Hollywood's offering a good idea, but make sure you do your research and get a good one if you go nylon. Granted, the Todd's should work to get you started, but if you want to improve beyond what you think the Todd's can handle, but want to save money, nylon will probably help you. Again, that's provided you get a good one. I got the tan/natural/lighter colored braided nylon bullwhip from Western Stage Props, which was good for learning the circus crack and the overhead crack. But I've found that it doesn't quite cut it when I try to do the overhead flick, as it just doesn't seem to have enough weight. It''ll do what it's supposed to for the most part, but it just won't crack.. usually gets a slight "snap" sound. I also have a slightly shorter nylon whip that a friend made for me using a tutorial, which cracks much better, but is more of a limp noodle. I can do all the cracks I know how with it, but my arm gets much more tired, as it seems I have to work harder to bring it's limpness to life. Neither of my whips are truly Indy style, and I'm betting if you were to get one of the real indy style nylon whips, it would be a much better made whip. And for the record, the whip my friend made me was only the second whip she had ever made. I honestly think it was her lack of skill/practice that caused it to turn out limp, but I'm sure if she had had more practice, it would've been a top notch whip, and superior to the Western Stage Props whip.
-KB
any advice is much apprieciated.
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