new to turkey calling

[BENPRICE77]

I have a good spot pick out between the field edge and the fly down zone
my question is do I wait to call after fly down or do I call when they are in the roost

I am ok with a pot call and a box call, after the fly down how do I call?

[WillowRidgeCalls]

Start off softly and work up the volume of your calling as the day gets older, but don't get hung up on just soft calling either. Give them a variety of soft and louder calls, keeping your calling sequences short. Let the birds tell you what they want to hear. Learn to work ONE BIRD and only one bird, if you have 4/5 birds gobbling, pick one bird and answer him, never mind the other just let them gobble. When you start working a bird, get excited if that bird is cutting off your calls, pick the speed and volume of your calling up, he telling you he's interested in you, and work that bird only. As that bird get closer to you 100 yards or less, keep your calling short and soft and very few yelps. Then get ready... 

[chatterbox]

Start off softly and work up the volume of your calling as the day gets older, but don't get hung up on just soft calling either. Give them a variety of soft and louder calls, keeping your calling sequences short. Let the birds tell you what they want to hear. Learn to work ONE BIRD and only one bird, if you have 4/5 birds gobbling, pick one bird and answer him, never mind the other just let them gobble. When you start working a bird, get excited if that bird is cutting off your calls, pick the speed and volume of your calling up, he telling you he's interested in you, and work that bird only. As that bird get closer to you 100 yards or less, keep your calling short and soft and very few yelps. Then get ready... 

Excellent advice.

[WildTigerTrout]

I agree and don't discount scratching in the leaves. I killed my best gobbler here in Pa. with that  little trick! I worked that bird for nearly two hours and killed him at 20 steps!

[lonnie sneed jr.]

What everyone above said is very good advice, but you asked about calling while they are on the roost. Myself I do not call while they are on the roost except for a very low tree call, and 2 or 3 clucks. Most of the time I only cluck to them while they are on the roost. If one ever gobbles at my clucks I stop and wait for him to fly down.I like to wait until I know they are on the ground before yelping or cutting to them. When I do call I always yelp first to see what he does. 

[boatpaddle]

What everyone above said is very good advice, but you asked about calling while they are on the roost. Myself I do not call while they are on the roost except for a very low tree call, and 2 or 3 clucks. Most of the time I only cluck to them while they are on the roost. If one ever gobbles at my clucks I stop and wait for him to fly down.I like to wait until I know they are on the ground before yelping or cutting to them. When I do call I always yelp first to see what he does. 

Spot on w/ great information shared there........

[Turkey Call Maker]

What you need is a good DVD on turkey calling...  there are many types of calls..  one of the them is a fly down cackle...   this might help....