What's the Best Length for a Beginner Whip Cracker? 

The fact he said 6ft inmediatly made me subscribe, thanks

“To cut to the chase”. Hell yeah brother. I’ll even watch the whole video now. My hero.

11:31 copped one on the face and it didn't even disrupt the sentence.

Nick, I just made a 6' whip using your video that has more crack than ray ray does on the street corner

I started with an 8ft moved to 4ft and now I’m taking a shot at a 10ft

Nick. Your production value grows every time I see a new video from you. Really cool to see how you’ve or headed over the years. I’m honored and privileged to know you sir. Thanks for all your energy in the whip world. It wouldn’t be the same without you.

I made a whip following one of your tutorials over 5 years ago, and I still have it in decent condition. Thank you so much, I love playing with it, its so much fun!!!

Good one brother! Couldn't agree more. My personal recommendation for people starting out is 6-8ft depending on what sort of cracking they're looking to do. I've made quite a bad video in this topic a couple of years ago and I thought about doing a better version of it. Turns out I don't need to as this one covers most of my thoughts on it as well. 👍😄

Awesome video..as a beginner i started with a 12 foot whip and learned how hard it is to handle..thank you for your video i recently got a 6 foot whip and it feels perfect..so thank you for the video i appreciate it

Extremely helpful video...I'm 65 and just starting..watched 200 videos. I like ur explaining the BEST and I've definitely decided to buy a 6ft whip from u..thankkk u sir..Danny from Chicago.

Been using the 12ft whip that Nick made for me for over a year now and the only cracks I can do are flicks, overhead, and cattleman’s. But it is such a fun whip and the longer your whip is the more effortlessly it cracks

i also enjoy a 6 or 7 foot whip. feels good to use. when you do the over head with the longest whip, it reminds me of the way a dragons tail would move. beautiful.

Getting ready to make my first whip, this helped me decide the whip length to do. Thanks.

Awesome video! I started with a few 8 footers but really wish I would have started with the 6. It took a while for me to adjust to the speed. Like in surfing; a long boarder trying to adjust to a short board.

I very much appreciate as a viewer that you said what you thought was best in the beginning.

I just bought my first whip. I was feeling like I made a mistake ordering a 6 foot whip, because the last video I watched said a 4.5 foot was best for beginners, didn’t explain why. Thank you for making me understand; and making me feel better about my decision.

I had a hard time cracking my 4 or 5 ft cheapo co-op whip so I bought about a decent 10 footer and loved it ever since

I had 8 and 9s, but wanted to change facing directions for some cracks, and could not do it with even a 9, I looked like a madman but with a twelve was doable, though like you say becomes heavy and stamina goes out the window, 7 to 9 is my comfort zone. Great vid man!

Never picked up a whip before until today. Figured go big so I got a 12 foot leather bull whip, didn’t think it would matter. Got the over head, cattleman and reverse cattleman. Side flick as well. Going to buy a 6 foot tomorrow lol

Beautiful intro. Nick. Great info. Spring is just great isn’t it?! Thanks for the blooper at the end also-hope you weren’t hurt!

I've been in and out of whips for a few years. Only having experience with 3 and 6 foot whips (that I've made). I'm 5'8", and decent build, and I've had hopes for an 8ft whip being for me. I wasn't happy with the 6ft, it was too fast. But the 9ft you showed looked too slow. I wanted more weight, and a little slower times.

This is by far the most simplistic and best explanation you can get on whip length! You have made my mind up on the size whips I like!

I started off with a 8 foot whip and it felt so natural and tbh im still doin it :3

Another great video Thanks again lots of information

Very useful information! Thanks dude...and nice whips!

I just got my first whip 6ft kangaroo hide shot infused. I have wanted one for 10 years.now comes the fun part.. learning to crack it.. so thank you for this tutorial.

Love your videos man

9 foot is the length i got, and the patience aspect to me is nice but i for sure made my smaller ones for actual usability.

This is so cool, i want to take up this hobby.

Hi Nick, I really think your videos are great value and an absolute pleasure to watch and learn along with. Your favourite 7foot whip has me intrigued, what separates it from others you have made and how have you made it differently? Regard, Jack

Awesome! I just ordered a 10 foot whip,dang I should have got 6/7 foot true rookie mistake!

Thank you, very helpful.

Ty nick.

