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Updated April 20, 2012
SUPERSONIC: The Bullwhip Experience
"Supersonic: The Bullwhip Experience" is now available on Amazon and through this website for $7 plus shipping.
This easy-to-read, illustrated 24-page booklet looks at a variety of topics, from making movie magic with whips to scenes from the lives of traveling bullwhip artists.
We will have the booklet available everywhere we appear this year. And you can get your copy personalized and signed. If the writing doesn't get you, the pictures will!
See you down the road!
Click Here to see more!
ABOUT OUR WHIPS:
Most folks who are curious about whip cracking don't want to invest
$300-$500 in a bullwhip just to see if they might like it.
And as a professional bullwhip
artist and teacher, I hate to see someone abusing a finely crafted bullwhip through their inexperience --
especially if it's a whip of mine that I loaned them.
But the 'cheap' bullwhips I have seen online and in costume shops are shoddily made, fall apart, and don't give the
thrill of the whip cracking experience. Worse, the whip's user learns bad habits as he or she tries to compensate for the
failings of the whip.
These whips are made to my specifications. I wanted a whip that is
durable and rugged but inexpensive, a whip that works the way a whip is supposed to, dependably and consistently,
without breaking the bank. I wanted to offer the world an "entry-level" bullwhip that wouyld be a satisfying experience for the experienced whip handler, as well.
I have asked the braider to use goat leather instead of cow leather, because on a strength scale,
kangaroo leather gets a rating of 30, which is very strong. Cow leather is rated 60, about half the strength of kangaroo.
Goat leather is rated 45, right between the two. It's stronger than cow leather,
but at a fraction of the price of kangaroo leather.
I use these same
bullwhips in my own performances, classes and workshops, and they have proven to be durable and reliable, breaking in
quickly and easily and keeping to their lines even with rugged use,
such as an entire weekend of 8 high-energy shows at the Shooters Roundup event.
This is a whip I can genuinely recommend to both beginning and experienced whip crackers.
Why get an entry-level bullwhip at all? Well, when you to learn to drive a car,
you do not go out and purchase a Ferrari, sight unseen, do you?.
If you're like most people and watching your dollars these days, you'll
probably get a straight-forward vehicle, an inexpensive mode of transportation that will get you where
you are going - dependably and reliably.
You'll use this car for your day-to-day needs. Later, when you
may want to step up to a more sophisticated and more expensive model, you will be able to
choose your ride wisely, and you will enjoy the experience more fully.
These whips are the same thing. They are not intended to replace kangaroo whips from such reputable
whip makers as Mike Murphy, David Morgan, Joe Strain or Victor Tella - the Ferraris of the whip world.
It's pretty simple, really. Browse and enjoy, and when you see what you want ,
use the order page on the right. (How sweet it is!)
About the Proprietor
These Whips in Action
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