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Offline Meleagris gallopavo

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tutorial videos for pot calls
« on: May 05, 2020, 08:27:29 PM »
What are some of the best tutorial videos for learning to use the pot call?  For free or purchase.
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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2020, 08:44:21 PM »
I found the video for this call to be enormously helpful.

http://www.enticerturkeycalls.com/shop/turkey-calls/silver-thunder-extreme-aluminum/


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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2020, 08:48:08 PM »
I like the Primos videos myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELL6l_t9zUQ&list=PLbF6qMoJbTLzkdmzIrqSSxeTkJKKmXVg8&index=15&t=0s
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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2020, 09:06:17 PM »
Lot's of good video's on youtube, some lot better than others , main thing practice and angle your striker .. also strikers will make a big difference in how pot call will play , you have straight tip strikers and flare tip .. weight of the striker and wood type.

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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2020, 07:35:15 AM »
I have always had consistency problems with most things I do.  I can take a certain pot and striker combo and play it great one day and the next time I use it I struggle even making a noise.  I carry 3 pots and 6 strikers with me.  I have to mess around with combinations (softly) in the field to figure out which combo will work for me that day.  I just need to practice more intensely so the striker angle and the pot surface are second nature.  I have watched several videos before and it seems some folks have different pot scratching patterns for yelps.  My yelps tend to be high pitched with little rasp.  Sometimes I can get the rasp going but I can't seem to duplicate it the next time.
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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2020, 10:51:46 AM »
Bill Zering of Cody makes a great DVD on calling with pot calls.

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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2020, 01:01:56 PM »
I found the video for this call to be enormously helpful.

http://www.enticerturkeycalls.com/shop/turkey-calls/silver-thunder-extreme-aluminum/


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An excellent call IMO. The corian backside is really nice for soft calling in the afternoons.

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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2020, 07:37:10 PM »
yes I had the Cody video its great but a buddy I let borrow it and I never saw it again.   

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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2020, 09:43:56 PM »
Sadler McGraw has some good videos on YouTube from when he was with wood haven I think.  Just look up turkeyhunter1972. He has some instructional videos on his style of calling. He makes some great sounding calls and easy to run. I have his crystal call and one of his green slates and they are full of turkey.

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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2020, 10:27:01 AM »
I have always had consistency problems with most things I do.  I can take a certain pot and striker combo and play it great one day and the next time I use it I struggle even making a noise.  I carry 3 pots and 6 strikers with me.  I have to mess around with combinations (softly) in the field to figure out which combo will work for me that day.  I just need to practice more intensely so the striker angle and the pot surface are second nature.  I have watched several videos before and it seems some folks have different pot scratching patterns for yelps.  My yelps tend to be high pitched with little rasp.  Sometimes I can get the rasp going but I can't seem to duplicate it the next time.
  A lot of that pot call not playing is not your fault , moisture and humidity play a big part in how it will sound on a given day. So it's not all you at all...We all have this problem with our pots ...

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Re: tutorial videos for pot calls
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2020, 10:58:20 AM »
I have always had consistency problems with most things I do.  I can take a certain pot and striker combo and play it great one day and the next time I use it I struggle even making a noise.  I carry 3 pots and 6 strikers with me.  I have to mess around with combinations (softly) in the field to figure out which combo will work for me that day.  I just need to practice more intensely so the striker angle and the pot surface are second nature.  I have watched several videos before and it seems some folks have different pot scratching patterns for yelps.  My yelps tend to be high pitched with little rasp.  Sometimes I can get the rasp going but I can't seem to duplicate it the next time.
  A lot of that pot call not playing is not your fault , moisture and humidity play a big part in how it will sound on a given day. So it's not all you at all...We all have this problem with our pots ...
I had some great calls out there other day and they would not play well for just the reason Gregg is saying. Lucky for me I keep some foul weather pots in my blind inside of a dry box just in case I run into that problem as well as various weather/waterproof strikers.
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