Question about jelqing and the "baseball bat effect"

Hey everybody..

When I jelq I feel the pressure building the further I get down the shaft toward the head. It seems like this sort of pressure distribution —less at the base and more towards the tip— would result in more increases further down the shaft. Am I just being paranoid? Is the girth expanding about the same along the whole shaft?

I ask this because I want to avoid the baseball bat look if at all possible, and I notice a lot of the big gainers have been able to avoid it. Would basic jelqing be counter productive if I were going for a look similar to aristocane’s (def. Not the size, but the shape)? Which exercises concentrate more on the girth at the base?

I realize there are a bunch of questions here.. Feel free to take a stab at any of them.

BTW this is my first post. Thanks for all the great info. I learn tons everyday.

Hi Murche,

Welcome to the forum.

>Am I just being paranoid?<

No

>Is the girth expanding about the same along the whole shaft?<

Probably not is the pressure is ramping in a major way as the stroke progresses.

You need to modify your grip strength or erection level, maybe both.

Stretching/hanging can increase base girth.

Thanks momento.. I’ve been lurking for a while and I don’t think I’ve ever read anywhere that stretching/hanging has an effect on base girth.. Makes sense though!

Read the Hangers forum. There is great stuff in that forum that applies equally to manual stretching.