▁the ▁winter ▁away " ▁by ▁wh ip c rack ing . ▁ ▁British ▁Wh ip c rack ing ▁Convention ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Wh ip c rack ing ▁Convention ▁is ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁all ▁who ▁are ▁interested ▁in ▁wh ip ▁crack ing . ▁This ▁ranges ▁from ▁complete ▁nov ices ▁who ▁have ▁never ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁wh ip , ▁through ▁intermediate ▁skills ▁to ▁expert ▁skill ▁sharing . ▁There ▁are ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁the ▁differ ing ▁skill ▁levels ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁compet itions ▁and ▁targets . ▁The ▁third ▁convention ▁was ▁ ▁held ▁in ▁Ald ers ley ▁Le is ure ▁Village , ▁Ald ers ley ▁Road , ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Australian ▁sport ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁attempts ▁to ▁preserve ▁traditional ▁craft s , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁Western ▁performance ▁arts ▁and ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Ra iders ▁of ▁the ▁Lost ▁Ark ▁( in ▁which ▁the ▁hero , ▁Indiana ▁Jones , ▁uses ▁a ▁b ull wh ip ▁as ▁a ▁tool ), ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁interest ▁in ▁wh ip c rack ing ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by ▁and ▁performance ▁art , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁compet itive ▁sport . ▁ ▁Wh ip ▁crack ing ▁compet itions ▁have ▁become ▁especially ▁popular ▁in ▁Australia . ▁They ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁complex , ▁multiple - c rack ing ▁rout ines ▁and ▁precise ▁target ▁work . ▁Vari ous ▁wh ips , ▁apart