What's up guys. I mentioned Soft Clamping over in my Picture Proof thread, and was asked to make a post here about the technique. I have been using this for a few months and greatly prefer it to traditional, "hard" clamping using a cable clamp.
To clarify off the bat, "Soft Clamping" is done while you are erect -- the "soft" refers to the clamp, which is flexible, rather than hard and inflexible.
This technique seems to be created by a
guy over at Reddit, so I will just quote his guide.
The Toe Shields he recommends are available on
eBay here. I sometimes will use a few of these
Magnum-fit Duragauge Rings as a base, and then add Toe Shields over them. Bear in mind that I've been practicing PE for a decade and this is a very advanced technique and puts a lot of pressure on.
Sticking to the 8 minute time limit is very important! You need to allow normal bloodflow to return to your cock.
With that said, I have gone beyond that time limit, but only because I have a ton of clamping experience and know how to gauge when I have gone too far. Even still, I haven't gone beyond a 20-minute set.
One of the things I love about soft clamping is the ability to comfortably add clamps below the head. I had seen this technique discussed with regular hard clamping, but I could never do it--maybe because of the shape of my cock, IDK.
Another cool thing is that you can use an unfolded toe shield to compress areas that are getting too thick, relatively. For me, this is my base, so I will sometimes use this technique (after my initial set up) to keep things more uniform.
Here's a pic of me with the complete setup--Duragauge rings as the base, then folded toe shields on top, with one unfolded toe shield over the base to prevent it from overexpanding, and a few folded toe shields under my head for counter-pressure. Again, this is advanced stuff--
be careful.