Perfect advice nick thank you👍 Now you can understand why adam winrich is a super human😄

the quality of your vedios is also accelerating like a wave on a bullwhip. Thats good. Just waiting to hear a crack. !!! :)

Great vid!

Hi Nick, that's exactly the video I needed. Few days ago I built stock whip from your tutorial. It came out very nice, I also made custom wooden handle for it. But I feel like it's too fast for me, so I'm gonna build 6ft bullwhip as you suggest. I was looking for strand lengths on your website. In your recent bullwhip tutorial, you said that you are using 650 cord now, so are those lengths for 650 cord? Should I add few inches if I want to use 550 cord?

Besides the whips. Man you're looking fit. Your muscle tone is looking good man !

Pardon me if you’ve answered this question before but what is the difference between whip makers cord and para cord in general? Thanks in advance and I appreciate all of your videos. You’re doing a wonderful job of advancing the craft!

I started with a 10ft roo cause I figured I'd either learn or I wouldn't 🤷🏻‍♂️ I did and I'm glad. I bought a six-foot-one later and I actually don't ever use it because I hurt myself with it way more than I do the 10 ft whip. Everybody is different, but if ultimately you have a goal length you want to work with I recommend just starting with that length and building the muscle and the timing for that, because the timing is very different between sizes.

Man that 12 foot whip is terrifying. It’s so insanely powerful you can even hear the difference in the crack! It has so much more velocity because of its length and weight

Pretty informative video man ive only ever had a 12 foot and a 9 foot... got the 12 footer on ebay as my first whip and i eventually got to be able to crack and then i sprung for a 9footer from adam winrich and i miss that whip so much i lpst itnin a move but after seeing the action on 7 foot i kinda want one

Thank you for your video :))

yay this came out on my birthday!

AWESOME info and video. I am just a shade under 6'5" so I think the 7ft whip would probably be better. Trying to decide on a handle design. Does the weight or length of the handle make a difference. Two end designs I am thinking of is a weighted ball or a hook like on the Indiana Jones model any others I should consider

I've just started to learn the ways of the whip - I started off with two 2.5ft ones to learn florentining with, now that I've mastered that, I'm moving up to a 4ft one! This video was super helpful, thank you 😊 also, does height have much to do with whip wielding? As I'm only 5'2

I work in a kitchen and I used to crack dish towels. they're rectangular and id grab one corner and the frey the opposite one and if you raise your hand and drop it fast enough it will indeed crack. Sometimes extremely loud

Hi, it might be nice as an addition to this video, is to show the changes when using a nylon bullwhip as opposed to a leather bullwhip. You made me a 8 foot nylon bullwhip and I found it similar to manage like one of my 6 foot leather bullwhips. It's basically dealing with the weight.

I did watch it all the way to the end or you tripped outside your door that was funny. I ride a unicycle I was wondering should I start off with a 6ft whip while I ride the unicycle

Good video, thank you.

So starting with the 10' one i got at a yard sale was why it was so hard 😂

I need you to fix my whip real quick. A real quick Nick sick whip fix

Love the color of the Indiana Jones whip. Is the Paracord available as is or did you modify for the old leather look? If so, what color and method did you use?

Very well explain

You got to the short answer quickly, thank you.

Nick I watched your video that you made about 8 years ago so I made my first whip 12 Platt a diamond handle herringbone for the rest the handle came out a little rough the rest turned out pretty nice especially after I rolled it but I ended up about a foot short I think because of the handle I had bunched up I was wondering what if I made the the core 3/8 the belly with 550 and the Finish 12 Platt out of gutted quarter-inch to make it easier to handle while braiding

Thank you.

Nice demo ! Actually how long is the 6’ whip? Does that include the wooden handle, fall, and cracker, or is it only the braided part ?

Looks like a good workout a good exercise for the arms and shoulders LOL

Thank you much for explaining. I don't regret building a 9 ft as my first. What length is the rod in your 7 ft? I am considering using Adam's "bare bones" techniques, but plaiting the belly,and using a knot instead of the rubber cap. Will a 16 in steel rod act a bit like a hybrid? Again, thanks for your hard work and kindness.

Since the "action" is mostly linear in nature (since the "action" is actually a standing wave travelling a medium the maths behind the time you have is tied directly to the whips length. In theory: an 8 foot whip would take twice as long to crack then a 4 foot one...

