Review of Inexpensive, High-Quality Floggers

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I teach a lot of folks about flogging, on both ends of the flogger.  I do this because I have found that it’s quickest way to get a submissive “flying” with pleasure and stimulation.

I have found that the current economy makes it difficult for a new Flogging Top to build up his or her toy-bag.  When a good, dependable, quality flogger STARTS at $150, then it can be a stretch for somebody who doesn’t yet have confidence in their abilities, but needs practice and some rave reviews of their personal style so that they can gain confidence.

This has bothered me for a while, because I want to see hundreds of Cocky Tops at our events, swaggering with a flogger at the hip, and thrilling the bottoms. I have loaned my own floggers out, and given away hundreds of floggers in the last few decades in an effort to encourage our newest, best Tops to practice, play and excite the subs.  This ain’t a cheap habit, but I have considered it to be a fair trade, given that each Dom has gone on to gain greater status, visibility and confidence.

However, I’m getting less and less able to afford such a practice, no matter how noble the intent.

So, I started doing some research online.  While looking for used floggers on eBay, I saw an endless supply of crappy, flimsy, shoddily-constructed new floggers (usually made in China) that I wouldn’t use for any reason.  They must be for show, because they simply don’t have enough heft to get anybody’s attention in any useful way. They also LOOK cheap as well.

I originally happened across Steve at FlogMeBaby.com - a vendor that seemed to know what he was talking about (his write-ups on each flogger’s page convey a sense of expertise on the topic).  He invited me to inspect his Web site.  That was years ago.

Since then, we have become friends, and I have voluntarily supported his business by designing and inspecting new products, to help him increase the quality and satisfaction.  I make zero money from this.  I even buy my own toys from him.

My goal is to help the younger generations, who are chronically unemployed and underemployed.  They can always graduate to toys that are fantastically detailed and expensive (but no more satisfying to use), later on.

I ordered several items from his inventory to see if less-expensive toys could match the effects of the more pricey floggers…

Mr. Thuddy

I received item #SL-06A, “Mr Thuddy”, sold for for $45.  This is one of my favorite heavier toys.  It has a nice weight and balance, and can be used well very easily, even by beginners. The handle has a nice, grippy crosshatch pattern, and has proven to be durable, based upon feedback from other users.

(It MIGHT be too heavy for some folks - In which case, I recommend the “Thumper” Flogger.  This is a medium-weight flogger, and a great beginner’s choice.  If I had to restrict myself to only ONE toy, that would be my choice.)

No, the Mr. Thuddy is not as “polished” as the most-expensive floggers out there, but this isn’t a status contest, it’s a search for a practical, durable and affordable toy.  If you discover that flogging isn’t actually your thing after all, you’re not out hundreds of dollars.

I DO recommend letting floggers that were purchased online sit outside in the fresh air when you first get them, though.  Floggers in stores spend a lot of time hanging on the wall, which allows the chemicals used in treating the leather to evaporate. My Mr. Thuddy arrived wrapped in plastic, which caused it to smell like Kiwi Shoe Polish until I aired it out in my back yard for a couple of days.

It is now nicely aromatic of leather, just as I prefer, when making my bottoms savor the effect.

I recently spent an entire evening using ONLY the new Mr. Thuddy flogger on nine men, ranging from shy newbies to Heavy Players.  I also handed it away to other experienced Tops for their evaluation. We all agreed that it was easily the equal of floggers that we have seen, costing between three and for times as much.

CLICK HERE to see a video featuring several Mr. Thuddy’s in action…
I started flogging in 1977, so I know many, many different styles of throwing a flogger. All of them worked well with this item.  I’m not sure how well it would work for someone with shorter arms than mine (I’m 6'5"), in which case, I can also recommend…

The Enforcer II

Item #HL-02A, The Enforcer II, sold for $40. It’s a bit short for my tall-man body kinematics, but quite pleasant to use.  WELL worth the price. Good and thuddy. Nice for the price.

