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Taboo4Two -> RE: Floggers, Quirts, and Other Lovely Things (10/22/2007 7:56:59 AM)
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Every type of leather has unique characteristics. Here is my very incomplete list of how different types work / feel when used for flogger tails:
Deer - very very soft. It is almost impossible to hit someone too hard with deerskin.
Elk - A bit thicker and heavier, with more thud than deer but still quite soft.
Bison - Soft and thuddy but without much sting. Bison can give a real thuddy whallop if you use a lot of wide tails.
Cowhide - A HUGE range of sensations. Garment leather can rival deerskin for softness. Harness leather was used to make the original prison straps for a reason. It hurts like a mo fo!! Cowhide is available in so many thicknesses, tempers, tanning processes etc thats is very hard to make any general statement about how it feels.
Some general comments though:
Narrow tails = sting
Wide tails = thud
Rounded ends sting less than square cut, angle cut sting the most
Long, wide tails tend to fly open (you'll hit a larger area, more thud)
Long, thin tails tend to stay together (you'll hit a smaller area, more sting)
A good rule of thumb for length of the tails is 2-3 time the handle length.
Rules of thumb are sometimes very wrong. One of my favorite floggers has a 14 inch handle and 9 inch tails, go figure.
Static balance and dynamic balance in a flogger are two VERY different things.
Aforementioned 14 inch handle, 9 inch tail flogger has great dynamic balance and lousy static balance.
Best advice I received about buying a flogger. Buy whatever feels right to you not what anyone else says is right.
Domino
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