where we help you shorten a learning curve so that you can find success
faster in the elk woods with elk call reviews gear reviews elk calling lessons
tips and tutorials so I know this is a little different than our normal Friday
night deal normal Friday is is just post up a video where we've done a product
review or gear review I did film today with Blacks Creek Guide Gear about their
whole entire pack system but just didn't have time to get it all edited and
exported so I thought I would come on tonight and do a elk calling quick tip
video so I just want to talk a little bit about air pressure so you know air
pressure is one of those things that is really really critical when calling elk
it doesn't matter if you're using an external read cow call a diaphragm read
air pressure can really make the difference you know a lot of people when
first learning to call they just basically are using the air that's in
there in their throat and you know they can make sounds they can you know do
okay but there's just not a lot of volume to it and when you go to bugle
your know transit transitions just aren't that smooth well what are ways to
kind of correct that air pressure is one of those things that you know in in our
lessons on you know the one-on-one lessons that I do with a lot of students
at the out calling Academy you know I talked about that your your tongue
pressure pretty much drives the pitch air pressure drives the volume when it
comes to cow calls and what I mean by that is and yes we are you know maxing
the tongue but also our diaphragm now pressing our diaphragm to push more
air out really helps us control that as well also so when you're at that high
pitch you're really pressing on your diaphragm you're getting a lot of air
pressure out and then as you relax your tongue
you also relax that pressure with the diaphragm - and it helps your spring
that note down nice and gradual and under control same thing with the other
drill where we start low and we go high you're gonna do the same thing there but
as you increase that pressure you're also gonna press with your ab muscles
your rib muscles really press them on that diaphragm Reed to force out more
air and if you can do that and you'll have to work at it it's a little bit of
training but on that low to high and hold each time like that
that's your diaphragm that's holding that air pressure now once you learn
that and you just run that straight from the bottom to the top that is all being
done by putting pressure with my diaphragm - you know really force that
air pressure out and get that high note so as you're practicing do those couple
of drills the high to low low to high but play with that pressure from the
diaphragm and you're gonna find that your note transitions really really
clean up and you have a much easier time all right guys that's it for Friday
thanks for tuning in as always keep calling keep practicing but most
importantly have fun next week we'll be back on Wednesday for Wapiti Wednesday
Q&A and Friday will have the blacks Creek guide gear video that we introduce
you to all their packs alright guys hopefully you're getting out there kind
of getting some scouting done weekend is here hunting season is coming fast so
thanks guys we'll see you next week