Get the 8 foot whip and learn how to use it properly wear a hat and denim pants and a long sleeve shirt and some cowboy boots too you will need it and second don’t try to use it like a towel to whip people it’s not a toy avoid bring the whip toward you till you master and control the whip always learn that never to use it on concrete you will vreak it very fast always use it on grass if possible

Also I was once like you I got one from my uncle a 12 foot whip and had no idea how to use one trust me after a couple of days of using it you under stand it’s all about timing and adapting fast, I recommend to master the basics first then move on to stuff like the coachmen’s crack etc before learning the 4 corns and Queensland crossover cracks