what is the the difference between whistles

Could you be a little more specific? Brands, pee-whistles vs. non-pee whistles? Finger whistles vs. lanyard whistles?

Give us something to work with here. ;)

Peace

:D
ROTFLMAO

(Sorry, Juulie)

Between whistles and what? Speedos, fishnets, Euros, weapons of mass destruction?

One tucks his whistle in his shirt when visiting the mens room and one does not. :D

(really sorry, Juulie)

no need to apologize for innocent Junior High humor. I've got a five-year-old, and a 14-year=old at home and I've learned to deal with it. Can't get cranky about it for at least another 10 years.

Just to prove how JH I can be I'll tell this oldie-moldie joke.

What's invisible and smells like carrots?

Bunny farts, of course :)

I thought it was Harvey.

brands of whistles (fox40 ect...)

Use the Fox40, with "pea";) whistles, the pea can jam and you'll pop a vein blowing, but no sound will come out.

The Fox40 never fails.

Also, on the diferent blasts of a whistle, does anyone have any helpful hints on how to give the few short blasts, i've tried and tried, and i can't seem to blow short blasts out of my whistle.

You have to have short blasts of air in your whistle combined with hitting your tongue rapidly to the whistle. Think making a 't' sound, but repeating it over and over again: "t t t t t t t."

Just play around with it and practice - it will come with time.

Mark,

you need to keep it clean, this is a family show.....

This is gonna take a lot of work.

If you read the newspaper article, "Basketball Official Killed By Family Who Were Fed Up Of Practise Whistling In House"

You'll no i'm no longer here ;)

This really gets the spit flowing through the whistle.

:p

Have you been around some of the guys/gals on this forum? That interpretation was PG compared to a lot of what goes on here! LOL

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

You've never blown the whistle on the court, and the player nearest you gets a shower? :D

Yeah - when my whistle signals his second T.

For those who've played wind instruments, it will come naturally. Unfortunately, not everyone has ... but you've gotta use your tongue. Not with the same force you use to shoot your whistle out of your mouth; it's more subtle and it may take you a while to figure out just how fast and hard to do it.. Too much tongue and yeah, you'll make a mess. :-D

Also make sure you have good air support, it will help a lot with tonguing. Breath deeply and relax -- if you find yourself straining at the throat trying to get air out, you're not going to tongue effectively ...

Sorry to be a music nerd but I also play trumpet and the same principles really do help with getting good sound & 'technique' with the whistle!

I played the B-Flat Farthorn when I was younger.

Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Welcome to the forum.

And you're getting up to the age where you'll be playing it again! :p

I always have to do the signaling myself.

Talking about the short blasts of the whistle brings up a good question, what do they mean. I've heard them used at all levels, and i'm wondering what situation they would be most effective in. The only one i've seen so far is on a held ball, its gets the players attention, and they end up dropping the ball. I heard somewhere that an old mechanic was 3 short blasts for a foul, but i'm not sure if this is true.

I dunno.. I don't think there's any particular scenario you're supposed to use them in. I find myself doing it when I need to draw attention quickly, e.g. held balls, or dribbler sprinting down court and stepping OOB.

I've got my whistles trained. One time they called a travel and my nose got bruised.

I once almost knocked out a tooth signaling a travel with the whistle still in my mouth....

That's why you do travel signals at waist/chest level - not up high.

Actually.. has anyone tried some of the other pealess whistles out there (e.g. Acme Tornado) ?

I was taught NOT to use more than 1 toot - loud and clear enough for all concerned to hear and stop. None of these multiple, short toots. Something about it not being professional (please don't take that the wrong way, I am only quoting our senior official) and show-boating. But then again I learned to officiate when I lived in NY <grin>