When you are choosing a suitable toy for spanking, it is important to keep in mind certain rules:
- If you are a beginner, consider toys that will be relatively easy to exercise with, like paddles or riding crops. The floggers with multiple tails require some practice as they tend to wrap around the body that can cause the unnecessary harm to your partner.
- Different toys give different sensations from sting to thud. In this regard you should rely on your partner's preferences. If he/she enjoys deep and protruding sensations over the large area than paddles and leather floggers would be just right. If sub is a lover of sharp sensations closer to the surface of the skin, that the best toys for you would be riding crops and canes as well as rubber floggers.
- Check the safe areas for spanking. Kidneys, the lower back in general, the back of the knees, the area above the tailbone and area when the bottom ends should be avoided.
- If you are a newbie in spanking try testing the toy on yourself to get the feeling and know how to transfer this sensations to your sub. In order to practice spanking techniques you can also try it on the pillow.
There are three basic types of spanking toys:
Paddles
Paddles generally have a flat surface that allows to target more body area than riding crops. Paddles are perfect to experience thud sensations -hard impact that is felt deep on the skin. Paddles can be made of wood, leather, and softer materials that would be felt more between thud and sting.
Some paddles have holes that is not only a decorative detail but also to alter the sensations obtained with paddle spanking. Paddles with holes have lesser surface and are lighter in weight. They also allow harder strikes with less force to apply.
Floggers
Floggers look like a whip with a number of thick flexible tails that can count till several hundred. Floggers are usually made of leather, nylon, rubber and rope. The sensations from floggers can range just as much as the type of the flogger you have. Generally, the harder is the material and the narrower the tails are - the more "sting" sensations you are going to have.
For warm-ups and sensual plays you can choose fur floggers which are mainly more like a visual appeal than an impact toy.
Rope floggers are easy to DIY, and are good for beginners - they are quite sensuous and soft.
Elk skin floggers give mild feelings and are also quite safe for softer games. The harder sensations are obtained with rubber and latigo leather floggers - they can leave bruises, welts and reddening.
Riding crops
Riding crops usually have a simple construction with the long flexible handle. It is easier to start practicing spanking with a riding crop as they are require less practice than floggers for example. Riding crops give a pronounced sting feeling though with less striking surface.
