Hi Chairman,
there are two typical start routines with the tiger.
a cold start has the throttle closed and 8 blades forwards (some older school instructors altered this to 4 blades forwards before contact).
a hot start is throttle wide and 8 blades backwards.
With the throttle wide you obtain the correct air fuel mixture and avoid flooding. The hot start technique is also used to "blow out" excess fuel when the engine is flooded.
regards
ben