Cracking Tradition: The Legacy of the Stockman’s Whip Stockwhips have long been an integral part of Australia’s stockman history. Their design has been developed over the years for those working stock to move & signal the herd. The Stockwhip is uniquely Australian; built to suit our needs & requirements. A whip cracks due to the tip moving at supersonic speed, creating a sonic boom, because of circular motion. When a whip is cracked, the handler initiates a wave that travels down the length of t