Using a Flogger

erotic4play said:

When using a flogger: what is the best method? Do you use more wrist action (my method) or more arm motion? and second would you strike so that the entire strands hit flush or just the eips? This has stired up some debate between me and a friend.

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I don't know that there is a "best method" - re wrist vs. arm, it depends on a number of factors, including your wrist and arm strength, the length of the session, and how soft/hard you want the falls to land. Many people I've talked to find that they're able to be more precise in getting the falls to hit where they want using more of a wrist action, but others can be just as accurate using full-arm swings. This may well be a matter of practice and/or a combination of practice and "native talent."

Personally, I often tend to use a "Florentine" technique - two floggers in a sequenced "figure eight" pattern, one following the other - for at least part of any extended session of flogging. This requires more arm movement (and thus is a little more tiring), but does offer a different sensation to the receiver.

Re strikes with the full length of the falls vs. just tips - again, it depends - in this case, on what you want to accomplish and the sensation(s) you want to create. Tips only create a much "stingy-er" sensation, while full length strikes tend to be "thuddier." Most of the people I've seen tend to go to the middle ground for the majority of a flogging (when using "figure eight" technique), with half to two thirds of the falls striking the target area unless they're trying to accomplish something in particular.

The net answer, I guess, is this: There is no "wrong" way or "best" way (as long as you don't cause unintended injury ) - there is only what works for you and your vic ... umm, partner.

erotic4play said:

When using a flogger: what is the best method? Do you use more wrist action (my method) or more arm motion? and second would you strike so that the entire strands hit flush or just the eips? This has stired up some debate between me and a friend.

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Sir_Winston54 said:

I don't know that there is a "best method" - re wrist vs. arm, it depends on a number of factors, including your wrist and arm strength, the length of the session, and how soft/hard you want the falls to land. Many people I've talked to find that they're able to be more precise in getting the falls to hit where they want using more of a wrist action, but others can be just as accurate using full-arm swings. This may well be a matter of practice and/or a combination of practice and "native talent."

Personally, I often tend to use a "Florentine" technique - two floggers in a sequenced "figure eight" pattern, one following the other - for at least part of any extended session of flogging. This requires more arm movement (and thus is a little more tiring), but does offer a different sensation to the receiver.

Re strikes with the full length of the falls vs. just tips - again, it depends - in this case, on what you want to accomplish and the sensation(s) you want to create. Tips only create a much "stingy-er" sensation, while full length strikes tend to be "thuddier." Most of the people I've seen tend to go to the middle ground for the majority of a flogging (when using "figure eight" technique), with half to two thirds of the falls striking the target area unless they're trying to accomplish something in particular.

The net answer, I guess, is this: There is no "wrong" way or "best" way (as long as you don't cause unintended injury ) - there is only what works for you and your vic ... umm, partner.

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BlondGirl said:

An old play partner of mine said he used to practice hitting certain points with his floggers. An example is to make a small chalk mark on the wall or edge of a counter top and strike that off with just the minimum of contact. Or to stick a pice of tape on the edge of a drawer handle and strike that off. There are many variations. his pride in his control was very well deserved and we enjoyed many, many afternoons together.

I do love a man with the technique to strike me right on my asshole with hitting elsewhere. Yum.

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