How To Measure Your Penis For Best Cock Ring Fit

How To Measure Your Penis For Best Cock Ring Fit

Cock rings: What are they, why do people use them and what are my top recommendations? These small but effective sex accessories can be stretchy or rigid, and sit at the base of the penis shaft or around both penis shaft and testicles together. A cock ring might be worn for the wearer’s pleasure only, or to provide stimulation to both partners during sex. Because a love ring is worn around a sensitive part of the body, it’s imperative that you get the right size. Today I’ll explain how to measure your penis for best cock ring fit.

What Are They?

Cock rings might be singular (worn around the base of the penis shaft or penis and testicles together), or a duo of rings joined together (one for the base of the penis, the other to go around the testicles).

With regards to what cock rings are made of, you can find flexible styles made from materials such as silicone, rubber and TPE or rigid rings made from steel.

Flexible rings are stretched to fit around the penis/penis & testicles. Rigid rings such as those made from metal are slightly different. First you need to place your testicles through the ring, then the flaccid penis, surrounding both penis and testicles before achieving an erection.

These rings sit flush against the body and provide a firm but comfortable grip for this sexually sensitive region.

Why Use Them?

As well as making the penis and testicles feel securely ‘gripped’ and heightening pleasure in that way during wear, masturbation and/or sex, cock rings keep the blood in the erect penis which helps maintain a longer lasting, firmer feeling erection. The alluring combination of a more sensitive penis and prolonged sexual pleasure plus delayed orgasm means that cock rings aren’t only of invaluable assistance for those who have ED (erectile dysfunction) or premature ejaculation, but anyone looking to enhance their penis-based sexual pleasure.

Another bonus is that the eventual orgasm –whether through masturbation or sex- will feel much more powerful than without a cock ring.

It’s strongly recommended that you don’t wear a cock ring for more than 30 minutes at a time. At that point you should remove the ring and allow normal blood circulation to resume. This ensures that you maintain optimum health in the penis and testicles for an ongoing active and enjoyable solo or shared sex life.

Couples’ Rings

Some cock rings are designed specifically for the mutual enjoyment of couples, during PiV sex (penis in vagina). These tend to be rings made from a flexible material, and they have a vibrating area to stimulate not only the penis it’s worn around, but also the clitoris.

The vibrations may be integral to the design of the love ring, or provided by a removable bullet vibrator. There are many different couples’ love rings to choose from, some with the clitorally stimulating area and others with additional features like testicle and anus ticklers. Some require batteries to power the vibrations, others are rechargeable.

How Are Penis Rings Measured?

Before learning how to measure yourself for a cock ring, let’s take a quick look at how the items themselves are measured.

The size given when you purchase a cock ring relates to the diameter, ie. the measurement directly across the centre of the ring. Yep, widthways across the hole. To get the right level of constriction for you, something which provides a firm grip but which isn’t uncomfortably tight, you need a ring which is a little smaller than your personal measurement.

New to cock rings? Don’t be tempted to go too small as the ring might get stuck or at the very least it will be difficult or painful to remove. You can always experiment with different levels of firmness as your experience and sense of adventure grows.

How To Measure Yourself Up

For those who love the feel of a solid ring holding them firmly and brooking no argument, it is sensible to measure yourself first to make sure you get the right size for you. It’s worth noting that solid cock rings such as those made of metal do not stretch to fit, therefore getting your exact size for those styles is particularly important.

Measurements of cock rings are usually given in inches and provide you with the diameter across the widest part of the ring. Measure the circumference of the base of your erect penis, as well as the circumference of both the base of your erection and around your testicles at the same time. If you don’t have a tape measure to hand, use a piece of string and check the measurement with a ruler. It’s best to measure a few times so you can feel confident your figures are correct.

For both measurements, you will need to divide by 3.14 to get the largest cock ring diameter that would be suitable for you. With solid and metal cock rings, they will need to be about 0.25 to 0.5 smaller than this measurement to provide you with a firm fit.

Why Size Matters

When purchasing your cock ring, it is important that you find one that fits comfortably, as well as snugly and securely. That’s why it’s important to learn how to measure yourself for a cock ring. As much as the integral tightness of a cock ring gives your penis and testicles support and pleasure, it is equally as important to ensure a well fitting cock ring for both comfort and safety.

A well fitting cock ring will also be the most efficient way to maintain your erection, delay ejaculation and lead you, in your own time, to an explosive orgasm.

