Wisteria as a birch substitute

I'd read about 'birching' & seen pictures of birching. However I don't have access to a birch tree. Trimming my wisteria vine I noticed I had many 3-5 mm straight green flexible pieces. I cut several 30-36"" pieces, & taped together 4-6 of them. The experience is many sharp superficial stings, similar to the leather on the end of a riding crop or a thin cane, as opposed to the deep pain of a thick rod. The little knobs on the shaft of leaf buds or branches add to the sting, and, I found, can tear the skin. While a cane or crop concentrates the pain in one spot, the 'birch' hits several places causing more pain receptors to fire off. Compared to leather floggers-also wide area implements--the 'birch' rods are stiffer and hit much harder.

We have well established wisteria and trumpet vines growing around our house, patio and pool areas.

Since wisteria frequently grows as as a hard, twining vine, a vine pair on its second year of growth (with the present years growth cut off) should pack quite a stinging wallop. Good luck to your victims!