Mine is made of bamboo as the often tend to be so they're rigid and hard, I have tapped Dex on the shoulder with it if he has had a moment in the road, I wouldn't use it as a normal crop. Then again, I don't use a whip with Dex, never have as he doesn't need it, so it would be 0-100 in terms of force for him. Something that is often behind the leg or is used to getting a tap here n there would probably feel it less than a normal crop as you'd not have the elastic snap of the whip shaft or the small tipped end.