In order to be the proud owner of a well fitting cock ring, it’s important to know what’s available in terms of both flexibility and adjustability.

Getting a cock ring that fits will mean the best sexual experience for you. Once you have the cock ring of your dreams, you will enjoy an overwhelming wealth of sensations that these small but efficient sex toys provide.

Invest in your pleasure by taking the time to select the type of cock ring that fits your needs.

Buying A Penis Ring

Once you’ve worked out how to measure yourself for a cock ring, the next obvious step is to buy one. Remember to check the specifics of each product to find the diameter size and look at other features of the ring such as vibration, or an added scrotum ring. If you’re a beginner, try to avoid a metal cock ring until you have more experience. They can be difficult to remove, particularly as they give such a firm grip. Furthermore, when using cock rings it is important to have a suitable, good quality sex lubricant to hand, as this stops the cock ring from dragging painfully against the skin.

Our Favourite Cock Rings

What are my top recommendations for great quality, effective cock rings? Find our favourites below.

Vibrating:

Hot Octopuss Atom Plus

From our Hot Octopuss Atom Plus review:

“He absolutely loves when I orgasm while he’s inside me, it’s something that usually only occurs when I’m holding something against my clit like a large wand vibrator or a buzzy bullet vibe. To be able to achieve this while our hands could be engaged doing other things… it was truly magical. Thanks Hot Octopuss!”

Our Hot Octopuss reviews

Lovehoney Desire

From the Lovehoney Desire Luxury Rechargeable Ring review:

“While fucking the Duchess we tried different vibration patterns; I don’t know that any pattern was better or worse, but they were all strong enough to be felt by both of us. We used the Lovehoney Desire Luxury Rechargeable Vibrating Cock Ring with the vibrations on top of my cock pressed against the Duchess’s clit and tried it turned 180° pressed against my balls. Both felt great. After being brought to orgasm we tried some other variations…”

Our Lovehoney sex toy reviews

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We-Vibe Pivot

Read what our reviewer thought of this app-controlled cock ring in the We-Vibe Pivot review:

“The We-Vibe Pivot is a cock ring intended for couples play. Wearing a cock ring restricts blood flow to the penis in order to produce a stronger erection or delay ejaculation to ultimately increase the length of sex. It has a stretchy ring and a clitoral vibrator. You can run the We-Vibe Pivot Cock Ring directly with the button or it can be connected to We-Connect, the We-Vibe mobile app. 

I believe We-Vibe knocked it out of the park with the We-Vibe Pivot…”

Our We-Vibe reviews

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Non-Vibrating:

Loving Joy

Loving Joy produce flexible, silicone cock rings now, as well as the metal cock rings such as this one raved about in a Loving Joy Bound to Please Metal Cock Ring review:

“I instantly felt the weight of the ring and really, really liked the blinging look of the ring where it was, it instantly pushes everything out in the right direction and improves the appearance of length.

The constricting nature of the ring gives a much more engorged look to the penis and makes the blood vessels pop out slightly which in my opinion makes the penis look harder, especially so with a full head of the penis which looks almost strained. With the ring sitting behind the testicles and pushing them forward, the foreskin is pulled back and any stroking is limited as the skin is held back by the ring.

I was really impressed by the overall feeling this ring of metal gives me, it’s almost like a pleasure heightening confidence boost for the genitals!”

Our Loving Joy reviews & Loving Joy brand focus feature

Oxballs at Clonezone

Oxballs are a consistently reliable sex toy brand who produce chunky, flexible cock rings amongst many other types of penis-based sexual pleasure products. You can find a great range at Clonezone UK.

We really enjoyed the one in the photo above, as you can read in our Oxballs Powerballs Cock Ring review:

“As the female partner to him wearing the Oxballs Powerballs Cock Ring during sex, I didn’t get extra pleasure directly from the ring itself, but rather by proxy with his surging and tightly gripped penis and balls. I found it very fun, sensual and erotic to draw fingernails over the taut skin of his testicles and shaft so it’s actually great during foreplay too, as well as just during the intercourse itself.”

Our Oxballs reviews, & Clonezone reviews

Now you know how to measure yourself for a cock ring, you will be able to fully enjoy your solo or shared sexual adventures using these small but effective sex accessories.
Click to discover all our cock ring reviews here at the Cara Sutra sex blog.

 

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