Spalding gave Willis a conspiratorial wink and went to an armoire in one corner to select two whippy laths of hickory. Each was three feet long and about finger thickness, stripped of bark except for one end, where it remained as a grip. The bare wood was sanded to a satiny smoothness. He handed one over and indicated that they were to stand to either side of the girl.
Well alternate, he said conversationally. Just follow my lead, and dont forget to snap your wrist. Get it moving first. The switch will bend like a fly rod, so dont over swing. Snap your wrist just before impact and the wood accelerates, flexing forward to unload the tension, and curling around the targets body. The force of impact is doubled when you get the hang of it, and tripled if you really set your mind to the
