Whipcracking with gloves?

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:45 am

Hi there guys, ive been spending quite a few hours since my whip arrived craking it, and i must say ouch! my hand hurts, i mean do u use gloves or what? Am i picking the whip wrongly or something? maybe using too much strength?

Regards guys!

thefish · Post by **thefish** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:42 pm

Quite normal. If you're getting steady cracks out of the thing, and you're not hitting yourself with the whip, you're doing it right.

You WILL get blisters. But, blisters become calluses, so don't worry ;-) If it becomes too painful, then pick up a pair of Wells Lamont work gloves, 'cause you can use those with your Indygear anyway ;-)

Happy crackin' and welcome to the addictive world of whip cracking.

-Dan

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:51 pm

lol, thx well I dont hit myself which is quite an advance but i have this little "injuries" (sorry dunno the word in english) in my fingers that look like air bags, and u explote em, and they are getting annoying ^^

Regards guys

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:56 pm

go ahead and use gloves until you build up callouses. The first few times I put in some serious time trying whipcracking, I got blisters on my hand. It's because your hand isn't used to it. I get blisters if I go long periods not playing golf, even though I'm holding the clubs correctly. It's just that the friction is making that part of your hand a little more raw. Put on some gloves and try cracking without gloves by the end of the week. You'll probably be okay by then.

EDIT: I didn't see the last 2 responses til after I posted mine.

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:31 pm

Luisiana Jones wrote:lol, thx well I dont hit myself which is quite an advance but i have this little "injuries" (sorry dunno the word in english) in my fingers that look like air bags, and u explote em, and they are getting annoying ^^

Regards guys

Those are the blisters everybody's talkin' about. I don't think it's good to pop them. lol

In Christ,
Shane

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:14 pm

Yea,

same thing happens with whipmaking.
I stoped plaiting for a week, and just started up
again today, and I now have 14 blisters on my fingers...
ouch...

Regards,
Adam

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:05 am

lol, ok so im not the only one then ^^ well if u indymcfly say so i will not pop em any more

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:17 am

Blisters are best taking care of by adding a small cut in both "sides". That way the fluid can get out and the new skin below mature much faster.

Take it from an old soldier

Best regards

JAN

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:57 am

Thanks for the advice Jan ill try it!

Little Venice · Post by **Little Venice** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:56 am

I've found some surgical spirit (?rubbing alcohol?) put on blisters helps them harden into tougher skin. Popping blisters gives me the creeps, although from time to time you have to

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:53 am

Popping blisters gives me the creeps, although from time to time you have to

It might. However it is completely painless, and You reduce the "recovery" time quite a bit.

When You say "popping" I read it as cutting, right

Best regards

JAN

Luisiana Jones · Post by **Luisiana Jones** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:12 am

Yeah i cant quite imagine how to pop it

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:21 pm

Wow! What a pleasant discussion I just stumbled across.

Speaking of which, Moloram, I read you're plaiting again...are you taking orders again, as I read on your site you had stopped taking them for a while? Just curious.

Regards! Michaelson