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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 02:55pm
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Dolphin Whistle?

Lot of thefolks at the shoot around asking about the Dolphin Whistle.

Anybody have - use one?
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 03:20pm
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Every once in a while, somebody asks about it. I've never used one. Looking for Molten Whistle : Dolphin ?
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 04:11pm
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I use it for soccer and like it, for basketball I haven't tried it yet. I don't think it will be comfortable in my mouth all the time, but again, it works well for soccer. It has a very similar tone to the Fox 40. A buddy of mine from China says it is the popular whistle overseas and recommended by many FIBA referees.

I also think it just looks weird...
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 04:50pm
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I have a dolphin.

I like it cause when I use fox, I have bad hearing a long time afterwards, the dolphin is nicer to the ears but still as loud and good whistle.

But yes, it looks special but I don't care, who's looking at the referee's whistle anyway?^^
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 07:50pm
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I used one today for the first time. It is very similar to the Fox 40 as far as sound. After using something else for years, it is a little awkward. I kept looking at it before I put it into my mouth because it is almost the same on the top and bottom. It isn't as wide as the Fox 40, but it is still comfortable.
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Old Sat Oct 14, 2006, 08:43pm
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Dolphin has a slightly deeper, full-sounding resonance at a similar pitch to the Fox.
It's still a bathtub toy to me.
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