Club Obi Wan

I'm toying with the idea of buying a David Morgan bullwhip and I'm interested to know what everybody thinks would be the best length to get. If I were to buy one it would either be an 8 or 10 footer. I don't own a 10 foot bullwhip yet and this one would be more of a true Indy whip but the 8 footer is a more practical length. Any thoughts? If you already own a 10 foot Morgan do you wish you had gotten an 8 foot?
-Mark

Dittmer wrote:I'm toying with the idea of buying a David Morgan bullwhip and I'm interested to know what everybody thinks would be the best length to get. If I were to buy one it would either be an 8 or 10 footer. I don't own a 10 foot bullwhip yet and this one would be more of a true Indy whip but the 8 footer is a more practical length. Any thoughts? If you already own a 10 foot Morgan do you wish you had gotten an 8 foot?
-Mark

I have two 10 foot Morgan's and one 8 footer. The 8 footers are soooo much more versatile and looks almost like a 10 footer when hung off the belt. If you do a search, this question has been asked a lot of times. You can see 10's of replies from other people rather than just me. It's fairly consistent advise. In fact, I have done an analysis on the Cairo Whip Scene, and that whip was an 8 footer. It's somewhere here in this forum.

Just my .02...

-Sergei

I probably should have done some searching in the forum before posting this ...I'm generally pretty good about that. But I still appreciate the reply, Sergei. Maybe the 8 foot is the way to go. I'm sure I'd get more use out of it and I'm not overly hung up on it being 'screen accurate'.

I also want to buy one, but I don't think I am able to use it for something. It will be only to complete my Indy gear and so I will buy the 12 feet one because I think it would look very great to have a long whip (also if I can't use it).

Langpuss wrote:I wouldn't recommend such a long whip. You might think it's just for the costume but believe me you won't be able to resist learning to use it. As such I would recommend the more managable 8ft ot most 10ft

He is right about that ! Once you own a whip you WILL want to learn to use it.

In my opinion 10’s and 12’s look great on your belt, but leave a lot to be desired when it comes to cracking. They are just too awkward and slow. However, as Sergei said, the 8’s look almost as good hanging are much more versatile. Both a 10 and 8 decline in size along the same %’s, leavening the 10 with just more small diameter end, than the 8.

And then after that you try a 6, wow………,!!!!!! It may look too short on you belt but it makes even the 8 seem slow. However, for the best all around length I like my 8. In my opinion most of the long whip guys don’t use them much or don’t what they are missing by swinging those monsters.

The shorter ones are cheaper too!

Good luck, let us know what you get.
Bill Walton

was wondering, does the height of a person matter? I'm only 5' 3" and I'm starting to save money for a Joe Strain. I was leaning toward an 10' but now I'm leaning to the 8'.
So is height a factor.

Thanks

Indiana Croft wrote:was wondering, does the height of a person matter? I'm only 5' 3" and I'm starting to save money for a Joe Strain. I was leaning toward an 10' but now I'm leaning to the 8'.
So is height a factor. Thanks

I think height does make a difference. Whether taller or shorter. Definitely go for the 8 over the 10. Even a 6 foot would be good for you. An 8 foot might even be too much for your height depending upon your whipcracking experience. To you, that 8 will seem mighty long and you will be glad you didn't get a 10.