I’m seeing a lot of variance in the ratios. Some flails have longer handles, some have short. Some have chains as long or longer than the handle, some have almost non-existent chains. What are the advantages and disadvantages of various handle and chain lengths, and is there an “optimal” ratio?


Here’s a video by historic arms manufacturer Todd Todeschini and historic martial arts teacher Matt Easton on chain flails:
https://youtu.be/Dc2wBq8JL_Y