Fox 40Sonik Blast CMG Fingergrip Pealess Whistle - Black

If you are looking for a whistle that you can differentiate from others, look no further. I am a field hockey umpire, and many tournaments have fields that are directly next to each other. The whistle tonality for this particular whistle is different from most, making it easier for players to recognize my whistle and differentiate from other whistle tones near by. It is also very loud and clear, and has a comfortable finger grip. It’s well worth the purchase for any sport!

Perfect sound and size!!

High pitch. Professional unit

My name is Sue. This is, BY FAR, the best whistle IVE EVER HAD. I mean, so loud.

This is a loud whistle, easily heard during the roller derby bouts I referee, even over the crowd and the yelling of the women whom are competing. The markdown in stairs is due to two reasons. 1) The rubber on the finger-grip has come loose, and started to slide around, split at the ends, and fray at the edges. And the white rubber on the mouth piece is starting to come apart, due to my biting down. It hasn't changed its usefulness (yet?), but I do have to watch and make sure I don't push off one of the rubber finger-grip covers. Even with those issues, it doesn't hurt my hand or fingers, and is very easy to hold and use.

I hate coaching and having a whistle on my neck that bounces around and smacks you while you run! This is the second handheld whistle I’ve purchased (I left the other one in a bag and then donated the bag so the whistle was a bonus) and this one is far superior. Without having to blast air into it, it is loud, real loud! It works great for soccer! The grip is adjustable, so I stretch them out to fit better, and you don’t notice it on your hand as a distraction when scrimmaging or running drills.

Fox 40 Sonic Blast is probably the best whistle for the money. It is easy to modulate and extremely loud. It has a high quality sound to it, not too high and not too low, that gets the attention of everyone on the field. I own quite a few whistles that I use on regular basis, below is my recommendation based on my my personal observation.1. Fox 40 Sonic Blast – extremely loud with good sound quality. Great for outdoor, too loud for indoor.2. Fox 40 Pearl – Not very loud but has a deeper sound than other whistles that I have used, other than Caul. Great for Indoor, will do on a small field outdoor.3. Acme Tornado – Quite loud and with good sound but the fingergrip mechanism is crap. Good overall for both indoor and outdoor.4. Molten Delux – As loud as Acme Tornado, but is sounds a bit cheap, plus it does not have a fingergrip mechanism that I prefer. Good for both indoor and outdoor.5. Fox 40 Classic – As loud as Acme Tornado, but with a much higher pitch. (Too many referees use this whistle on the pitch, indoor and outdoor, but it is quite a good whistle.)6. Fox 40 Caul – As loud as the Pear but with a deeper tone. (It sounds loud to me, but from personal experience it is not heard easily on the field. I wrote a review of this whistle on Amazon.) Not recommended.

The media could not be loaded. What the heck!!!! This thing is insanely loud! I have a decibel meter that I will use for work to see if I need earplugs for safety reasons so I thought I’d give it a test with the whistle. All I have to say is …………………..I can’t hear now lol. The first time I blew the whistle, it hit 115 decibels. The second time I did it, I got 118 and I was not going full lung power. And I don’t want to without some hearing protection. See the picture for the decibel reading, but I am very happy with this whistle and plan to use it for soccer coaching. I think it will reach around the whole field and yes, the pitch is very distinctive!