Old school

[Butterfly182310]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

...But how important are first impressions?

Also, have you tried a smitty instead of a noose?

Who's getting that first impression? If the referee has been around a long time, first impressions have long been replaced by respect.

Old habits die hard. The Smitty is too short. Can't take the whistle out of my mouth and talk to the players without braking the loop on the shirt. Plus my lanyard is so old, frayed and rusted, giving it up would be like losing an old friend.

[SNIPERBBB]

..and after having lost a couple whistles because of the thing, I cut the loops off my shirts to discourage myself from using those Smitty lanyards.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Butterfly182310

Old habits die hard. The Smitty is too short. Can't take the whistle out of my mouth and talk to the players without braking the loop on the shirt.

I had the same problem. I wanted to be like one of the "cool" guys and use a Smitty, but I kept on breaking the little loop.

[ref2coach]

Best loop replacement is a small black rubber grommet sewn on with heavy black thread. The elasticity of the rubber keeps the smitty from breaking the threads.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I had the same problem. I wanted to be like one of the "cool" guys and use a Smitty, but I kept on breaking the little loop.

There were two different length smittys. A shorter one for zippered shirts since the point of attachment was higher (at the top of the zipper) and a longer one meant to reach the the loop at the bottom of the V. Sounds like you have the shorter one (or you have a really long neck).

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

There were two different length smittys. A shorter one for zippered shirts since the point of attachment was higher (at the top of the zipper) and a longer one meant to reach the the loop at the bottom of the V. Sounds like you have the shorter one (or you have a really long neck).

Uh-oh.....

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Butterfly182310

The Smitty is too short.

They come in different lengths.