What exactly is the difference between a whip and a flogger? Looking around different fetish stores it looks like the two are interchangeable. What makes something a whip and what qualifies something as a flogger?
Difference between whip and flogger?
05/13/2012
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I remember reading once that if the falls are braided it's a whip and if they're not it's a flogger, though most of the times when I think of a whip I think of the kind Indiana Jones carries.
But according to this no one can really agree on what to call them. xD
But according to this no one can really agree on what to call them. xD
05/13/2012
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Angel has a really good point. It's hard to nail down an exact definition.
Originally posted by
AnnMorette
What exactly is the difference between a whip and a flogger? Looking around different fetish stores it looks like the two are interchangeable. What makes something a whip and what qualifies something as a flogger?
Whips range in sizes of 2 feet all the way up to 8 and 10 feet. Within the world of whips, whips that are 4 feet and under are considered 'snake whips', then there is a grey area of the 'mini bull whip' which is usually 5 to 7 foot whips depending on who you talk to and then finally the 8 to 10 feet range of a full bull whip. With an Indiana Jones style whip (his is a bull whip)you can actually crack the whip on someones skin and leave raised welts an in extreme forms of play can even draw blood.
With a flogger you are looking at a broader distribution of the sensation. In my experience with a flogger I haven't been able to leave welts but you can still have intense impact play with a flogger. Floggers range in material from regular cow hide to the more exotic leathers such as elk,kangaroo,and buffalo.
If you're looking for a whip or flogger be sure you know what you want and and can see the product before you make a purchase. With such a wide range of definitions that's the safest way to ensure you get what you really want.
05/13/2012
Agree with both of you. I was always under the impression that floggers have multiple tails and that whips have a single tail and are generally longer. The fact that some toys that I would call floggers have the word whip in their title is annoying. It does seem that different people have different definitions.
05/15/2012
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