Do you ever look at the person with the whip on the big screen-whether it is Indiana Jones, Zorro, or Catwoman, and think-'Hmmm, I wonder if I could do that?' Maybe you're one of the people in the circus audience looking not at the lion but at the man or woman cracking the hip. If either of these scenarios describes you, The New Bullwhip Book was written with you in mind.

This book gives yo the whip basics: the parts of a whip, the different kinds of whips, how to select one that is well made, and how to care for your whip so that it will last for years. More important, it teaches you how to crack the whip like a pro! By following step-by-step instructions, you'll first learn the three basic types of cracks and then how to create your own variations. Plus, you'll receive valuable pointers on how to perfect all aspect of your performance, as well as information for finding other whip enthusiasts.

Get The New Bullwhip Book today and get crackin'!

Andrew Conway grew up in Walsall (a town near Birmingham, England), which in the 19th century was famous for the manufacure of whips, though he was completely ingnorant of this fact at the time. After receiving an MA in mathematics from Cambridge University and being struck by a spirit of adventure, Conway moved to Chicago. Here he liked to ride in the very front seat of teh 'L' and learned how to juggle. In the 1980s, he moved to the Silicon Valley in California, where he worked as a computer programmer. Somewhere along the way, he became obsessed with whips and whip cracking.

Conway has taught whip cracking at the leading circus schools in the Unted Kingdom and the Unted States, as well as lecturing at the SanFrancisco Academy of Sciences. He has advised scientists, movie companies, performers, whip makers, and other whip enthusiasts, and his bullwhip FAQ remains one of the most popular whip pages on the Internet.

Contents

Chapter One Inroduction
Chapter Two Choosing a whip
Chapter Three whip cracking basics
Chapter Four Three basic cracks
Chapter five Forward crack variations
Chapter Six Sidearm crack variations
Chapter Seven Overhead crack variations
Chapter Eight Volleys
Chapter Nine Cutting targets
Chapter Ten Wraps
Chapter Eleven Tricks and stunts
Chapter Twelve Performance
Chatper Thirteen Caring for your whip
Chapter Fourteen Whips as weapons
Chapter Fifteen A note on history
Chapter Sixteen Other resources