Tips
- Do not crack your whip on hard surfaces, such as concrete, gravel or bitumen roads
- Try to keep your whip clean and dry
- Keep your whip well dressed with a leather dressing like "Dubbin". This should be done on a regular basis
- Always replace your cracker immediately, as cracking without it will cause undue wear on your fall
- The fall will need to be replaced periodically when worn
Whip Safety
Whips are not toys, whips can cause considerable pain and cut flesh. When a whip cracks the tip is traveling at over 1,400 feet per second.
When using your whip make sure:
- You have enough room around you
- Other people are at a safe distance
- Children using the whip are under adult supervision
- Wear safety glasses, hat and protective clothing
Whip Fall and Crackers
The whip fall is the part that takes most of the force during use — especially when the whip cracks in the air or strikes the ground. It’s made to wear out over time to help protect the main body of the whip. You can simply tie the cracker back onto the end of the remaining fall and continue using it. Once the fall gets to about half its original length, that’s the ideal time to replace it so you don’t risk damaging the plaited part of the whip.
Tying on a Cracker
We advise you moisten the leather fall so that the cracker will dig into the leather when it is tide tight and will not come off!
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