this http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xAHdSofnf70/TTMqWxfh0sI/AAAAAAAAFS8/527kVjilDwY/s1600/jumprope.gif

and this http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQiKb5JiFopFFHI_YHAglK00C1DbfdOn Umi94qDLqLyTlDWS1F2wg

2nd one the rope is like wire or something

No difference really.

The difference appears in the handle types.

Unless of course the string of the 2nd one is leather and not plastic.


I personally use the thin handle ones.