I enjoy chain, particularly small gauge about 12 inches long.

For fun you can heat or freeze them and it adds a whole new level of fun.

Let the weight of the flogger carry the swing. You dont need much force, unless of course you intend to cause damage but obviously youll need more intimate knowledge of your bottom to do so.

I’ll see your CrankyOldBastard and see you a Sovran, especially his TopShelf models. 😉 But seriously, if you want quality, there are many a fine maker out there, but in my experience, cheap ain’t good, and good ain’t cheap. Ask folks in your local groups or functions you may attend to give you pointers on learning, and makers, and types…most folks who love flogging will be more than happy to go on at length about their favorites and share proper techniques to study. Just be sure you look, but don’t touch their floggers without permission first!

I would recommend a mixed fall flogger. They have the most versatility, well balanced and preferred by most- experienced and new. with elk and a dense cow hide. The cow falls can be cut slightly shorter to reduce sting or opposite to increase.
I may be able to further assist you in regards to what sensations you may enjoy more than others. I performed a study over the past year to see how people feel stimulation differently than one another. This helped me learn how people explain a sensation or what simple sensation feels like to them to further help me tell what type of flogger they would probably prefer.
Feel free to send me a private message at any time if you have any more questions.
Welcome to our addictive world of flogging! Lol

I have many a flogger, and it is really hard to single one out as a favorite. I suppose my general go-to style is the figure eight, but have been working on, and improving my florentine for a bit now. And for handles, I like woven (or braided) over just a “wrap” style. I have come to really like roo skin a LOT, but it comes with a bit higher price tag and so far have one flogger and one signal whip in roo.

Thinking it over, I can come up with 2 I will call favorites.

One goes by the name El Kabong (makers name, not mine) It is a beast! If I recall correctly there is about 9 sq. ft. of leather in this one versus somewhere around 3 sq. ft. in a “standard” flogger. It is made with the idea of using it with both hands, as it is quite heavy compared to many you may have handled, pure thud and everyone (OK, one exception) who has ever felt it’s effect has fallen in love with it. Made by rosie_cd, who is a pleasure to deal with, and quite reasonably priced…particularly when you factor in the amount of leather involved. I have a couple of her other models and have been very pleased with them all.

The other would have to be one of Sovran’s Top_Shelf custom creations. Another great maker to work with who has always been happy to take my requests and thoughts into consideration and we come up with a final design idea after he shares his own insights. Tis’ a buffaroo model, which has a roo skin handle, and (go figure) buffalo hide falls. He worked my initials into the handle which was a surprise added bonus and makes it all that much more special to me. He does exceptional work, and I have several other of his creations, love them all. He is always working towards perfecting his craft further and further.

The 2 are not listed in any particular order, just so happened I had El Kabong handy in my own pics, but had to go to the Top_Shelf page for the other pic and took me a moment longer. Clearly two VERY different style floggers. I could have sworn I had my own pic of the buffaroo, but it seems to have magically disappeared. Crazy internet…

My favourite to use is bruiser (so called because he is black and blue)
4sq foot of soft 4oz calf leather, cut 24″ long and 1″ wide.

He is pretty much an all purpose flogger and is loved by everyone I have used him on. Big, heavy and thuddy, what’s not to like?
And yes I assign names and genders to floggers, so that I remember which one a customer is talking about.
I tend to use a big “forehand/backhand swing for power, but mix it up a lot during the course of a scene depends on who I am flogging and what they like and want.

Ooooo, galbladder attacks are horrible!

Just about anything can cause the stones to move. Activity can certainly shake them up– found out about mine while taking martial arts classes. Sometimes, though, they just happen out of the blue. Anything that shakes them up will potentially have influence, but that’s not the sole cause. Passing gallstones is fairly rare, and they can get stuck.

Have you scheduled surgery yet to have your gallbladder out? They can do it through a fairly tiny incision; you’re in and out on the same day, back to non-strenuous usual activities inside a week.