What Makes A Good Paddle?

[TheIntrepidBoyager]

As the title says, what makes a good paddle? And I don't mean the act but the implement.

I'd like to hear from both ends of the handle.

What design features and materials do you like? What about dimensions? Do you have different paddles you like for different reasons?

Do you have recommended vendors?

Thanks in advance!

 

[SissySalina]

Oak!

 

[switchersm]

We've 3 different ones.
One is wodden, broad around 7-8 cm, long 12-13 cm plus handle. One side is flat, the other corrugated. The pain goes deep in ass cheeks and causes tomato red big spots. The corrugated side hurts more.
The second is leather with plain rivets on both side. It's around 15 cm long and 4 cm broad. Its not so painful on ass, but stings on thighs.
Last one is also leather, aroubd 23 cm long abd 2-3 cm slim. It leaves clear visible spurs on ass and thighs, is middle painful, but very painful on my balls, which my wife loves to hit with it exactly

 

[Dearelliot]

For my cock I like a mistress to use a ruler.

 

[Submissivepat]

As a submissive woman, I found a leather flexible paddle to be the best for me.

 

[apom]

A dowel, heavy enough to crush and bruise but thin and flexible enough to raise welts and split skin.

 

[TheBrainyBimbo]

Don't like leather ones, never have. All slappy and weird feeling. Leather is for straps and belts.

Thick and wooden are what works on me. Various sizes, ideally a little one for vary focussed work and then a big flat one to cover everything.

 

[Boat1]

A dowel, heavy enough to crush and bruise but thin and flexible enough to raise welts and split skin.

I should've bought a larger one... my Wife Goddess broke it over my ass before we left the parking lot!

 

[The_Weeping_Angel]

Ping pong paddle.

 

[Boat1]

As the title says, what makes a good paddle? And I don't mean the act but the implement.

I'd like to hear from both ends of the handle.

What design features and materials do you like? What about dimensions? Do you have different paddles you like for different reasons?

Do you have recommended vendors?

Thanks in advance!

My Domme Goddess Wife and I are both EXTREMELY pleased with this one!
Excellent balance, excellent burn, and excellent markage!
I can't wait to get home to Her and feel it again and again!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B099N52168?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[LeaHaven]

Thick and wooden

Agreed.

I don't have a lot of experience, but I tried all the various things around the house, but none of them really delivered my message like I wanted. I finally told my husband to find a good one online and buy it. What he bought is a typical paddle, "thick and wooden." It definitely delivers the message. I don't know where he got it. I'll have to ask him and get back to you.

 

[HarleyQuim]

What’s the pain threshold of the spankee? Some people are good with a hairbrush and others need a plank with holes drilled in it to improve wind resistance. Start at the light end of the spectrum (spatulas, wooden spoons, hair brushes) and then work your way towards the heavier end. The giver also needs to take a few swats so they understand what they’re inflicting.

 

[TheIntrepidBoyager]

What’s the pain threshold of the spankee? Some people are good with a hairbrush and others need a plank with holes drilled in it to improve wind resistance. Start at the light end of the spectrum (spatulas, wooden spoons, hair brushes) and then work your way towards the heavier end. The giver also needs to take a few swats so they understand what they’re inflicting.

Oh, I'm a pretty seasoned recipient nowadays.

Ping pong paddles and the like are nice for the loud slap but they have become far too light.

At the other end of the spectrum is what Mistress affectionately, and accurately calls Hell Bitch: https://theintrepidboyager.blogspot.com/2025/08/spontaneous-combustion.html

I'm actively making a paddle. It should far somewhere on the medium spectrum. A decent size but still a little light. As I type this, I'm awaiting the decorative tacks she picked out so I can install them (yes, round head out) and finish up. I haven't done any woodworking for some time so wanted to sort out my mistakes on a lighter, cheaper piece of wood.

We'll take the lessons and experiences from this one and apply it to the next one. But that's what prompted this thread. Most of what I've made to date have been smaller so I was looking for other people's thoughts.

There is something bizarrely tormenting about making the devices that will later be sued to inflict pain on you. But, she adores the gesture and likes to give her inputs.

 

[HarleyQuim]

Oh, I'm a pretty seasoned recipient nowadays.

Ping pong paddles and the like are nice for the loud slap but they have become far too light.

At the other end of the spectrum is what Mistress affectionately, and accurately calls Hell Bitch: https://theintrepidboyager.blogspot.com/2025/08/spontaneous-combustion.html

I'm actively making a paddle. It should far somewhere on the medium spectrum. A decent size but still a little light. As I type this, I'm awaiting the decorative tacks she picked out so I can install them (yes, round head out) and finish up. I haven't done any woodworking for some time so wanted to sort out my mistakes on a lighter, cheaper piece of wood.

We'll take the lessons and experiences from this one and apply it to the next one. But that's what prompted this thread. Most of what I've made to date have been smaller so I was looking for other people's thoughts.

There is something bizarrely tormenting about making the devices that will later be sued to inflict pain on you. But, she adores the gesture and likes to give her inputs.

If you’re worried about noise, a long handled tub brush. I have one with soft bristles in one side and soft on the other. It doesn’t have the same slapping sensation but getting spanked with the stiff bristles is really painful and fun.

 

[subdudeme13]

If you’re worried about noise, a long handled tub brush. I have one with soft bristles in one side and soft on the other. It doesn’t have the same slapping sensation but getting spanked with the stiff bristles is really painful and fun.

The noise? Isn't that what gags are for? I have been told I make too much noise!

 

[Boat1]

The noise? Isn't that what gags are for? I have been told I make too much noise!

I built one that my Domme Goddess named "Kong"... ¼ inch thick rubber, 4¼ inches wide, 16 inch length (not including the handle) when She uses that on my ass, it sounds like a cannon shot echoing through the valley!
We LOVE IT!