Wow, I'm confused. So here's how I've come to understand bi-directional tension. From what I know, it is called bi-directional because there is a pulling and a pushing action, which is caused by pulling the skin onto the body of the cone, and retaining it there, and using a number of methods (In my case fixed pusher displacement) to both "pull" the skin up and "push" the glans away. But now there seems to be a strange caveat. Barring external sources of tension, like straps or weights, the TLC-X seems to provide two main methods of self-contained bi-directional tension. One is the rod, which can be used to pull the skin out towards its end, while simultaneously pushing the glans back with the pusher. The other method is to use spacer disks to cause the initial skin to have to be pulled up more, which for me ends up pushing the glans back somewhat as it makes contact with the pusher.
Now that I'm a little more grown out, I've been trying out the TLC Selects, with the thought in mind that it would be appropriate for the length that I can initially get on the cone, in addition to the pushing and pulling action of the rod. Now what I find is that with the more spacers I use, the less I can push on the rod itself, without pushing the glans back too far. The problem is, I don't know whether I should sacrifice spacer or pushing rod tension. I know that the base TLC-X, without spacers, comes with a rod that measures about 2 cm past the handle. There is also a longer rod, but I assume this is supplied for tugging with rubber bands or some amount of spacers. So is this the proper pushing amount to use in relation to the pulling tension? Put as many spacers until I can get about 2 cm worth of pushing tension while still being comfortable with how far back the glans is being pushed?
See, I know that if I pull the skin over, say, 21 mm of spacers and retain without any pushing of the rod, it should technically be about the same as if I were to have no spacers, but push the rod back 21 mm. The glans and the edge of the skin tube are the same distance apart right? So is the difference just cosmetic?
I know there is supposed to be a future flaccid rollover point, but the links on how to calculate this seem to have disappeared. And even if I was able to calculate it, I'm still not sure exactly how this would help me determine what ratio of inner: outer tension to use. The pusher is designed to increased inner tension, correct? And that would make the spacers helpful for targeting outer and inner, since both have to be pulled onto the cone initially? I get that it is supposed to be cosmetically better to use the spacers. But I don't want to completely sacrifice the pushing rod tension, because that helps me get some extra tension beyond what I can get while applying the device.
So again, does it actually matter, other than cosmetically, whether I use the spacers or the rod to distance the skin from the glans? If not, I think I would be pretty happy with about 2 cm of pushing rod tension, to top it off, after applying the device. Also, any resources there are on calculating your FFRP would be very helpful.
Now that I'm a little more grown out, I've been trying out the TLC Selects, with the thought in mind that it would be appropriate for the length that I can initially get on the cone, in addition to the pushing and pulling action of the rod. Now what I find is that with the more spacers I use, the less I can push on the rod itself, without pushing the glans back too far. The problem is, I don't know whether I should sacrifice spacer or pushing rod tension. I know that the base TLC-X, without spacers, comes with a rod that measures about 2 cm past the handle. There is also a longer rod, but I assume this is supplied for tugging with rubber bands or some amount of spacers. So is this the proper pushing amount to use in relation to the pulling tension? Put as many spacers until I can get about 2 cm worth of pushing tension while still being comfortable with how far back the glans is being pushed?
See, I know that if I pull the skin over, say, 21 mm of spacers and retain without any pushing of the rod, it should technically be about the same as if I were to have no spacers, but push the rod back 21 mm. The glans and the edge of the skin tube are the same distance apart right? So is the difference just cosmetic?
I know there is supposed to be a future flaccid rollover point, but the links on how to calculate this seem to have disappeared. And even if I was able to calculate it, I'm still not sure exactly how this would help me determine what ratio of inner: outer tension to use. The pusher is designed to increased inner tension, correct? And that would make the spacers helpful for targeting outer and inner, since both have to be pulled onto the cone initially? I get that it is supposed to be cosmetically better to use the spacers. But I don't want to completely sacrifice the pushing rod tension, because that helps me get some extra tension beyond what I can get while applying the device.
So again, does it actually matter, other than cosmetically, whether I use the spacers or the rod to distance the skin from the glans? If not, I think I would be pretty happy with about 2 cm of pushing rod tension, to top it off, after applying the device. Also, any resources there are on calculating your FFRP would be very helpful.
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