Either the Cane of Byrna or the Dominion Rod. Both really have no place being in a video game with how utterly useless they are.
Eactly when did we not swing across gaps and flip switches with the Whip in SS? I'm not saying the Whip was a good item in SS -- it wasn't -- but you're accusing it of not doing things that it actually did, which is unfair criticism.
I can recall only two instances where this was required. Beyond that, it's not that big of a deal. We've had to do that by shooting switches with the Bow before, and much more often than we did with the Whip. Again, unfair criticism.
JJ keep in mind this is PERSONAL. If it is fair or unfair is not to us to decide. These are personal opinions. If Spirit feels it that way who are we to tell her different?