I'm just here because I learned that some spells can be transferred through melee and it's probably the funniest way of delivering a buff or heal. :P

my first whip was a 12' I took to it right away.

Started with a 12 foot took about 5 days to get now I got it

EPIC!

Hi Nick im looking for advice, I made an 5ft stockwhip from your tutorial and it came out super heavy after the wax do you have any advice to make it a bit lighter?

I really like my 6 foot kangaroo hide bull whip. maybe you should try one! I got it at a stock show.

When I lived on a cattle farm with rest if my family i learned how to crack a 12ft a 6 years old and I've been searching for a god whip that i can still get for cheap

What do you think about a 5 foot wet and could you do a tutorial on how to make one

Can you make a video on how to make a 4 foot bull whip

The 4 foot one was my first attempt at whip making it was workable but the second one I made was 6 foot and that one was sweet AF, thenni made an indy length i haven't measured it but i believe its a 10 footer its so loud! A downbthe road neighbor thinks I'm shooting a gun LoL I am tying to get the volley and figure 8 down i can't get the reverse crack down for some reason

My first Whip is a 6ft bullwhip then lately I brought a shorter length whip and can see what you are talking about the tempo of the speed of motion to keep up with the whip, but I want to know what is the difference between a 6ft leather bullwhip vs. Paracord whip other than the weight, as in the feel of the whip, the speed, and tempo of the movements of the whip?

could we maybe get some more details on that 7ft'er? it rolls so nicely by the looks of it :D

I know nothing about whips , but I want to get one to teach softball pitching release as a whip like motion , you still think in this case the 6 foot would be best?

I started with a 10 about a week ago today I got a cheap 4ft whip that seems unable to crack neither really came with a fall or cracker so I improvised

I just started and I’m now able to do a overhead crack I’m hopy

Very knowledgeable I started cracking again a few yrs ago learned when I was a kid I own a 4ft nylon whip and a 8 ft whip now looking to try a 6 ft btw how much do you charge for a 6 ft whip?

Your 4ft whip, is the measure including the fall and cracker? Reason I ask is some whip makers do both.

I work with Cattle in a desert environment... I have used some pretty crappie bull whips that didn't hold up good... I think 🤔 I may get better use out of a stock whip.... what do you think 🤔

The 7 ft I'm interested in to start. What would be the cost? Have experience in basic targeting g objects and simple cracks. Been watching some of your tutorials and would like to move into some more advanced techniques. Thank you!

Damn, that crack at 11:31 though

Thank you, I found that so informative and helpful! What, if any, major differences would you say are between bull whips and stock whips?🌷 Also, quick note - really enjoyed the opening and music in this video 🦋

What do you think about a video about whip holsters ? I mean if you can do a video about it ?

It is very usefull

Nick, what was the 7ft whip made of, including the fall?

What I am referring to as a "flick" in this video, is probably more often known as a basic forward crack. This is especially the case when the crack is done using a longer whip.

Funny story actually about the whip i had from adam winrich... my first day i had it i ripped a 10ga earig out of my ear because i was used to the 12 foot one i had and misjidged my timing and had to go to work with my ear and face swollen really bad lol

Ok got it, but in terms of loudness is it louder the longer it is or does it not matter because they only hit Mach 1 regardless of length?

Is nylon heavier than leather? Also, do you soak a leather whip in wax as well?

My first and only whip was 10 feet long. Now is like 7 foot.

I started with a 12foot leather whip my great uncle gave at 13 years old he’s 100 percent right 2 cracks

I learned on an 8’ or 9’ bullwhip when I was 7 or 8 years old. It could only do a few cracks.

Question. Does the length of the Whip have anything to do with cracking loudness ???

I've always been fascinated with whips always had little cheapies and could never afford a good one still can't

It's a brave man who plays with a bullwhip in short pants.

I have a ten ft bullwhip can I learn with it and where to look for tutorial for beginner

I just started with a 8 foot paracord but I was wondering does the cracker at the end have a big deal to do with it

I went from a 6' to a 14' I can use them both in a narrow area like a 5' wide alley

Made a 3 or 4ft snakewhip from your tutorial vids.... all it does is hit my own arm :( tips? Faster movement?

Nick how many plaits in your whips ?? The crack sounds very thin to me in this video ? Like id expect s more powerful sounding crack like what Adam Winrich does ??