Ok.. I've tried and tried. I can only do a purr with my lips and it just doesn't sound a realistic as with your throat or tongue. Has anyone got any tips? I can flutter my tongue but when I have a call in my mouth I just can't get it to work. When I try with my throat I just end up grunting. Anyone out there experience the same problem??
Here is a little video clip I did a few years ago. I don't know if you've seen it or not. It might help.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOX3cgUoIi4
Yeah, I've watched yours a couple times and it sound great but I just can't get my tongue to flutter with the call in my mouth. it just seems harder to me to control the purr with my lips. I just can't figure it out. I've spent hours just trying to gargle/ flutter my tongue but I can't get it. I seem to be able to do everything but that. It just aggravates me so dang bad that I can't do it. Almost all the callers I watch on youtube and on here seem not to use their mouths to cluck and purr.
It took me a very very long time. When I first started I growled so much it gave me a sore throat.. now I'm scoring high with it in competitions. The best advice I can give you is always have a call in, and start growling. I like a batwing!
Try bending the call of your frame. push the two open ends of the mouth call towards each other a little. A very loose reed purrs very well. It take a while to learn, but when you get it, it all comes together.
That was very, very frustrating for me. Took me a lot of time.
So its more of a growl? Thanks for all the advice. I want to start competing but I guess I'm just the type that I don't want to do it unless I know it sounds right. And the Lips just don't sound anything like the callers i've seen in the videos of calling competitions.
Quote from: Bustabeak on February 15, 2012, 08:50:49 PM
So its more of a growl? Thanks for all the advice. I want to start competing but I guess I'm just the type that I don't want to do it unless I know it sounds right. And the Lips just don't sound anything like the callers i've seen in the videos of calling competitions.
To me it is. I guess its a growl that gets the back of my tongue to vibrate.
Dont worry. I'm in the same boat.
what are you trying to purr on?? a plain double or triple reed works best.Some of the calls with cuts will flutter to much and will not do a good sounding purr. Try doing it like you were gurgling with mouthwash and put a grrrrrrrrr to it.
Try to act like you are revving up a hocker to spit out
Quote from: bowhunter on February 19, 2012, 12:04:11 PM
Try to act like you are revving up a hocker to spit out
Like Imitating your OLD girlfriend LOL
Yeah I've tried to do it on a ghost cut style call and also on one that is cut. I want to get just a plain double reed and give it a try as well.
Thanks for the tips. I'm slowly getting a little better.
Scott Ellis's new DVD, Mouthcall Magic, would be very beneficial to you especially if you want to start competing and don't have a good mentor. He covers cluck and purrs as well as all the other calls. Great video, IMO!
Tommy Walton of Tom Teasers made a diaphragm video. He recommends the throat purr, and suggests practicing by gargling water. It is an inexpensive video, and I want to see Scott Ellis' as well.
thanks for the recommendations. I my just have to invest in both videos. Never can have too many instructional videos!
good stuff
make like you are "Shhh" ing someone lightly while you motor boat with your lips. Dont go crazy with it. You have to finesse this to produce a purr. Keep working on in and eventually you will go "Duh" that was easy. Practice a bit without the call until you get a light shhh sound with your lips motorboating.
Good Luck,
Mack