The only drawback is the loop design, which makes it harder to un-tangle.  You can’t just run your fingers through it to de-tangle it. At that point, I MIGHT have kept handing it to the slave for complex, regular and manual two-handed detangling…

Instead, I just decided to cut each loop to become separate tails. It makes a VERY good “Mop Flogger,” which is what I like to start beginners with. Very satisfying.  All thud, no sting, excellent weight.

A Note About Cutting Flogger Tails to Make Them Shorter

DON’T.

If a flogger is properly balanced by the manufacturer, then it’s less stressful upon your wrist and your forearm muscles.  Shortening the tails can throw the balance off, making you reluctant to use the ruined flogger.

Red Whisper

#FF-01 Red Whisper, $24.95. I just don’t see the point.  Maybe it’s an accessory for a Halloween costume, so that you can whack two year-olds to make them giggle?  It’s less weighty than a Nerf Bat, which according to the Urban Dictionary, is “a soft, foam-rubber bat… Notoriously better at wounding the victim’s pride than causing actual injury.”

It’s not going to get much use by me. The whole POINT of a flogger is to activate the Fight or Flight response, thereby triggering the release of endorphins.  I suppose that the Red Whisper COULD be used as a gentle, “tickling” alternate stimulus in between harder floggings with other toys.

But, that’s what I have facial hair for.  Perhaps that is why I plan to give this one away. My toy-bag isn’t big enough to include this flogger.

The Napoleon

My buddy Steve at FlogMeBaby.com has sent me a sample of a new style of flogger, and I can honestly say that I am thrilled.  THRILLED!

Click here, and scroll ¾ of the way down.  It’s item number MMT-01, costs $29.95, and it is named “The Napoleon", though “THE MINI-DOM’S SECRET WEAPON” is my own preferred name for it!
For decades, I have owned probably a total of a hundred or more floggers, and most of them have been long, heavy floggers, which are great for ME, because I’m super-tall (“five foot seventeen, when standing fully erect”).  I’m astonished that I’ve never seen this exact style before, in 38 years of throwing floggers around.

My reasons for enjoying the new, shorter and THUDDY flogger are:

- Body kinematics - The longer floggers are fine for those of us with orangutan arms, but people with shorter forearm bones can’t match up to the longer tails comfortably, long-term. I’m sure that I wouldn’t like a 4-½-foot flogger, if that was my only choice!

- Chest flogging - I like a shorter set of tails for beating the chest area, preferably while a third party HOLDS the bottom.  The shorter tails take the stress out of hitting the face accidentally, from the usual arms-length.  Unfortunately, most shorter floggers are CRAP.  Flimsy, or sting-y, or even just made to look STYLISH to look impressive, but useless otherwise… Inappropriate for the job. THUD is what is needed on the marketplace in this size-class, not more damn sting.  This new one is perfection itself, so far.

- Fashion - I can arrive stylishly decorated with the longer floggers hooked to my belt, because I am tall.  Not everybody can do that, without dragging the tails along the ground.  A LOT of shorter Doms will like this one.

- Quality - The handle is using the same weave-pattern and leather-quality as my $350 custom-built “Olde Guarde” flogger, for less than 12 percent of the cost.

Just testing it upon my palm, I REALLY like it.  I’m currently lining-up feedback from some shorter Doms, who will help me to evaluate it from their perspective. I will add it below as time goes by.
This looks like a whole new market-segment that has been crying out for a change!

Final Thoughts

I continue to order many more toys from this vendor as time goes by.  In particular, I have my eye on the heavier ones.  The purpose of this particular shopping-trip was to evaluate on behalf of the new Tops in my local Tribe who 1. are on a budget and 2. need to become more proficient during our regular “Hands-On Demos”. They already have dedicated coaches (my well-trained buddies and me), and an opportunity to practice-practice-practice in a safe, welcoming environment for beginners.

Now, they have a place where they can get very good quality, yet inexpensive floggers to start their lifelong collection.