It doesn’t feel cheap. It feels like the real deal. A crop made for a horse not a crop made for costume like I was afraid of. The bat has some bend, but not much. My tip is still bent over from shipping, but that just works in my favor honestly. The snap sound it makes is loud and it eventually will leave the skin red depending on how hard you hit.

https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Leather-Slapper-Premium-Equestrianism/dp/B078HFGH2J