In my experience it is not at all essential to have a dominant who is more experienced, my idea of experienced will be different to yours, it will be the same for everybody out there.

When a relationship first starts it may be clear than you might not wield a cane as she is used to, or likes. But this should never stop you, ignore the little demons who are stopping you.
We have all made mistakes in this bdsm world, and it is the lessons we learn from them that make us more experienced everyday.

My dominant was less experienced than me but that never stopped us, and he learned remarkably quickly and soon he just got the feel for it and we have not looked back since.

We all had to start somewhere, and if no-one gives us a chance how will we grow?