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20/20? Great stuff, thank you Robby .

Nine cracks? Better get out there straight away

Good stuff, thank you Jessie and Robby

This is very very good, thank you Jessie and Robby both for this

Excellent stuff

Excellent . All of your whips look great, but that one is undoubtedly my favorite so far

I haven't checked in for a few days, but I'm still working on this. You're right, Ron, this makes you really conscious of where your whip actually goes

From what I've read in 'How To Make Whips' (p101-102), this looks like a blacksnake: a heavy snakewhip designed to be reversed and used as a club.

Thank you Robby, your labours are appreciated

I'm sorry, Robby, for not taking many videos: my only excuse is, as I've proved in the past, I'm somewhat inept with a camera. Your tutorial videos are greatly appreciated by everyone who participates, and the 10/10 challenge is a very good idea. I for one have benefited from this, but I realise tha...

That's a beauty, Jessie, the fighting was definitely worth it! As always, your handle's stunning

I know what you mean, Ron, most of it's about the state of your mind when you practice. If you're tired, irritable, or preoccupied oftentimes the whip will just refuse to do what you want it to, and other days when you're feeling more at peace it'll fly true.

Thank you Robby, Robert, I'm going to put it down to my youth . This drill will help me with the Tasmanian Cutback, as it's helping me develop more awareness of how the whip thong moves when I can't see it, and at unusual angles.

This is a really good exercise . Surprisingly, I'm finding it fairly easy: I'm definitely doing something wrong then :P

That looks absolutely fantastic Jyri!

Lovely, Jessie

I think I'm starting to get to grips with this one, my main problem is contorting my wrist when I come out of the crack. I need to work on not hitting the whip on the floor, and not doing a weird wrist motion to prevent that

Woah... I'm liking that a lot, Jyri. Very inventive

Both thongs look good Jyri, and I'm glad you got it sorted out weight-wise. Stockwhips are finicky buggers compared to bullwhips :P

Nice one that keeper's looking tight .