself!

Back to the trusty fox40 it is then! 😂
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Quality control was likely the issue with the cheap copies, I got one and sounds near as good as the Valkeen, but it'll be luck of the draw if you get a decent one or a dud, unfortunately you got the dud.
 
Mac said:
Quality control was likely the issue with the cheap copies, I got one and sounds near as good as the Valkeen, but it'll be luck of the draw if you get a decent one or a dud, unfortunately you got the dud.
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Talking about a different whistle. See his post he replied to.
 
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