Agreed. The handle looks better - longer, making for more accurate and diverse use - as well as the chord strips look less likely to get tangled. Too (if I'm looking at it right) it appears long and thin enough to put knots into the strips, which make for, well, some more fun .
I love a heavy flogger but the flogger in the comparison looks pretty wimpy. A good thud is terrific but widespread is nice, lots of falls. Preferably wide.